About Electric Tampa

Electric Tampa is a guide to keeping a Tampa Bay house running when the grid doesn't: portable and standby generators, battery power stations, ductless mini-splits, rooftop solar with batteries, and charging an electric car at home.

Hurricane season is the reason most people start looking. Helene and Milton left much of the bay without power for days in 2024, and many gas stations had run dry before Milton came ashore. The guides here are written for that: how much power a house actually needs, which fuels hold up after a storm, and which jobs belong to a licensed electrician.

How the guides are written

We work from what manufacturers, utilities and safety agencies publish: spec sheets, owner's manuals, Tampa Electric and Duke Energy service rules, Florida law, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission's generator guidance. Sources are linked where they're used. We don't run lab tests and don't claim to.

How the site is paid for

Product links go to Amazon, and Electric Tampa earns a commission on purchases made through them. The details are on the affiliate disclosure page.

Contact

Corrections and questions: [email protected].

Electric Tampa is an independent guide and is not affiliated with Tampa Electric Company.