TECO

The explosion happened in June 2017 at TECO’s Apollo Beach power plant.

Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Co. filed the proposals in order to add underground power lines and reduce outage threats from trees and other vegetation.

Florida has a lot of electric cars — the second-highest number in the nation — and for drivers on long trips or a stressful hurricane evacuation there is always one big question: Where is the next charging station?

As the Build Back Better Act out of Washington gives hope to environmental justice advocates in Florida, an "anti-net metering bill" out of Tallahassee brings concern.

The proposal, if approved by the Florida Public Service Commission, would lead to Duke residential customers to pay $6.62 a month more for 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity starting in March.

TECO has about 800,000 customers across most of Hillsborough County and parts of Polk, Pasco, and Pinellas counties.

Visitors can check out the manatees up-close starting Nov. 1. The center closed in March 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic took hold.

It's an effort to boost solar energy and continue shifting away from using coal to fuel power plants.

Community representatives and climate activists from across the greater Tampa Bay region gathered Friday in support of equitable clean energy use.

Local residents and activists were guided through Hillsborough County by environmental justice advocates, who are fighting for clean energy, equality and safety.

The use of 4,514 megawatts topped the previous record of 4,428 megawatts on June 25, 2019.

The Florida Public Service Commission approved the requests to increase utility rates through the end of the year.