The Florida Public Service Commission will consider at its November 5, 2019 Agenda Conference, Docket No. 20190178-EI Application for authority to issue and sell securities for 12 months ending December 31, 2020, by Tampa Electric Company. The Company seeks PSC approval pursuant to Section 366.04, Florida Statutes, and Chapter 25-8, Florida Administrative Code, to issue, sell and/or exchange equity securities and issue, sell, exchange and/or assume long-term or short-term debt securities and/or to assume liabilities or obligations as guarantor, endorser, or surety during calendar year 2020. The Company is also seeking authority to enter into interest swaps or other derivatives instruments related to debt securities during calendar year 2020. The amount of all equity and long-term debt securities issued, sold, exchanged, or assumed and liabilities and obligations assumed or guaranteed, as guarantor, endorser, or surety will not exceed in aggregate $1.635 billion during the year 2020, including any amounts issued to retire existing long-term debt securities. The maximum amount of short-term debt outstanding at any one time will be $900 million during calendar year 2020. The application is for both Tampa Electric and its local gas distribution division, Peoples Gas System.
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday November 5, 2019. The Agenda Conference begins at 10:00 a.m., although the time at which this item will be heard cannot be determined at this time.
PLACE: Commission Hearing Room 148, Betty Easley Conference Center, 4075 Esplanade Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32301.
PURPOSE: To take final action in Docket No. 20190178-EI — Application for authority to issue and sell securities for 12 months ending December 31, 2020, by Tampa Electric Company.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing a special accommodation to participate at this proceeding should contact the Office of Commission Clerk no later than five days prior to the conference at 2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0850 or (850)413-6770 (Florida Relay Service, 1(800)955-8770 Voice or 1(800)955-8771 TDD). Assistive Listening Devices are available upon request from the Office of Commission Clerk, Gerald L. Gunter Building, Room 152.
EMERGENCY CANCELLATION OF CONFERENCE
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