John Hammerberg drives past a house on a dark street off Nebraska Avenue. He notices that the house lights are on. Hammerberg, the chief theft investigator for Tampa Electric Co. suspects a crime is under way and returns a few minutes later with two Tampa police officers. Hammerberg is pretty sure the property owner is stealing electricity. Power to the home was cut off in May. ...more

September 22, 2008

Tampa Electric Co. formally asked state regulators today for permission to increase electric bills 22 percent beginning in January to cover the skyrocketing cost of fuel. ...more

September 2, 2008

If the Public Service Commission approves a two-stage rate increase requested by Tampa Electric Co., a typical homeowner could pay about $50 more a month for electricity. ...more

August 25, 2008

South Hillsborough motorists will find their daily commutes disrupted when several daytime lane closures take effect this month. ...more

August 13, 2008

Tampa Electric Co. residential customers can expect to see their electric bills increase by 31 percent in May 2009, the utility said today in formalizing a previously announced rate increase request. ...more

August 11, 2008

South Hillsborough motorists will find their daily commutes disrupted when several daytime lane closures take effect this month. The first roads to be affected were Fifth Avenue Southeast — between Fifth Street Southeast and Seventh Street Southeast — and Fourth Street Northwest — between Second Avenue Northwest and Inlet Road — in Ruskin. ...more

August 11, 2008

Tampa Electric Co. is shopping around for nuclear power, a source of carbon-free energy that will become increasingly valuable should regulators follow through with promises to limit carbon emissions. ...more

August 1, 2008

TECO se propone conseguir un aumento en las tarifas y los cobros por el costo del combustible, lo que el verano próximo podría disparar la cuenta de un cliente que consuma 1,000 kilovatios-hora al mes de $114.38 a más de $150. ...more

July 31, 2008

The Seffner-Mango area is growing, and not just in terms of population. ...more

July 30, 2008

Margaret Alvarez didn't have enough money to pay last month's electric bill. ...more

July 29, 2008