TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — TECO customers are calling for legal action against the company in an online petition that has reached tens of thousands of signatures.
The petition on Change.org accuses TECO, also known as Tampa Electric, of price gouging, stating that energy costs have “skyrocketed,” while Florida’s median income has only seen a “slight increase.”
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“Many families like ours struggle to manage household expenses as it is, and the sudden hike in energy costs by TECO has pushed us to the brink,” the petition states. “The basic necessity of electricity has now turned into a luxury we can barely afford.”
The petition had reached over 12,000 signatures by Tuesday afternoon, and the number was only growing. In the comments, several people wrote that they have seen their bills jump over $100, leaving some with up to $500 monthly charges…