TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
ELECTRIC OPERATING STATISTICS (Unaudited)

                       
  Operating Revenues*           Sales -- Kilowatt-hours*        
Three Months End March 31,         Percent           Percent
  2002   2001   Change   2002   2001   Change

                       
Residential $ 162,738   $ 158,567   2.6   1,714,340   1,878,822   (8.8)
Commercial 102,782   91,771   12.0   1,285,702   1,304,357   (1.4)
Industrial -- Phosphate 16,242   15,993   1.6   316,803   343,153   (7.7)
Industrial -- Other 19,134   15,973   19.8   283,322   271,100   4.5
Other sales of electricity 26,173   23,212   12.8   311,893   313,859   (0.6)
Deferred and other revenues (9,454)   (6,928)   --   --   --   --

  317,615   298,588   6.4   3,912,060   4,111,291   (4.8)
Sales for resale 13,270   27,552   (51.8)   165,506   629,081   (73.7)
Other operating revenue 14,789   9,886   49.6   --   --   --

  $ 345,674   $ 336,026   2.9   4,077,566   4,740,372   (14.0)

                       
Average customers 587,188   572,101   2.6   --   --   --

                     
Retail Output to Line --   --   --   4,098,648   4,106,948   (0.2)

                       
                       

  Operating Revenues*           Sales -- Kilowatt-hours*        
Twelve Months Ended March 31,         Percent           Percent
  2001   2000   Change   2001   2000   Change

                       
Residential $ 663,928   $ 640,064   3.7   7,429,607   7,655,383   (2.9)
Commercial 420,664   386,248   8.9   5,666,648   5,620,120   0.8
Industrial -- Phosphate 57,289   63,757   (10.1)   1,139,821   1,317,453   (13.5)
Industrial -- Other 75,005   63,793   17.6   1,174,758   1,092,962   7.5
Other sales of electricity 105,960   76,796   9.5   1,365,982   1,349,557   1.2
Deferred and other revenues (9,329)   (1,961)   --   --   --   --

  1,313,517   1,248,697   5.2   16,776,816   17,035,475   (1.5)
Sales for resale 68,068   114,519   (40.6)   1,034,960   2,678,140   (61.4)
Other operating revenue 40,810   34,015   20.0   --   --   --

  $ 1,422,395   $ 1,397,231   1.8   17,811,776   19,713,615   (9.6)

                       
Average customers 579,552   564,063   2.7   --   --   --
                       
Retail Output to Line --   --   --   17,761,934   17,867,251   --
* in thousands