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There is no single price: a Florida electric bill depends on which utility serves the home and how many kilowatt-hours the household uses each month.
Investor-owned electric companies, such as Tampa Electric, are regulated by the Florida Public Service Commission. When a company asks to change its rates, the commission reviews the request in a public process where customers can give input. It considers the cost of providing safe, reliable service and the company's opportunity to earn a reasonable return on its investments, which is capped.
Base rates change when the commission approves a change the company asked for. Tampa Electric says its fuel charges are usually adjusted each January, and more often if fuel markets change sharply. Its base rates went up in January 2025 and again in January 2026 under increases the commission approved.
Tampa Electric's customer care number is 888-223-0800. The commission's Office of Consumer Assistance takes calls at its toll-free number, 1-800-342-3552.
Some areas get their power from a city-owned utility or a rural electric cooperative instead. The commission reviews how those utilities structure their rates but has no say over which costs go into them. Ask that utility for its rate schedule.
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