Tampa Electric Co
Investor Owned electric utility · Florida · #47 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #18454
Tampa Electric Co is a investor owned electric utility serving 861,413 customers in Florida. In 2025 it sold 20,943 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $3.06B in revenue, an average realized rate of 14.59¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 17.32¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 4 counties. EIA records its activities as: generation, transmission, buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing, bundled.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 768,806 | 10,309 | $1.79B | 17.32¢ | |
| Commercial | 91,315 | 8,529 | $1.08B | 12.61¢ | |
| Industrial | 1,292 | 2,105 | $194.53M | 9.24¢ | |
| Total | 861,413 | 20,943 | $3.06B | 14.59¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (1,117 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 802,049 | 20,093 | $2.12B | 11.63¢ |
| 2022 | 819,767 | 20,467 | $2.44B | 13.66¢ |
| 2023 | 834,144 | 20,791 | $2.96B | 16.60¢ |
| 2024 | 849,876 | 20,702 | $2.57B | 14.67¢ |
| 2025 | 861,413 | 20,943 | $3.06B | 17.32¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 112 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 1.85 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 61 minutes
As reported for Florida under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: 19,933 GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 2,389 GWh
Winter peak demand: 3,787 MW
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 99.8% of 866,607 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 33,765 installations, 445.6 MW of capacity
Counties served
Hillsborough, FLPasco, FLPinellas, FLPolk, FL
Other large utilities in Florida
- Florida Power & Light Co - 6,013,740 customers, residential 14.62¢
- Duke Energy Florida, LLC - 2,037,985 customers, residential 18.36¢
- JEA - 540,950 customers, residential 13.84¢
- Orlando Utilities Comm - 288,492 customers, residential 13.22¢
- Lee County Electric Coop, Inc - (FL) - 267,019 customers, residential 14.20¢
- Sumter Electric Coop, Inc - 264,730 customers, residential 14.98¢
- Withlacoochee River Elec Coop - 255,506 customers, residential 13.70¢
- Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc - (FL) - 197,309 customers, residential 14.02¢
All Florida utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #18454 in the EIA frame.