TAMPA ELECTRIC CO
10-Q, 1994-11-14
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                                              FORM 10-Q

                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                               Washington, D.C.  20549


        (Mark One)

          X    QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13  OR 15 (d) OF THE
        SECURITIES     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        For  the quarterly period ended           September 30, 1994         


                                          OR

                TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  13  OR  15(d)  OF
        THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        For the transition period from              to             


        Commission File Number 1-5007


                                          TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY              
                     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


                   FLORIDA                                   59-0475140     
         (State or other jurisdiction of                 (IRS Employer
        incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)


        702 North Franklin Street, Tampa, Florida               33602    
        (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (813) 228-4111

        Indicate  by  check  mark  whether  the  registrant (1) has filed all
        reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
        Exchange  Act  of  1934  during  the preceding 12 months (or for such
        shorter  period  that  the  registrant  was  required  to  file  such
        reports),  and  (2)  has been subject to such filing requirements for
        the past 90 days.

                                 Yes    X     No          

        Number  of  shares  outstanding    of each of the issuer's classes of
        common stock, as of the latest practicable date (October 31, 1994):

                       Common Stock, Without Par Value       10<PAGE>


                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

                            PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION


        Item 1.   Financial Statements

               In  the  opinion  of  management,  the  unaudited  financial
               statements  include  all  adjustments (none of which, except
               for the adjustment discussed in Note D on page 8, were other
               than  normal  and recurring) necessary to present fairly the
               results  for  the  three-month  and nine-month periods ended
               Sept.  30,  1994  and 1993.  Reference should be made to the
               explanatory  notes  affecting  the  income and balance sheet
               accounts contained in Tampa Electric Company's Annual Report
               on  Form  10-K  for  the year ended Dec. 31, 1993 and to the
               notes on pages 7 and 8 of this report.




































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                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

                                  BALANCE SHEETS
                              (thousands of dollars)

                                                  Sept. 30,        Dec. 31, 
                                                     1994           1993    
     Assets     
     Property, plant and equipment, 
       at original cost
     Utility plant in service                    $2,838,407      $2,773,652 
     Construction work in progress                  205,646         151,311 
                                                  3,044,053       2,924,963 
     Accumulated depreciation                    (1,114,962)     (1,052,979)
                                                  1,929,091       1,871,984 
     Other property                                     184             201 
                                                  1,929,275       1,872,185    

     Current assets                                      
     Cash and cash equivalents                       15,771           4,499 
     Short-term investments                           1,835             216 
     Receivables, less allowance 
       for uncollectibles                           115,221          97,997 
     Inventories, at average cost
       Fuel                                          79,876          77,438 
       Materials and supplies                        39,762          37,726   
       Prepayments                                   10,775          10,062 
                                                    263,240         227,938 
     Deferred debits
     Unamortized debt expense                        20,080          21,242 
     Deferred fuel expense                               18          13,721 
     Deferred income taxes                           82,939          78,642 
     Regulatory asset-tax related                    30,454          30,859 
     Other                                           21,426          22,961 
                                                    154,917         167,425 
                                                 $2,347,432      $2,267,548 

                              Liabilities and Capital
     Capital
     Common stock                                $  763,957      $  664,631 
     Retained earnings                              202,505         182,939 
                                                    966,462         847,570 
     Preferred stock, redemption not required        54,956          54,956
     Long-term debt, less amount due
       within one year                              607,210         606,606 
                                                  1,628,628       1,509,132 
     Current liabilities
     Long-term debt due within one year               1,260           1,245 
     Notes payable                                       --          81,500 
     Accounts payable                                78,155          87,791 
     Customer deposits                               48,961          47,358 
     Interest accrued                                15,713          10,522 
     Taxes accrued                                   39,580           6,151 
                                                    183,669         234,567 
     Deferred credits
     Deferred income taxes                          332,441         334,170 
     Investment tax credits                          62,387          66,033 
     Regulatory liability-tax related                89,688          92,832 
     Other                                           50,619          30,814
                                                    535,135         523,849 
                                                 $2,347,432      $2,267,548 

     The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.







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                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

                               STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                              (thousands of dollars) 
     For the three months ended Sept. 30,            1994             1993   

     Operating revenues                            $301,440        $302,782 

     Operating expenses
     Operation
       Fuel                                         109,286         100,895 
       Purchased power                                8,374          16,188 
       Other                                         38,758          39,337 
     Maintenance                                     16,804          18,195 
     Depreciation                                    29,027          28,078 
     Taxes, federal and state income                 24,768          24,677 
     Taxes, other than income                        21,617          23,533 
                                                    248,634         250,903 

     Operating income                                52,806          51,879 
     Other income (expense)
     Allowance for other funds used
       during construction                              459             822 
     Other income (expense), net                       (109)           (178)
                                                        350             644
       
     Income before interest charges                  53,156          52,523 

     Interest charges
     Interest on long-term debt                       9,331           9,351 
     Other interest                                     826           1,327 
     Allowance for borrowed funds
       used during construction                      (1,071)           (191)
                                                      9,086          10,487 
     Net income                                      44,070          42,036 
     Preferred dividend requirements                    892             892 
     Balance applicable to
       common stock                                $ 43,178        $ 41,144 


     The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.




















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                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

                               STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                              (thousands of dollars) 
     For the nine months ended Sept. 30,             1994             1993   

     Operating revenues                            $839,393        $789,851 

     Operating expenses
     Operation
       Fuel                                         299,662         274,412
       Purchased power                               26,359          31,356 
       Other                                        129,216         113,910 
     Maintenance                                     52,602          52,305 
     Depreciation                                    86,459          83,607 
     Taxes, federal and state income                 53,778          48,785 
     Taxes, other than income                        66,364          64,106 
                                                    714,440         668,481 

     Operating income                               124,953         121,370 
     Other income (expense)
     Allowance for other funds used
       during construction                            1,103             822 
     Other income (expense), net                       (304)         (6,347)
                                                        799          (5,525)

     Income before interest charges                 125,752         115,845 
     Interest charges
     Interest on long-term debt                      27,457          30,123 
     Other interest                                   3,662           3,893 
     Allowance for borrowed funds
       used during construction                      (2,527)         (1,527)
                                                     28,592          32,489 
     Net income                                      97,160          83,356 
     Preferred dividend requirements                  2,676           2,676 
     Balance applicable to
       common stock                                $ 94,484        $ 80,680 


     The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.





















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                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

                             STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                              (thousands of dollars)

     For the nine months ended Sept. 30,             1994            1993   

     Cash flows from operating activities
       Net income                                 $  97,160       $  83,356 
       Adjustments to reconcile net income 
         to net cash      
       Depreciation                                  86,459          83,607 
       Deferred income taxes                         (8,764)          7,069 
       Investment tax credits, net                   (3,646)         (3,684)
       Allowance for funds used 
         during construction                         (3,630)         (2,349)
       Deferred fuel cost                            20,126         (14,055)
       Fuel cost settlement                              --          10,000 
       Refund to customers                           (2,428)         (5,220)
       Receivables, less allowance 
         for uncollectibles                         (17,224)        (21,531)
       Inventories                                   (2,438)         15,050 
       Taxes accrued                                 33,429          42,974 
       Accounts payable                              (7,058)           (537)
       Other                                         22,023          (1,548)
                                                    214,009         193,132 

     Cash flows from investing activities
       Capital expenditures                        (145,421)       (124,665)
       Allowance for funds used 
         during construction                          3,630           2,349 
       Short-term investments                        (1,619)          1,102 
                                                   (143,410)       (121,214)

     Cash flows from financing activities
       Proceeds from contributed capital
         from parent                                 99,000          37,000 
       Proceeds from long-term debt                     686          14,817 
       Repayment of long-term debt                     (245)        (48,000)
       Net decrease in short-term debt              (81,500)        (10,400)
       Dividends                                    (77,268)        (64,595)
                                                    (59,327)        (71,178)

     Net increase in cash and
       cash equivalents                              11,272             740   
     Cash and cash equivalents 
       at beginning of period                         4,499          28,260 
     Cash and cash equivalents 
       at end of period                           $  15,771       $  29,000 


     The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.













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                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

                           NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     A.        Tampa  Electric  Company  is  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of
          TECO Energy, Inc.

     B.        The  company  has  made certain commitments in connection with
          its    construction  program.   Total construction expenditures are
          estimated  to  be $228 million for 1994 and $781 million during the
          1995-1998  period.    The  estimate  for  the  1995-1998  period is
          $100  million less than the amount shown in the company's Form 10-Q
          for the quarter ended June 30, 1994.  This reduction is a result of
          a  continuing  review  of engineering and construction requirements
          and does not affect the company's generation expansion program. 

     C.        As  reported in the 1993 Form 10-K, the Florida Public Service
          Commission  (FPSC)  issued  an order on March 25, 1994 that changed
          the company's authorized regulatory rate of return on common equity
          to an 11.35 percent midpoint with a range of 10.35 percent to 12.35
          percent,  while  leaving  in  effect  the  rates  it had previously
          established.   The FPSC also ordered a $4-million annual accrual to
          establish  an  unfunded  storm  damage reserve for transmission and
          distribution  property.   In addition, the FPSC ordered the company
          to prepare a study of the appropriate amount to be accrued annually
          and  the  appropriate  balance  for this storm damage reserve.  The
          study  was  filed  with  the  FPSC  in  September 1994 with a staff
          recommendation  expected in early 1995.

               On  July  18,  1994,  the  FPSC  issued  an order approving an
          agreement  between  its  staff and the company to cap the company's
          authorized  regulatory  rate  of  return  on  common  equity  at
          12.45  percent  for  calendar  year 1994 only.  The company expects
          that  any  earnings  above  the  12.45 percent cap would be used to
          increase the storm damage reserve.







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                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

      D.       As  reported  in the 1993 Form 10-K, in February 1993 the FPSC
          approved  a  settlement  agreement  between  the company and Public
          Counsel  that  resolved  all  issues  related  to  prices  for coal
          purchased  in  the  years 1990 through 1992 by the company from its
          affiliate,  Gatliff  Coal  Company, a subsidiary of TECO Coal.  The
          company refunded $10 million plus interest to its customers through
          the  fuel  adjustment clause over a 12-month period beginning April
          1, 1993.  In the first quarter of 1993, the company recorded a one-
          time  $10-million  pretax  charge  associated  with this settlement
          under the caption "Other income (expense), net". 
     E.        In  September  1994,  the  company,  as part of its continuing
          cost-control  initiative,  offered  voluntary  early  retirement
          packages  to  about  400  employees;  it will accept up to 250.  In
          addition,  other  position eliminations and cost restructurings are
          being  implemented.  A one-time charge for these programs estimated
          to  be  between $24 million and $26 million will be recorded in the
          fourth quarter of 1994.

     F.        Certain  Dec.  31, 1993 amounts on the balance sheet have been
          restated to comply with the current year presentation.

























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                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

     Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
               Condition and Results of Operations


          Results of Operations

               In  the  following  discussion,  all  comparisons are with the
          corresponding items and periods in the prior year.

          Three months ended Sept. 30, 1994:

               Net  income  for  1994's  third  quarter  was  $44  million,
          $2  million  higher  than  in 1993. Lower operation and maintenance
          expense  in 1994 was partially offset by a decline in retail energy
          sales.

               Third quarter 1994 revenues were $1 million lower due to lower
          retail  energy sales which more than offset the impact of the FPSC-
          approved  $16-million  annual  price  increase effective in January
          1994.    Non-fuel  revenues  from sales to other utilities were $.5
          million lower than in 1993.

               Total  retail energy sales were 2 percent lower with unusually
          wet  weather  affecting  the residential sector during the quarter.
          Customer growth for the period was 1.9 percent. 

               Combined  fuel  and  purchased  power  expense  increased
          $.6  million   due to the timing of the recognition of fuel expense
          under the FPSC-approved fuel adjustment clause.

               Operation-other  and maintenance expenses decreased $2 million
          due  to  adjustments  to  the  storm  damage reserve in the current
          quarter,  which  more than offset higher employee-related expenses,
          additional  accruals  for  self-insurance  liability  reserves  and
          increased expenses for regulatory activity.

               The  increase  in depreciation of $1 million was due to normal
          plant additions.









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                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

               Income tax expense was the same as in the prior year as higher
          pre-tax income was offset by the adjustment recognized in the third
          quarter  of  1993  to  reflect the increase in corporate income tax
          rates  to  35  percent  retroactive  to Jan. 1, 1993.  Income taxes
          were provided at the 35 percent tax rate for 1994.
               Taxes,  other than income were down $2 million for the period,
          mainly from an adjustment of property taxes.
               Interest  expense, excluding allowance for borrowed funds used
          during  construction,  was  slightly  lower due to savings from the
          company's  refinancing  of  over  $240 million of long-term debt in
          mid-1993,  lower  short-term  debt balances and lower FPSC-approved
          interest rates for customer deposits. 






































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                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

          Nine months ended Sept. 30, 1994:
               Net  income for the nine-month period ended Sept. 30, 1994 was
          $97  million,  $14  million  higher  due to increased retail energy
          sales,  higher  retail prices and the $10 million pretax charge ($6
          million after tax) recorded in the first quarter of 1993 associated
          with the coal pricing settlement discussed in Note D on page 8. 

               Revenues  increased  $50  million, or 6 percent, the result of
          higher  retail energy sales and the FPSC-approved $16-million price
          increase  effective  Jan. 1, 1994.  Non-fuel revenues from sales to
          other  utilities declined $1 million, or 5 percent, as lower-priced
          oil-  and  gas-fired generation available on other electric systems
          continued to depress these sales.

               Total  retail  energy  sales  were up 4 percent, reflecting an
          improving  economy,  more  favorable weather and customer growth of
          1.8 percent. 

               Combined  fuel  and  purchased  power  expense  increased
          $20  million    due  to  the  accounting  for deferred fuel expense
          consistent with the FPSC-approved fuel adjustment clause.
               Operation-other    and    maintenance    expenses    increased
          $16  million,  or  9  percent,  reflecting  higher employee-related
          expenses,  accruals  to  the  storm  damage  reserve and additional
          accruals for self-insurance liability reserves.
               As  discussed  in  Note  E  on  page 8, in September 1994, the
          company, as part of its continuing cost-control initiative, offered
          voluntary early retirement packages to about 400 employees; it will
          accept  up  to  250.   In addition, other position eliminations and
          cost  restructurings  are being implemented.  A one-time charge for
          these  programs estimated to be between $24 million and $26 million
          will be recorded in the fourth quarter of 1994.  The payback period
          resulting  from  reduced  operating expense is expected to be 
          approximately two years.





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                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

               The  increase in depreciation expense of $3 million was due to
          normal plant additions.
               Income tax expense increased $5 million, or 10 percent, due to
          higher pretax income. 
               Taxes,  other  than  income  were up $2 million for the period
          mainly  from  higher  revenue-related  taxes, which are included in
          customers' bills, partially offset by lower property taxes. 
               Interest  expense, excluding allowance for borrowed funds used
          during  construction,  was $3 million lower due to savings from the
          company's  refinancing  of  over  $240 million of long-term debt in
          mid-1993   and  lower  FPSC-approved  interest  rates  on  customer
          deposits.






































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                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

          Liquidity, Capital Resources and Changes in Financial Condition

               Net  receivables  increased  $17  million  from Dec. 31, 1993,
          reflecting seasonal variations in electric billings.
               Deferred   fuel  expense  of  $14  million  at  year  end  was
          essentially  all  recovered  during  the  nine-month  period  ended
          Sept. 30, 1994.
               Other deferred credits increased $20 million from year end due
          to  the  accounting  for deferred fuel revenues consistent with the
          FPSC-approved  fuel  adjustment  clause  and  accruals to the storm
          damage reserve and other liability reserves.
               As  discussed  in  Note C on pages 7 and 8, the FPSC issued an
          order  on  March  25,  1994  that  changed the company's authorized
          regulatory  rate  of  return  on  common equity to an 11.35 percent
          midpoint  with  a  range  of  10.35 percent to 12.35 percent, while
          leaving  in  effect  the  rates it had previously established.  The
          FPSC  also  ordered  a  $4-million  annual  accrual to establish an
          unfunded  storm  damage  reserve  for transmission and distribution
          property.    In  addition the FPSC ordered the company to prepare a
          study  of  the  appropriate  amount  to be accrued annually and the
          appropriate  balance  for this storm damage reserve.  The study was
          filed  with  the FPSC in September 1994 with a staff recommendation
          expected in early 1995.
               On  July  18,  1994,  the  FPSC  issued  an order approving an
          agreement  between  its  staff and the company to cap the company's
          authorized  regulatory  rate  of  return  on  common  equity  at
          12.45  percent  for  calendar  year 1994 only.  The company expects
          that  any  earnings  above  the  12.45 percent cap would be used to
          increase the storm damage reserve.  










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                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

               As  discussed  in  Note  B  on  page 7, estimated construction
          expenditures  for  the  1995-1998 period are $100 million less than
          the  amount  shown in the company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
          June  30,  1994.  This reduction is a result of a continuing review
          of  engineering  and  construction requirements and does not affect
          the company's generation expansion program.

          















































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                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

     PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION


     Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

               (a)  Exhibits

          
               12.        Ratio of earnings to fixed charges.

               (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

                    The registrant filed a Current Report on Form 8-K dated
                    July 5, 1994 reporting under "Item 5. Other Events" on
                    the action of the Florida Public Service Commission
                    regarding the 1994 regulatory rate of return on common
                    equity of the registrant, as discussed in Note C on         
                    pages 7 and 8, and changes in the management of the
                    registrant. 








































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                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

                                    SIGNATURES



               Pursuant  to  the   requirements of  the Securities  Exchange
          Act  of  1934,  the  registrant  has duly caused this report to be
          signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.









                                                 TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY     
                                                        (Registrant)






          Date:  November 14, 1994             By:   /s/ L. L. Lefler    
                                                   L. L. Lefler 
                                                   Vice President - Controller
                                                   ( Chief Accounting Officer)


























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                                                                   FORM 10-Q 

                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

     Exhibit No.    Description of Exhibits                          Page No.


          

          12.       Ratio of earnings to fixed charges.                    18


















































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                                                                  FORM 10-Q 

                                                                  Exhibit 12


                              TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY

                        RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES




          The  following table sets forth the company's ratio of earnings to

     fixed charges for the periods indicated.




        Nine Months   Twelve Months
          Ended           Ended                Year Ended December 31,        
     Sept. 30, 1994   Sept. 30, 1994     1993     1992    1991   1990   1989
                                          (1)
          4.75x            4.45x        3.98x     4.16x   3.66x  3.64x  3.67x


          For  the  purposes  of calculating this ratio, earnings consist of
     income before income taxes and fixed charges.  Fixed charges consist of
     interest  on  indebtedness,  amortization of debt premium, the interest
     c o m p onent    of    rentals    and    preferred    stock    dividend
     requirements.  

                                                                            
     (1)  Includes the effect of the non-recurring $10 million pretax charge
          associated  with  a coal pricing settlement as discussed in Note D
          on  page  8.  The effect of this charge was to reduce the ratio of
          earnings  to  fixed  charges.   Had this non-recurring charge been
          excluded  from  the  calculation,  the  ratio of earnings to fixed
          charges would have been 4.17x for the year ended Dec. 31, 1993.  



















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