Florida Public Service Commission native order document 02150-2026

FILED 4/13/2026
DOCUMENT NO. 02150-2026
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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ISSUED: April 	13, 2026
ORDER GRANTING TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY’S
MOTION FOR TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE ORDER
On 	April 	8, 	2026, 	pursuant 	to 	Section 	366.093, 	Florida 	Statutes 	(F.S.), and Rule 	25-
22.006(6)(c), 	Florida Administrative Code 	(F.A.C.), Tampa 	Electric Company (TECO) 	filed a
Motion 	for 	Temporary 	Protective 	Order 	(Document 	No. 	02079) 	to 	exempt 	from 	Section
119.07(1), F.S., certain confidential information provided to the Office of Public Counsel (OPC).
The information for which confidentiality 	is sought 	is contained in TECO’s responses 	to OPC’s
Second Request for Production of Documents to TECO Nos. 3-9.
Motion for Temporary Protective Order
Section 366.093(2), F.S., directs 	that 	all records produced pursuant to a discovery request
for which proprietary confidential 	status 	is requested 	shall be treated by any party subject to the
public records law 	as 	confidential and exempt from the public records 	law, 	Section 	119.07(1),
F.S. 	Rule 25-22.006(6), 	F.A.C., 	codifies 	the Commission’s policy regarding 	the 	protection of
confidential information from public disclosure during the discovery process 	in a manner 	that 	is
not overly burdensome 	to both parties. 	Rule 25-22.006(6)(a), F.A.C., in pertinent part, 	states:
In any formal proceeding before the Commission, any utility or other person may
request a protective order protecting proprietary confidential business information
from discovery. Upon a showing by a utility or other person and a finding by the
Commission 	that the material 	is entitled to protection, the Commission 	shall enter
a protective 	order 	limiting discovery 	in 	the manner provided 	for 	in Rule 	1.280,
Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
In addition, Rule 25-22.006(6)(c), F.A.C., 	states 	that 	if a party allows OPC 	to inspect or
take possession of utility information, then that “utility may request a temporary protective order
exempting the information from Section 	119.07(1), F.S.” 	The rule further requires 	the utility to
file a specific request for a protective order under paragraph (a) of the rule if the information 	is to
be used in the proceeding before the Commission.
TECO 	is 	seeking 	protection of materials 	prepared by GE Vemova, TG Advisors and
Entrust Solutions Group concerning the October 	1, 2024 through August 	15, 2025 forced outage
at Bayside Steam Turbine No. 	2. 	These 	materials 	also 	include TECO 	generated 	reports and
procedures. 	TECO 	contends 	that 	the 	information 	contained 	in 	these work 	papers 	includes
proprietary 	trade 	secrets 	of 	its 	vendors, 	the 	disclosure of which would harm 	the 	competitive
business of 	its 	third 	party vendors. 	Further, 	disclosure would 	adversely 	affect 	the economic
interests 	of TECO and 	its 	customers 	as 	outside 	services 	firms would be 	discouraged from

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performing similar work for TECO in the future. 	Additionally, disclosure of this information
could impair the competitive interests of both TECO and its third party vendors.
Ruling
Upon consideration of TECO’s assertions of the confidential nature of the information
contained in its responses to OPC’s Second Request for Production of Documents to TECO Nos.
3-9, TECO’s Motion for Temporary Protective Order, is hereby granted. 	As a result, this
information shall be protected from disclosure pursuant to Rule 25-22.006(6), F.A.C.
Based on the foregoing, it is hereby
ORDERED by Commissioner Gary F. Clark, as Prehearing Officer, that Tampa Electric
Company’s Motion for Temporary Protective Order is granted, pursuant to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Order.
By ORDER of Commissioner Gary F. Clark, as Prehearing Officer, this 13th day of
April, 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.
SBr

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NOTICE OF FURTHER PROCEEDINGS OR JUDICIAL REVIEW
The Florida Public Service Commission is required by Section 120.569(1), Florida
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
administrative hearing or judicial review will be granted or result in the relief sought.
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.
Judicial review of a preliminary, procedural or intermediate ruling or order is available if review
of the final action will not provide an adequate remedy. Such review may be requested from the
appropriate court, as described above, pursuant to Rule 9.100, Florida Rules of Appellate
Procedure.