The Florida Public Service Commission approved Tampa Electric’s petition for an inverted fuel rate for residential customers: beginning in January, customers will pay 6.416 cents per kWh for fuel up to 1,000 kWh, and then 7.416 cents per kWh for usage over 1,000 kWh. This tiered fuel conservation measure is linked to Tampa Electric’s base rate filing, in which the company has also sought approval for an inverted, two-block base energy rate for residential customers. Due to lower projections for 2008 and 2009 natural gas prices and the company’s ongoing cost management efforts including maximization of the use of coal, the bill increase for a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity will be almost $11 less than originally projected. Starting in January 2009, the 1,000 kWh per month residential bill will be $128.44, compared with the original estimate of $139.25. The Commission has also finalized its approval of all of Tampa Electric’s fuel, environment and conservation costs the company sought to recover beginning January 1, 2009. Read more.
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.
With FPSC approval of the proposed base rates, the overall increase for typical commercial and industrial customers is anticipated to range from 7.5 to 11 percent, effective 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.
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 rates 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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