I wish I could give this company a ZERO rating. The worst phone system EVER! I could not get the ridiculous AI robotic answering system to get me to a live person for the longest time..... finally it said it would switch me to a live customer rep...I waited and waited and waited and waited and waited.... then it hung up on me! I Am so frustrated dealing with the lack of customer service with this company. Their billing is also totally out of wack. How could a company be run like this? I cannot beging to understand. read more

Gas customer service & business practices... just wow. On January 14, I received a bill for "gas consumption and service" covering 12/10/2025-01/06/2026 totaling $212.46. That bill included a deposit, service cost, and connection charge. Here's the issue: We didn't even have gas service until January 5. Actual gas consumption? Essentially one day. We received a "welcome" email on December 20 (dated December 19), but it did not detail any of these fees. When I called: The first rep was helpful. Once I questioned being charged for nearly a full month with no consumption, I was transferred to an "accountant" who flat-out lied, claiming a welcome letter with all fees had been sent on December 9. That is not true. He was dismissive and passed me along again. Ironically, the next person I spoke to was the same rep who, six months ago, was extremely helpful when we initially tried to get gas service. Back then: We were quoted $2,986 Told to expect a 6-month wait We paid and waited And an email from July 22 explicitly said NOT to pay the deposit and activation fee Fast forward to now, his "solution" was basically: They could come remove the meter so I wouldn't be charged until I actually had service. Excuse me? That's the best option? Bottom line: Think twice before deciding to add gas service to your home. Between inconsistent communication, surprise charges, and dismissive customer service, this has been a masterclass in how not to treat customers. read more

Trying to start new service First time customer Been on hold . . . so far . . . for 28 minutes . . . read more

My story begins the Friday on the week before Labor Day I try getting out of my driveway and I am blocked by Teco. At the time they didn't identify who they were or what they were doing. The following week with no notification to homeowners the alley street closes. Than I contact the City of Hollywood. When I say contact I mean everyone including the Mayor and my Commissioner. I find out that Teco was fixing an emergency leak in the gas line? Makes no sense if there is a leak you tell no one? So the Friday going into Labor Day they finish and leave. I go inside to cook dinner just to later find I got no gas. The guy came out in the middle of the night to confirm and will send a team next day. So that means no hot water, no dryer to wash clothes and dry them and no stove or oven. The next morning a guy shows for me to open my back gate. I than go on and say what happened? He than blames me the homeowner to say we didn't know you had gas it was not marked. Ok so I have lived here twenty years pay my bill every month and you don't know? My husband went to talk to him and him told him to go inside if you want gas. Nice. So by 5 pm the gas gets turned on after they dig a new trench along my driveway and rip up the street. The kicker is they never put the street back together. I called on Friday and they will have someone contact me. I am still waiting.... read more

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Never lived at the address and never received a bill or email. Was sent to a collection agency for $56 dollars. Try sending an email next time and I will gladly pay you. read more

$20 increases to our bills to "recover" from the hurricanes?! Are you kidding me? Most of us didn't have power and a giant monopoly corporation is going to pass the cost along to the victims?? SHAME ON YOU read more

GET IN THE LATEST CENTURY!!!! Allow customers to pay bills FREE of credit card fees and additional charges (like Duke Energy does)..... AND ANSWER YOUR BLEEPING PHONES!!! TRied calling to make payment via TECO representative----but ON HOLD for over 30 minutes three times Match 15 and March 16!!!! Have made my payments this way for 25+ years----all of a sudden TECO too swapped to actually do their jobs???? **********EXTREMELY HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!********** read more

We had a false alarm regarding a gaseous smell throughout the house and we reached out to Teco, the most helpful gentlemen assisted us named Gary and he was definitely communicative and reassuring. It's nice to know we have dependable utility workers that can accommodate check ins at inconvenient times. Thank you Gary and thank you Teco, we definitely feel safer! read more

I have never in my life waited on hold for 2 hours to start service. Jane castor just lost my vote allowing our beautiful city to have such an incompetent utility service. . I have been trying to transfer my gas service for threes days and over 7 hours of hold times. The employees laugh giggle and say "we don't have to give gas service to just anybody". What a terrible organization. No wonder utility stocks are in the toilet. read more

You can't trust budget billing. I've used it a long time and never had a large yearly increase. Usually 10 dollars. Thus year they increase my bill 57 dollars a month. My usage is about the same as last year I called and had to get off of it I still don't know how'd that calculated such a large increase iny bill. read more

My neighborhood has been trying to get peoples TECO gas installed for a year. The PM on the job has been unresponsive to the point of incompetence. We have 20 people dying to write a check to get the lines installed and delay after delay. Finally got the contract and my quote of $2-$3K came back $11,000! I think I'm going to stick with my generator and Suburban Gas which has a much more cost effective solution with great customer service. After having 66 one star reviews TECO, somebody at the C level better wake up. read more

Teco has one star due to high billage amounts each month I bought chargeable lights in my home and my bill each month is nearly $300 a month. Teco can be a few days late on payments by people but they'll send a final notice then state on the notice it's $12 reconnecting fee to disconnect at the meter and a larger fee of $185 fee at point distance like who has extra money and who gets a choice in how they'll disconnect your services... All the laws being made this should be illegal in Florida they turn your power out when they're working on power but they don't credit you anything for that...laws seriously need to change customer service agents are rude as well. read more

This is ridiculous, the electric bill will continue to go up no matter what you do, the entire house could be empty and nothing running and the bill will still be in the highs $300's -$400's something needs to be done with this company cause all they doing is ripping people off... read more

I have to say, im not impressed at all by TECO's customer service. I had not created an online account yet (not very good with tech) i was paying my bill through phone. For some reason I stopped receiving bills in the mail and thought "oh i must've put it on auto pay" I call to ask and could not get to a single soul... Nothing but a robot repeating the menu options at the slightest sound. finally when i get my account information from the robot after 25 minutes, i find out im past due 3 months!! NOBODY contacted me or anything about this, i also found out that i was automatically signed up for paperless billing even when i didn't have an online account. How can they expect me to know? THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE we are in the 21st century, i should be able to talk to a human about why Im not getting bills in the mail anymore. SERIOUSLY read more

Can someone tell me why I can't reach anyone at Teco-People's Gas on the phone in this country, let alone in Tampa or Lakeland. After receiving monthly bills averaging $25 for several months, suddenly in October I received a past due notice for $244 and a demand for immediate payment along with current charges. A couples of days later two TECO men arrived seeking admittance to my yard so they could read the meter which they said was no longer transmitting. A few days after that another TECO employee showed up to change the meter which he said was malfunctioning. Kinda suspicious don't you think. I can't pick up the phone and discuss it with anyone, so I stated my case in a letter included with my October payment for the full amount. I included a request that I be given a credit toward future billing and have not been given the courtesy of a reply. Apparently, this is my last resort. Gordon Stevens Lakeland, Florida read more

Fast response to gas leaks , when i established my gas service account they gave me a 30 min call ahead before coming which gave me time to do my small things around the house and area ! read more

If I could rank TECO lower I would. TECO/Peoples Gas had a crew laying a line on my street that stretched between 7 homes approximately 4 weeks ago. This crew dug up portions of all 7 homes lawns and have not repaired pour property since the work concluded. There are orang safety cones on my neighbors properties. Four feet high yellow stakes protrude from the grass with a caution statement on them stating a natural gas pipeline in at this location. I called TECO twice about the mess left by there crew and have yet to hear from the "supervisor" responsible for answering my complaint. Had I known TECO would act in such a manner I would not have let there crew on my property. read more

These people stay trying to rip people off my electric bill has went from $308 to $380 did not turn my ac or heat on all winter now I get an email that I have to pay an additional deposit next month $674 on top of paying $380 that's fucking ridiculous never had to pay that much and iv had teco since 2019 this is bs paying $1,054 is outrages read more

teco in general whether gas or electric are both companies whose ethics to say the least are very questionable. For the last 2 years the electric side has refused to adjust the dramatically over charged budget number where when it comes to the balance out for the 12 months they have overcharged us by roughly 800.00 dollars each year. the statement from the representative has constantly been we do not lower the budget amounts, but credit the overage back to the account when it cycles. (you get the money back) thing is they are getting a 0% interest loan forced from the customer for a year. Their only solution was don't use the budgeting plan which would mean during the high heat months the bill could double, so basically overpay or have major fluctuations in the bill or allow us to overcharge you. Great customer service there, guess when you are a monopoly you can do what you want! For the gas side they undercharged by a bit last year. looks like the rates went up and no adjustem t was made to off set that and they are planing to almost double the current rate, which puts it into the over collection mode just like the electric side. I offered to pay the deficit and they could raise the amount to match actual consumption but was told that was not a option to either pay the new inflated rate or turn off the budget plan and pay each month for what was used. Talk about indifferent attitudes of a public utility! This company really doesn't care they just want every penny they can pull from every customer. read more

If I could choose -100 stars I would. The absolute WORST utility company I have ever dealt with in over two decades of accounts around the country. No idea how these people are in business. Archaic system with horrible customer service. Save yourself from a giant headache and massive frustration and choose a different provider. read more

Incompetence. Had two accounts for same property. Didn't notice or sort it out for 6 months. Finally expected me to pay bill in full eventually convinced to do a payment plan, registered for autopay. Somehow they terminate the service. Called to ask what is going on. Oh we never received your auto payment request ( Ive got emails proving I have set it up). Oh service representative raised his voice instead of helping me. So much waisted time... I want them to pay me to deal with their incompetence. read more

Very pricey... 1st... I had 2 ppl living here me and my husband. He has since passed. My bill never went down even after brining this to their attention. I'm a 74 disabled person afraid gas is leaking, since my bill never went down not only from my husband passing... I now have an electric dryer, not on gas... Also brought up to their attention. Now I smell gas and my heat will not come on I assumed it was due to my pilot light, TECO Taking more than my share of my money on my bill... No way can my bill NOT go doew after losing my husband and no longer a gas dryer and being here alone barely using my stove ( I mostly use microwave) They do not come and check for a leak and refused to light my pilot. I don't know anyone who can light my pilot. And TECO does not care about the ppl... Only their money paid to them So I would like someone to help me check this has leak and light my pilot... I wonder what my bill will be now with no heat, no gas dryer and 1 person using gas maybe 3 time's a week to fry an egg or 2.... Pretty especially during a pandemic... These are all true word's.. Thank's TECO.... You like my $$$ But are not accurate in billing whatsoever... No way can my bill be this high with the small amount of gas I use... Wish I had a better option. read more

My electricity was cut off due to a 3 day late payment because I am not enrolled in autopay. I called and spoke with a customer service representative after had tried four times through that crazy automated system that isn't helpful AT ALL. The representative then tells me that they can only guarantee that the electricity will be on today but no ETA. It's been 5 hours and I come home to the it still off. That's ridiculous and unacceptable for a company to take more than five hours and counting. I wouldn't have gave any stars if I could! TERRIBLE TERRIBLE SERVICE! read more

I'd give them negative stars if it was possible. I can't understand how we have so many random power outages. There is no repercussions when they turn the power out because of their ineptitude but we're punished on our end. read more

I had to pay 900 bucks just to turn on my light,the last tent didn't pay there light bill. Why did would I have to pay for someone else fuck up if I just moving to a new place. TECO is a joke read more

Would give a zero rating. we moved in our home and activated service the day before closing. It didn't process before the seller canceled, so they shut the gas off and wanted $60.00 to turn back on. They are a monopoly and need to be regulated. Also, I wanted to ask how my bill doubled since the previous month and I was unable to access the account without my husband's social security number, told I can't add me to the account. I'm the homeowner!? Terrible customer service and scammers. I will go to the department of commerce; wonder how many people they take advantage of??? read more

I got a tankless water heater in 2020 and I TRULY regret that decision. The old water heater was in the garage and consistently provided hot water. The tankless water heater was mounted on the outside of my home. I'd prefer it be secure in my garage, but the installer said it had to be mounted on the outside of the house. Now I don't have consistent hot water in the kitchen. The main bathroom shower will not get hot unless a bathroom faucet is running at the same time. My water utility bill has significantly increased. I filed a claim with TECO/Peoples Gas and I'm getting the run around on the claim status. I'd like to have my old water heater back and let TECO have the useless waste of time and money tankless water heater back. The installer said I need to call TECO and TECO said I need to call the installer read more

TECO's customer service does not appear to have the computer software to allow the dispatch department to give access to the customer service department as to the scheduling of technician schedules. They will not tell you if the technician will show up at your residence in the AM or the PM! If you need service they give an appointment window from 8 am to 5 pm! read more

The TECO technicians are first-rate. No problem there. But, pray that you never need to use them because getting through the Customer Service red tape is absolutely ridiculous. First, getting to speak to a live person takes a series if jumping through automated hoops. Then, when you finally get a person, they want to take down your information, then re-take your same information, then read you documents on the order of the size of War and Peace. Then, they want to re-take your info again. Apparently, emergency does not equate to speedy help, to TECO. Since their my only game in town, my family has to deal with it. The 2 stars I gave amount to 1, good technicians and 2, TECO exists. The end. read more

I see I'm not in the minority here when I say that this is the worst power company, if not the worst COMPANY, period!! I could say a dozen negative things about TECO, but my worst experience is pretty similar to a previous reviewer... straight up extortion. I moved into a new apartment that had been vacant a few months. The electricity had been on but was rarely used by the landlord. When I settled in and started using power, even after starting a new account and placing a deposit, they cut out my power with no warning. When I inquired why- TECO's customer service rep insisted that I must have been squatting there without my name on the account and needed to pay the $300-something balance for the previous months AND a new deposit. I didn't even live there a week ago! TECO's customer service response: calling me a liar and refusing to budge. Yes, the L-word, she used it. I was floored. Ultimately, I had to put down a couple hundred dollars more to get my power back on (I had excellent credit at the time) and fax them copies of my lease to prove I wasn't in fact lying like they believed. It took weeks for the charges to finally leave my account. I was then was plagued by bills over $200/month for the next few months until I finally moved out. This was a tiny, modest apartment and I doubt that I could have possibly used $250 of electricity per month, especially when I usually kept the thermostat off to save money. Something is wrong here... and we know what that is. Tampa Electric Company pretty much embodies the reason people want to build self-sustaining solar-powered houses off the power grid. I work my butt off just to pay my bills and hate giving my hard-earned money to companies that actively extort their customers. I urge TECO's PR team to contact me about this review and call me a liar again. I hope TECO fails or at least faces a competitor one day that will oust them once and for all. read more

I have never had a problem with TECO until I moved from a house into an apartment. I was going to move into a small house but then that fell through and I moved to an apartment. This is when the confusion all started. I called TECO to get them to move the service from the house where I was suppose to move to, into the apartment I was actually going to move into to. I live in a house that has been broken up into 2 apartments and my landlord even told me that sometimes TECO has had a problem finding the meter. I made sure to mention this. I called and was told everything was just fine. One month later, my landlord tells me that TECO was still charging him for the electricity when I also received a bill in the mail(They billed me for the wrong house). I called and was told everything was taken care of and my name was now on an account for my current apartment. Fast forward one week, I come home from work and my lights were shut off. I called immediately, spent about 1 1/2 hours on the phone, and was told that this was a mistake and that someone was coming out that evening to fix everything. This was not done and I had to spend the night elsewhere b/c I didn't have electricity. I come home the next day and the power is still not on. I spend another hour and a half on the phone trying to fix it. I was told that there was an order to turn it off and that since it was the weekend, I had to wait until Monday to get costumer service on the phone to get my power back on and there was nothing anyone could do. I kept explaining that I was on the phone with them the previous day and this was a mistake. I finally asked her to look my name up to verify how long I've been trying to fix this. They then realized their mistake and said they would have someone coming out to turn my power on. So when I was told that there was nothing anyone could do until Monday, that was just completely and utterly false. Fast forward another month, and I get a call from them saying, no one was being charged for the power and my name wasn't on an account. Another huge mistake on their part. I gave them all my information and thought everything was fine. I today, get a bill in the mail for $220.00 for a "deposit". The bill is dated November 27, 2013 and the bill arrived December 2, 2013, and is due December 4, 2013. I've already paid a deposit and was told many times that a one time deposit is all you needed. My main problem I have with TECO is the amount of mis-communication in one company. After almost 2 months how has this problem not been fixed yet? By the end of this nightmare, I will have been on the phone with TECO for at least 3 1/2 hours trying to get this straightened out. read more

God, for the love of God I WISH I could give this company ZERO stars....NO, NEGATIVE STARS!!! I'm not going to give the "book" version of what how this company made my life a living hell for NEARLY A YEAR...I'll just summarize. I was not living in my house for a while as I'd moved in with my girlfriend. This was for a year. My only bill for a year was about $10/month for a few incidentals that I left going. After a year I broke up with my girlfriend and moved back in. The month I moved back in my meter broke; I know because my bill was $0.00 and showed I'd used "zero" electricity. Being the nice and conscientious person that I am, I called to let them know. Next thing I know, I get a bill for about $1400 or something in that range. It seems they assumed that since my bill was so low for the entire previous year, they assumed it was broke for an entire year and tried to bill me what they "thought" I used for a year's worth of electricity. I sent then document after document showing that I lived elsewhere, and every time I sent them what they asked for, they decided it wasn't good enough and wanted more. They made my life a LIVING HELL for about a YEAR. I was about to get a lawyer when I finally broke down and called a relative who worked there. It was suddenly cleared up in 5 minutes (if only I'd known I'd have called sooner). What if I didn't have a relative? I'd have been dealing with a lawsuit. It sucks that they are your ONLY choice in the area. read more

I've had service with TECO for 26 years; 12 years at current location as a home owner. I just received a MANDATORY deposit for $750.00 because of 2 late payments in 12 months. In 2013 I was such a good customer they refunded my prior deposit. I called customer service and explained that $750.00 deposit for an obviously stable customer seems a bit out of line and I got nothing... no thank you for years of being a customer, nothing. Obviously loyalty and customer service isn't part of their company's motto. Neither is providing continuous service during the summer time since we have VERY FREQUENT outages. Random outages that are just enough to kill small appliances, telephones, etc... and definitely no apology the random outages. So if you are thinking about moving to an area with TECO service, think twice. read more

I over paid my bill and they called me with a 30 minute disconnect warning, because they update there software and said I was a small percentage of people effected in their system, showing they haven't paid, but that I have to run to a Winn Dixie within 30 minutes to make another payment on a payment I already paid. This is what happens when you have a monopoly. read more

EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL EVIL Terrible service. Bogus fees. Customer service that yells at you because their company treats people unfairly and people are genuinely upset over it. Some of the worst service I've ever used and I've only had them for 2 months. Monopoly to the fullest and doesn't care because nobody holds them accountable for their actions. read more

$750 for a deposit cause I am buying a new house?!?! And TECO is my ONLY choice?! That is insanity! Oh and their policy is "we don't discriminate. Everyone's deposit is based off the size of the house or usage from months before." Bull. I didn't live in the house the prior months. A house is new so I have to put down $700! AND I don't get it back for two years?! INSANE! read more

Adam ,,, TECO IS A SCAM, ,, my bills coming $280 a month for a house ,, my wife's a nurse works for All 4 days for 12 hours a day I own a restaurant I work for 10 hours 6 days a week nobody's ever home.. after about three calls were made in complaints magically the bill starts getting 60 to $80 deducted.. it's a monopoly they do whatever they want they charge whatever they want the government's not doing anything about it.. it's a Mafia... there's no other company you can switch to so they do whatever they please they charge whatever they want everything is digital now so they do whatever they want.. my wife was late twice after 10 years and it's because the bill is so high and now they requesting a full deposit of 350 bucks are they going to cut our electric off.. please somebody needs to stand up and do something against Giants read more

This company's days are numbered. They charged me $3 for actual gas usage and $20 for customer service charge. What a rip-off.

TECO, the only gas company I can use are dragging their feet to install a gas meter. I completed my paperwork in the middle of February and had a plumber run gas pipes for a stove and dryer. My end is done except the hook up. I placed countless calls and emails to Teco's Accounts Manager who never responded. I finally got another person who stated to call at the end of May to see where I am on the schedule !! I ran into a lot of bad businesses moving to Florida, this one takes the cake. read more

Maybe it's time for someone to do something about TECO. Outrageous demanding fees as a deposit once you pay them late. When are we supposed to get this money back? NEVER. Unless you move out of the State, if you look at the consumer reviews and Ripoff Report and Consumer report, it's hundreds of complaints. It's absurd that you pay them on time for years and when you are in difficulties paying bills and living pay check to pay check and struggling to pay them as we go that is when they charge you a huge fee and threatening you if you do not pay they will turn the electricity off. Maybe once one person does something about it they will have to stop. This has to be against the law what they are doing. read more