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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post Effective
Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-60819) of our
report dated January 14, 2000, except for the information in Note O for which
the date is January 25, 2000 relating to the financial statements and financial
statement schedules, which appears in TECO Energy, Inc's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also consent to the references to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Tampa, Florida
September 5, 2000
