Power Outages: How To Report Them In Tampa Bay

TAMPA BAY, FL — With hurricane season 2016 well under way, there are a number of things Tampa Bay area residents need to be mindful. One of those things is who to call and where to check if a power outage occurs during a storm, even those typical summer afternoon downpours the region is so famous for.

To help folks know where to turn when the power goes out, here’s a listing of the region’s main electric companies, along with their outage contact numbers and links to their outage maps:

Florida Power & Light

• To report an outage by phone call 1-800-468-8243
• To report an outage online, visit FPL’s website
• To check on the status of an outage via FPL’s outage map, visit the company online.

TECO

• To report an outage by phone, call 1-877-588-1010
• To report an outage online, visit TECO’s website.
• To send an outage report via text, text OUT to 35069
• To check on the status of an outage via TECO’s outage map, visit the company’s website.

Duke Energy

• To report an outage by phone, call 1-800-228-8485
• To report an outage online, visit the company’s website.
• To check on the status of an outage via Duke Energy’s outage map, visit the company’s website.

Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative

• To report an outage online, visit the company’s website.
• To check on the status of an outage via Withlacoochee’s outage map, visit the company online.

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