TAMPA, Fla. -- (Business Wire)

TECO Energy Inc. (NYSE:TE) today announced that the company will webcast its live presentation to the financial community at the American Gas Association Financial Forum in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Monday, May 7, 2012, at 3:45 p.m. local time, 6:45 p.m. Eastern time.

TECO Energy President and CEO John Ramil will discuss long-term growth opportunities at the Florida utilities; current economic trends in the state; and TECO Energy’s expected strong cash generation.

The webcast will be accessible through a link on TECO Energy’s website at: http://www.tecoenergy.com.

The webcast will be available for replay through a link on the website starting approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live event; the replay will be available on the website for 30 days.

Additional information regarding TECO Energy is available through the Investors section of TECO Energy’s website at: http://www.tecoenergy.com.

TECO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: TE) is an energy-related holding company. Its principal subsidiary, Tampa Electric Company, is a regulated utility in Florida with both electric and gas divisions (Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas System). Other subsidiaries include TECO Coal, which owns and operates coal production facilities in Kentucky and Virginia, and TECO Guatemala, which is engaged in electric power generation and energy-related businesses in Guatemala.

Note: This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Actual results may differ materially from those forecasted. The forecasted results are based on the company's current expectations and assumptions, and the company does not undertake to update that information or any otherinformation contained in this press release, except as may be required by law. Factors that could impact actual results include: regulatory actions by federal, state or local authorities;unexpected capital needs or unanticipated reductions in cash flow that affect liquidity; the ability to access the capital and credit markets when required; the availability of adequate rail transportation capacity for the shipment of TECO Coal's production; general economic conditions affecting energy sales at the utility companies; economic conditions, both national and international, affecting the Florida economy and demand for TECO Coal 's production; costs for alternative fuels used for power generation affecting demand for TECO Coal’s thermal coal production; weather variations and changes in customer energy usage patterns affecting sales and operating costs at Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas and the effect of extreme weather conditions or hurricanes; operating conditions; commodity prices; operating cost and environmental or safety rule changes affecting the production levels and margins at TECO Coal; fuel cost recoveries and related cash at Tampa Electric and natural gas demand at Peoples Gas; the ability to complete the scheduled 2012 outage at the San José Power Station on time and on budget; and the ability of TECO Energy's subsidiaries to operate equipment without undue accidents, breakdowns or failures. Additional information is contained under "Risk Factors" in TECO Energy, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended Dec. 31, 2011.

Contacts:

TECO Energy Inc.
News Media:
Cherie Jacobs, 813-228-4945
or
Investor Relations:
Mark Kane, 813-228-1772
Internet: www.tecoenergy.com

Source: TECO Energy Inc.