A Century of Reliability
Tampa Electric has provided reliable energy to West Central Florida for a century. And, because we’re more than your service provider – we’re your friends and neighbors, too – we feel it’s important for you to know that maintaining the quality of our environment has been a goal of Tampa Electric’s for many years.
Since 1989, the company has operated a Corporate Stewardship program to restore natural habitats for plants, animal and marine life. Since 1986, we’ve maintained a state sanctuary for the endangered West Indian Manatee next to our Big Bend Power Station. And, our employees take part annually in events and activities to clean up Tampa Bay’s coastline, shoreline, rivers and waterways.
We have developed leading-edge technologies to continually meet current and future environmental standards. For example, construction of a flue gas desulfurization (FGD) system – also known as a scrubber – was completed in December 1999. The scrubber lowers sulfur dioxide emission levels at Big Bend Power Station.
Because of our commitment to preserving the environment, we feel it’s important for you to know – for all of us to know – the types of emissions produced at Tampa Electric’s power plants and the possible effects on our quality of life.
In addition to the annual emissions reports that are available to the public, Tampa Electric has published additional information about the types and quantities of chemicals released into the environment.
Because of the quantity and complexity of many of the chemicals listed, we know that you may have questions or concerns about possible health risks from power plant emissions. In separate studies conducted by the EPA and the Electric Power Research Institute, overall power plant emissions levels proved too low to cause significant public health concerns. However, we encourage you to contact us with any questions you have about our release numbers.
Go here for a detailed summary of estimated chemical releases from the burning of coal and oil at Tampa Electric’s power generating plants:
