On August, 11, 2008, Tampa Electric formally filed its request for a base rate increase with the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC), the first such request made by the company in 16 years. The proposed new rates will reflect the cost of investments the company has made to add environmentally responsible power generation and meet new reliability standards, as well as increased costs of commodities essential to the production and delivery of electricity.
If approved by the FPSC, the requested base rate increase will range from 7.5 to 11 percent for typical commercial and industrial customers starting in May 2009. Within Tampa Electric’s request to the FPSC, the company is proposing restructuring some of our rate schedules as well. Detailed information about these changes will be made available in future bill inserts and online.
Separately, the company has also notified the FPSC that based on actual and projected 2008 fuel costs, it is estimating an under-recovery by year-end of $209 million, in addition to our projections for continued high fuel costs in 2009.
Base rates, which are separate from fuel costs, apply to a utility’s cost of building, operating and maintaining the infrastructure it uses to serve its customers. Fuel rates are passed through from customers to fuel suppliers with no markup or profit to Tampa Electric.
To learn more, visit our proposed changes to your electric base rate page, or read our news release.
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Effective July 1, 2006, electricity used directly and exclusively for the production and processing of agricultural farm products on a farm is tax-exempt. To learn more about the Florida statutes behind this policy, and to find out if you qualify for the exemption, visit the Florida Department of Revenue Web page.
If you qualify for the exemption, complete a Purchaser’s Blanket Exemption Certificate and fax or mail it to Tampa Electric.
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