More pencils, more books, more things to look out for while driving: As students head back to school, this is a reminder to everyone to be extra mindful. (That goes for TECO team members too!) In Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, public schools welcome students back on Wednesday, Aug. 10. Many other counties, including Duval, Pasco, Polk and Orange, start the school year on Monday, Aug. 15. No matter where you…
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A day to thank the hardworking team members who bring you safe, reliable gas
If you’re among TECO’s approximately 367,000 Peoples Gas customers across Florida or the 515,000 New Mexico Gas Co. customers, you probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about your service and those who provide it – especially if you use our convenient online bill payment systems (available in Florida and New Mexico!). Instead, you simply know that your natural gas service will dependably fuel your life, as it does…
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Opportunity to help a utility and community in need presents itself for Peoples Gas
Swap Santa’s sleigh and his reindeer for TECO’s mobile command center and a Peoples Gas crew and you get a sense of the warm holiday feelings that having your natural gas back on can bring. That’s the scene right now in Fort Pierce, Florida, where 20 Peoples Gas team members arrived on the morning of Dec. 17 to help the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority (FPUA) restore service for up to…
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Hartley, Peoples Gas receive recognition from Department of Defense
When the Department of Defense came to honor TECO’s Justin Hartley for service to his country, fellow team member Chris Durost knew exactly what he could do for his company. Durost, Daytona Division supervisor with Peoples Gas, accepted the Patriot Award in recognition of both Hartley’s deployment overseas with the National Guard and the flexibility of Peoples Gas to enable the utility technician to fulfill his military commitment. Hartley, specialist…
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The dangers of “dig-ins” – buried treasure becomes buried trouble if you rupture a natural gas line
You don’t have to dig deep, from a literal standpoint, to find a huge potential hazard nearby: All it takes is a shovel and a natural gas pipeline buried right beneath you. Some call them “dig-ins,” and if you create one by breaching a pipeline, a lot of people will know about it – thanks to the resulting outages, the crisis response and, worst of all, the possibility of harm…
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