For the second time this year, 坦帕电 wants to reduce power bills.
1月, the company reduced residential bills by about 11 percent because of a decline in fuel prices and other factors. 今天, the company asked the Public Service Commission for a further reduction – this time 5 percent – based on continued low natural gas prices. In total, these reductions could save customers nearly $25 a month for the rest of the year.
Also today, the company filed its request to adjust bills in 2025, as previously announced.
如果被批准备案, the proposed fuel and rate changes would result in 坦帕电’s 2025 residential bills being lower than last year and among the lowest in Florida.
Mid-Year Fuel Adjustment Would Take Effect in Summer
公用事业公司每年都会调整燃料成本, 通常在一月份, and can adjust them at other times if costs change significantly. Fuel costs are passed through from fuel suppliers to our customers with no markup or profit to 坦帕电. Natural gas prices have declined in the past year – and stayed low. The company wants to return the $137 million savings to customers.
住宅客户使用1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity a month would see a reduction of about $7 a month.
The PSC is expected to vote on the request on May 7, and the reduction would begin in June.
官方要求调整费率
在2月份, 坦帕电 announced its intention to file a rate case request with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC); today it was filed. 如果得到批准, the new rates would take effect in January 2025 and would remain among the lowest in Florida and below the national average.
十大网赌靠谱网址平台为840人提供服务,在佛罗里达州中西部地区，有5000名客户 and is planning for more growth as the population expands and customers use energy in new ways. This increase will enable 坦帕电 to continue to make significant investments that help meet the needs of customers and ensure reliable energy now and in the future.
“We are fortunate to serve such a fast-growing region of the country,阿奇·柯林斯说, president and chief executive officer of 坦帕电. “As the demands on the electrical grid are changing rapidly, our job is to prepare for the future in a manner that is seamless for customers. We are committed to making meaningful investments that help us to keep up with growth, increase power plant efficiency and reduce outages. This rate request will allow us to continue delivering the value that our customers expect, 同时保持尽可能低的利率.”
如果提议的增加被批准备案, residential rates would remain one of the lowest in Florida and lower than 2023 bills.
Filing the request for a rate adjustment is an early step in a lengthy regulatory process. Customers will have the opportunity to share their opinions in June at a hearing in Hillsborough County and two virtual hearings, 对于那些无法亲自参加的人. The PSC is expected to make a decision late this year; new rates would take effect in January.
The proposed rates, if approved by the PSC, would have numerous long-term benefits for customers:
- Shorter power outages – and reduced costs to restore them. The company is investing in technology and enhancements to communication systems that enable automatic and remote power restoration.
- 降低燃料成本:
- 改善现有发电厂. By improving the efficiency of existing power plants, 坦帕电 can reduce fuel costs and improve overall system efficiency.
- 增加可再生能源，如太阳能. 自2017年以来, 坦帕电's investment in solar energy has saved customers more than $200 million in fuel costs. The company will add another 490 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity by the end of 2026.
- 加强社区安全 with reliable lighting and other innovative technologies.
- 优化的低成本能源. The company is adding more than 115 MW of energy-storage capacity – enough to power about 18,在接下来的几年里，将有1000个家庭. The storage will extend the use of low-cost electricity and can delay the need to invest in new power plants.
- More personalized energy insights, which can help customers save energy and money. TECO also is upgrading digital and self-service solutions, such as its outage map.
坦帕电 is seeking an initial increase of $296.2025年将达到600万. 长期, less fuel will be consumed due to increased efficiency and shifting more power generation to solar.
Because other portions of the bill are expected to drop, the base-rate adjustment would have only a modest net impact on customer bills. 如经批准备案1,000千瓦时的使用, a residential customer’s total bill in January 2025 would be 3 percent higher than today, 或者增加5美元, to $148.每月15美元. 住宅 rates would remain one of the lowest in Florida, 低于全国平均水平，也低于2023年.
客户可访问 www.TampaElectric.com/利率 以了解有关该请求的更多信息.
坦帕电, one of Florida’s largest investor-owned electric utilities, 约840人,在佛罗里达州中西部地区，有5000名客户. 十大国际老虎机平台是Emera公司的子公司., a geographically diverse energy and services company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
