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TECO Fees Could Surge

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By RUSSELL RAY | The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 10, 2008

You might know about Tampa Electric Co.'s request to raise rates next year, but you might not have heard that the same plan calls for a substantial increase in service connection charges.

Under the proposal filed with state regulators, connection fees and other charges for TECO customers would increase significantly.

The utility has not increased rates or service charges since 1992. The increases are needed to cover higher operating costs, investments in capital projects and the cost of serving more customers, said TECO spokesman Rick Morera.

SPEAK UP

The Florida Public Service Commission will hold public hearings on TECO's rate and service-charge proposal.

Tampa: 6 p.m. Oct. 21; Dr. Blaise F. Alfano Conference and Banquet Center, 11606 N. McKinley Drive

Winter Haven: 10 a.m. Oct. 22; Chain of Lakes Complex, Poolside Room, 210 Cypress Garden Blvd.

HOW PRICES WOULD INCREASE

$38 to $75

For connecting new homes

$16 to $25

For connecting existing homes

$35 to $50

For reconnecting meters for new tenants

$35 to $140

For reconnecting service at power poles

NEW FEES

$65

For same-day service connections

$300

For weekend service connections

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