TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
ELECTRIC OPERATING STATISTICS (Unaudited)

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

                       
Residential $ 158,567   $ 131,788   20.3   1,878,822   1,592,291   18.0
Commercial 91,771   82,652   11.0   1,304,357   1,225,337   6.4
Industrial -- Phosphate 16,352   14,219   15.0   343,153   334,828   2.5
Industrial -- Other 15,614   14,428   8.2   271,100   258,905   4.7
Other sales of electricity 23,212   21,458   8.2   313,859   302,315   3.8
Deferred and other revenues (6,928)   (2,011)   --   --   --   --

  298,588   262,534   13.7   4,111,291   3,713,676   10.7
Sales for resale 27,552   22,113   24.6   629,081   525,967   19.6
Other operating revenue 9,886   7,970   24.0   --   --   --

  $ 336,026   $ 292,617   14.8   4,740,372   4,239,643   11.8

                       
Average customers 572,101   556,256   2.8   --   --   --

                     
System Net Input --   --   --   4,114,091   3,855,201   6.7

                       
                       
                       

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

                       
Residential $ 640,064   $ 568,919   12.5   7,655,383   7,085,336   8.0
Commercial 386,248   350,240   10.3   5,620,120   5,372,200   4.6
Industrial -- Phosphate 63,757   57,317   11.2   1,317,453   1,242,910   6.0
Industrial -- Other 63,793   57,324   11.3   1,092,962   1,035,790   5.5
Other sales of electricity 96,796   88,097   9.9   1,349,557   1,288,043   4.8
Deferred and other revenues (1,961)   (3,311)   (40.8)   --   --   --

  1,248,697   1,118,586   11.6   17,035,475   16,024,279   6.3
Sales for resale 114,519   92,423   23.9   2,678,140   2,336,212   14.6
Other operating revenue 34,015   28,456   19.5   --   --   --

  $ 1,397,231   $ 1,239,465   12.7   19,713,615   18,360,491   7.4

                       
Average customers 564,063   547,506   3.0   --   --   --

                       
System Net Input --   --   --   17,895,008   103,331,750   5.1

                       
                       
* in thousands