TAMPA Local electric companies said very few customers experienced power outages as Tropical Storm Fay bypassed the Bay area. ...more

August 19, 2008

With layoffs looming, Progress Energy Florida said today electricity consumption and sales have fallen well below expectations, a byproduct of Florida's distressed housing market. ...more

August 7, 2008

HOLIDAY -- When the sun goes down, some mischief-makers seem to mistake Anclote Gulf Park for party central. So authorities have been cracking down on violations at the gulf-front park at 2305 Baillies Bluff Road. ...more

August 2, 2008

Two weeks after winning state approval to build two nuclear reactors north of Crystal River in Levy County, Progress Energy Florida took its proposal to federal regulators on Friday and asked for their OK. ...more

August 2, 2008

Progress Energy Florida, Central Florida's largest electricity provider, said today it filed an application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build two nuclear reactors on a 5,000-acre site in southern Levy County about 10 miles north of Crystal River. ...more

August 1, 2008

Tampa Electric Co. is shopping around for nuclear power, a source of carbon-free energy that will become increasingly valuable should regulators follow through with promises to limit carbon emissions. ...more

August 1, 2008

A coalition working to keep the Tampa Bay Rays in the area is recruiting volunteers and plans to spend 12 to 18 months on research. ...more

July 22, 2008

The community-based coalition that will consider alternative sites for the Tampa Bay Rays' new ballpark is recruiting volunteer members and expects to spend roughly 12 to 18 months on research, organizers announced today. The coalition filed paperwork today to become a nonprofit charitable organization known as A Baseball Community, said Jeff Lyash, the president of Progress Energy Florida and a member of the group. ...more

July 21, 2008

State regulators have approved Progress Energy Florida's plan to build two nuclear power plants in Levy County. ...more

July 18, 2008

State regulators have approved Progress Energy Florida's plan to build two nuclear power plants in Levy County. ...more

July 16, 2008