Tampa Electric Co

Tampa Electric does not offer a dedicated EV time-of-use rate for residential customers. Most residential customers pay under the standard Rate Schedule RS, which totals about 15.6 cents per kWh at 1,000 kWh a month ($156.43 per 1,000 kWh) after the temporary storm recovery charge ended in August 2026; the price moves with fuel costs, which are adjusted each January. The closest thing to a time-of-use option is the Energy Planner program, which offers variable pricing with a low-price period of 11.044 cents per kWh (about 28 percent of hours) against a 14.235 cent standard-rate comparison at 1,200 kWh a month, both effective August 1, 2026. Medium and high prices are not published on the program page, and a critical rate for rare high-demand events is capped at 1.5 percent of the hours in a year. It is not marketed as an EV rate, but EV owners who can shift charging to the low-price hours benefit from its pricing.

Tampa Electric lists no residential or business EV charger rebate on its current EV pages, which point customers to the federal Alternative Fuels Data Center for funding. The Prime Time Plus demand-response program is not a rebate: it pays monthly bill credits (Tampa Electric says up to hundreds of dollars per year, depending on equipment enrolled) when customers enroll a hardwired Level 2 charger along with other eligible equipment and allow the utility to briefly pause that equipment during rare peak events. Energy Planner and Prime Time Plus cannot be combined. Tampa Electric's earlier Drive Smart pilot, in which the utility owned chargers at business sites, is no longer described on its EV pages; business customers should contact ev@tecoenergy.com about current options.

Tampa Electric is an investor-owned utility regulated by the Florida Public Service Commission, not a municipal or co-op. Its territory is Hillsborough County plus parts of Pasco, Pinellas, and Polk counties in west-central Florida, so some addresses in those counties are served by other utilities. Check Tampa Electric's program pages for current offers before buying equipment.