Tampa Electric will not disconnect for non-payment through end of March
TAMPA, Fla. - TECO announced they will not disconnect customer’s service for non-payment through the end of March amongst COVID-19 concerns. The electric company stated that all essential work will continue.
For Tampa Electric, power plants, including solar facilities, will continue to generate electricity, and power outages will be restored. For Peoples Gas, natural gas service will continue, and the company will respond 24/7 to gas leaks and emergency calls. For both utilities, employees stand ready to serve customers and provide customer support by phone and online.
However, employees are reducing direct contact with customers, to allow appropriate social distance. They will not participate in large community events and non-essential customer contact will be rescheduled, such as energy audits in customers’ homes and businesses.
Plus, the Manatee Viewing Center closed for the season on Friday, March 13.
“Reducing service to our customers is never easy, but our greater priority is the health and safety of our customers and employees,” said Nancy Tower, president and chief executive officer of Tampa Electric. “Tampa Electric will continue to provide our 780,000 customers with safe, reliable and affordable electricity.”
“As we continue to monitor the situation, it is important for our customers to know that we’re here for them,” said T.J. Szelistowski, president of Peoples Gas. “We will continue to deliver safe, reliable and environmentally friendly natural gas to the more than 200 communities we serve across the state.”
The reduction in face-to-face visits is part of the companies’ comprehensive pandemic plan. The companies will continue to monitor the pandemic and will respond quickly as the situation changes.