Residents and businesses in the Tampa Bay area soon will be paying a lot more for electricity. ...more

November 13, 2008

TAMPA - Residents and businesses in the Tampa Bay area soon will be paying a lot more for electricity. Customers of Tampa Electric Co. and Progress Energy will see a double-digit percentage increase in their electric bills beginning next year under plans approved today by state regulators. ...more

November 12, 2008

TAMPA State regulators are expected to decide today whether Tampa Electric Co. and Progress Energy can raise electric bills next year to cover higher costs for oil, natural gas and other fuels used to generate electricity. Under TECO's proposal, bills would increase about 12 percent beginning in January. The cost of 1,000 kilowatt-hours would rise from $114.38 to $128.44. ...more

November 12, 2008

Something else to blame on the grim housing market: The Bay area's largest power providers are losing customers for the first time in memory. ...more

November 1, 2008

In January, customers of Progress Energy Florida will begin paying the pre-construction costs for two new nuclear reactors planned in Levy County. ...more

October 15, 2008

In January, customers of Progress Energy Florida will begin paying the preconstruction costs for two new nuclear reactors planned in Levy County. The St. Petersburg-based utility won approval from the Florida Public Service Commission today to pass on the costs to customers. For residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month, the monthly electric bill will increase $11.42, or 10 percent, to $122.01. Matthew M. Carter II ...more

October 14, 2008

The state's lead environmental agency agrees with many points that Hernando County expects a judge to consider in the approval process for Progress Energy's proposed power lines. ...more

September 23, 2008

As Hurricane Gustav churns north in the Gulf of Mexico, the monster storm's reach will bring pounding surf and rip currents along with bands of rain and gusty winds to the Tampa Bay area through what's left of the holiday weekend. ...more

August 31, 2008

Customers of Progress Energy Florida are expected to pay a lot more for electricity next year, the St. Petersburg-based utility said Friday. ...more

August 30, 2008

Progress Energy Florida customers could pay a lot more for electricity beginning next year, the St. Petersburg-based utility said this morning. ...more

August 29, 2008