Retailers, consumer advocates and the retirement community gathered at a public hearing Tuesday to rail against a plan by Tampa Electric Co. to raise electric rates. ...more

October 22, 2008

Customers of Tampa Electric Co. and Progress Energy Florida, the biggest power providers in the Bay area, have been given a slight reprieve from rising electric bills next year. ...more

October 14, 2008

TAMPA - Customers of Tampa Electric Co. and Progress Energy Florida, the biggest power providers in the Bay area, have been given a slight reprieve from rising electric bills next year. ...more

October 13, 2008

In the past two years, Wilton Simpson has been an engine to keep downtown Dade City's business district churning. ...more

October 11, 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. ...more

October 10, 2008

Under a proposal filed with state regulators, connection fees and other charges for TECO customers would more than double. ...more

October 9, 2008

A fund for emergency assistance to University Area residents has run out of money and will not help new clients until Oct. 1. ...more

September 24, 2008

A raccoon that snuck into a Tampa Electric Co. substation in Ybor City this morning caused a power outage to about 3,500 people, an official said. ...more

September 23, 2008

A fund for emergency assistance to University Area residents has run out of money and will not help new clients until Oct. 1. ...more

September 19, 2008

The intersection of 30th Street and Hanna Avenue is open again after crews caped a minor gas leak, said Capt. Bill Wade of Tampa Fire Rescue. ...more

September 18, 2008