Florida Public Service Commission native order document 03139-2026

FILED 5/27/2026
DOCUMENT NO. 03139-2026
FPSC 	- COMMISSION CLERK
BEFORE THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
In re: Review of the 2024-2025 outage of
Tampa Electric Company’s Bayside Steam
Turbine Unit 	2.
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ORDER NO. PSC-2026-0176-CFO-EI
ISSUED: May 27, 2026
ORDER GRANTING TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY’S
REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION
(DOCUMENT NO, 02635-2026)
On May 	6, 	2026, 	pursuant 	to 	Section 	366.093, 	Florida 	Statutes 	(F.S.), and Rule 	25-
22.006, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), Tampa Electric Company (TECO) filed a Request
for 	Confidential 	Classification 	(Request) of portions 	of 	its responses 	to 	the 	Office of Public
Counsel’s (OPC) Second Request for Production of Documents Nos. 	3a, 	3b, 	3c, 4b, 	5a, 	5c, and
9e (Document No. 02635-2026).
Request for Confidential Classification
TECO contends 	that portions of the information contained in portions of its response 	to
OPC’s 	Second 	Request 	for 	Production 	of Documents 	Nos. 	3a, 	3b, 	3c, 	4b, 	5a, 	5c, 	and 	9e
constitute 	proprietary 	confidential 	business 	information 	entitled 	to 	protection 	under 	Section
366.093, 	F.S., and Rule 25-22.006, F.A.C. TECO 	asserts 	that 	this information 	is intended to be
and is treated by TECO as private and has not been publicly disclosed.
The 	information 	contained 	in 	portions of 	its 	responses 	to OPC’s 	Second Request 	for
Production 	of Documents 	Nos. 	3a, 	3b, 	3c, 	4b, 	5a, 	5c, 	and 	9e, 	for which 	confidentiality 	is
requested, 	consists of materials prepared by GE Vemova, TG Advisors, and Entrust 	Solutions
Group concerning the October 	1, 2024 through August 	15, 2025 forced outage 	at Bay side Steam
Turbine 	No. 	2. 	These 	materials 	also 	include TECO 	generated 	reports 	and 	operational
procedures. 	Further, TECO 	states 	that 	these 	materials 	contain 	proprietary 	trade 	secrets of 	its
third party vendors, 	the 	disclosure of which would harm 	the 	competitive business of 	its 	third
party vendors. 	For 	these 	reasons, TECO 	argues 	that 	this 	information 	is protected by 	Sections
366.093(3)(a) and (e), F.S.
Ruling
Section 	366.093(1), 	F.S., provides 	that records 	the 	Florida 	Public 	Service Commission
(Commission) has found 	to 	contain proprietary business information 	shall be kept 	confidential
and 	shall 	be exempt 	from 	Chapter 	119, 	F.S. 	Section 	366.093(3), 	F.S., 	defines 	proprietary
confidential 	business 	information 	as 	information 	that 	is 	intended 	to be and 	is 	treated by 	the
company 	as 	private, 	in 	that 	disclosure of the information would cause harm 	to 	the company’s
ratepayers 	or business operations, and has not been voluntarily disclosed to 	the public. 	Section
366.093(3), 	F.S., provides 	that proprietary confidential business infonnation includes, but 	is not
limited to:
(a) 	Trade secrets.

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(e) 	Information relating to competitive interests, the disclosure of which would impair
the competitive business of the provider of the information.
Upon review, it appears the information and data provided in this request satisfies the
criteria set forth in Section 366.093(3), F.S., for classification as proprietary confidential
business information. The materials provided by the third party vendors fall within the definition
of trade secrets and the TECO and third party operational procedures qualify as “information
relating to competitive interests, the disclosure of which would impair the competitive business
of the provider of the information.” Thus, the information identified in Document No. 02635-
2026 shall be granted confidential classification.
Pursuant to Section 366.093(4), F.S., the information for which confidential classification
is granted herein shall remain protected from disclosure for a period of up to 18 months from the
date of issuance of this Order. 	At the conclusion of the 18-month period, the confidential
information will no longer be exempt from Section 119.07(1), F.S., unless TECO or another
affected person shows, and the Commission finds, that the records continue to contain
proprietary confidential business information.
Based on the foregoing, it is hereby
ORDERED by Commissioner Gary F. Clark, as Prehearing Officer, that Tampa Electric
Company’s Request for Confidential Classification of Document No. 02635-2026, is granted, as
set forth herein. It is further
ORDERED that the information in Document No. 02635-2026, for which confidential
classification has been granted, shall remain protected from disclosure for a period of up to 18
months from the date of issuance of this Order. It is further
ORDERED that this Order shall be the only notification by the Commission to the parties
of the date of declassification of the materials discussed herein.

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By ORDER of Commissioner Gary F. Clark, as Prehearing Officer, this 27th day of May,
2026.
GARY F. CLARK
Commissioner and Prehearing Officer
Florida Public Service Commission
2540 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
(850) 413-6770
www.floridapsc.com
Copies furnished: 	A copy of this document is
provided to the parties of record at the time of
issuance and, if applicable, interested persons.
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Statutes, to notify parties of any administrative hearing or judicial review of Commission orders
that is available under Sections 120.57 or 120.68, Florida Statutes, as well as the procedures and
time limits that apply. 	This notice should not be construed to mean all requests for an
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Mediation may be available on a case-by-case basis. 	If mediation is conducted, it does
not affect a substantially interested person's right to a hearing.
Any 	party 	adversely 	affected 	by 	this 	order, 	which 	is 	preliminary, 	procedural 	or
intermediate in nature, may request: (1) reconsideration within 10 days pursuant to Rule 25-
22.0376, Florida Administrative Code; or (2) judicial review by the Florida Supreme Court, in
the case of an electric, gas or telephone utility, or the First District Court of Appeal, in the case
of a water or wastewater utility. 	A motion for reconsideration shall be filed with the Office of
Commission Clerk, in the form prescribed by Rule 25-22.0376, Florida Administrative Code.
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appropriate court, as described above, pursuant to Rule 9.100, Florida Rules of Appellate
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