Tampa Electric has supplied the Tampa Bay area with electricity since 1899. Its West Central Florida service area covers 2,000 square miles, including Hillsborough County and parts of Polk, Pasco and Pinellas counties. The utility has more than 5,000 megawatts of generating capacity and over 800,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers who depend on Tampa Electric for safe, reliable and affordable power.
Tampa Electric is wholly owned by Emera.