TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
ELECTRIC OPERATING STATISTICS (Unaudited)

                       
  Operating Revenues*           Sales -- Kilowatt-hours*        
Quarter End September 30,         Percent           Percent
  2002   2001   Change   2002   2001   Change
                       
Residential $ 215,938   $ 199,815   8.1   2,329,430   2,312,996   0.7
Commercial 123,669   114,455   8.1   1,582,733   1,595,444   (0.8)
Industrial -- Phosphate 17,702   12,787   38.4   335,173   253,281   32.3
Industrial -- Other 21,562   19,123   12.8   319,344   311,670   2.5
Other sales of electricity 30,799   28,063   9.7   382,016   376,606   1.4
Deferred and other revenues 1,821   (4,019)   (145.3)   --   --   --

  411,491   370,224   11.1   4,948,696   4,849,997   2.0
Sales for resale 17,855   18,911   (5.6)   290,389   298,996   (2.9)
Other operating revenue 9,811   9,436   4.0   --   --   --

  $ 439,157   $ 398,571   10.2   5,239,085   5,148,993   1.7

                       
Average customers 590,455   576,411   2.4   --   --   --

                       
Retail Output to Line --   --   --   5,353,215   5,031,390   6.4

                       
                       
                       

  Operating Revenues*           Sales -- Kilowatt-hours*        
Year-To-Date September 30,         Percent           Percent

  2002   2001   Change   2002   2001   Change
                       
Residential $ 572,139   $ 516,452   10.8   6,113,008   5,985,622   2.1
Commercial 345,966   309,487   11.8   4,393,430   4,315,305   1.8
Industrial -- Phosphate 55,422   45,986   20.5   1,028,824   931,502   10.4
Industrial -- Other 62,384   53,696   16.2   921,826   872,210   5.7
Other sales of electricity 86,614   77,008   12.5   1,058,103   1,027,641   3.0
Deferred and other revenues (8,047)   (3,613)   --   --   --   --

  1,114,478   999,016   11.6   13,515,191   13,132,280   2.9
Sales for resale 49,776   67,004   (25.7)   777,193   1,269,908   (38.8)
Other operating revenue 33,874   27,593   22.8   --   --   --

  $ 1,198,128   $ 1,093,613   9.6   14,292,384   14,402,188   (0.8)
                       

Average customers 588,673   573,784   2.6   --   --   --
                       
Retail Output to Line --   --   --   14,420,512   13,728,749   5.0
                       
                       
  Operating Revenues*           Sales -- Kilowatt-hours*        
Twelve Months Ended September 30,                      
          Percent           Percent
  2002   2001   Change   2002   2001   Change

Residential $ 715,444   $ 661,443   8.2   $ 7,721,475   $ 7,693,166   0.4
Commercial 446,133   404,489   10.3   5,763,428   5,687,297   1.3
Industrial -- Phosphate 66,476   60,582   9.7   1,263,493   1,270,048   (0.5)
Industrial -- Other 80,532   69,158   16.4   1,212,152   1,138,319   6.5
Other sales of electricity 112,604   101,417   11.0   1,398,410   1,365,828   2.4
Deferred and other revenues (11,237)   (5,844)   92.3   --   --   --

  1,409,952   1,291,245   9.2   17,358,958   17,154,658   1.2
Sales for resale 65,122   95,050   (32.5)   1,005,820   1,923,579   (47.7)
Other operating revenue 42,187   36,306   16.2   --   --   --

  $ 1,517,261   $ 1,422,601   6.7   18,364,778   19,078,237   (3.7)

                       
Average customers 586,946   571,837   2.6   --   --   --
                       
Retail Output to Line --   --   --   18,461,997   17,861,307   3.4
* in thousands