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NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Florida

Tampa Electric electricity rates

What homes pay Tampa Electric for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 779,891 homes in Florida. EIA lists it as Tampa Electric Co.

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Average price
18.1¢ a kWh
Up 12% on a year ago
Average bill
$201 a month
Up 9.3% on a year ago
Average use
1,114 kWh
A month. Florida 1,097 kWh
Price rank in Florida
2 of 5
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Tampa Electric homes paid 18.1¢ a kWh, against 15.4¢ across Florida.

Tampa Electric vs Florida

Tampa ElectricFlorida
Average price, 12 months to August 202618.1¢15.4¢
Price in August 202616.4¢15.0¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$201$169
Bill in August 2026$224$217
Average monthly use1,114 kWh1,097 kWh
Price change, past year+12%+4.4%
Price change since 2019+66%+32%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.