Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 23, 2009 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules, which appear in Tampa Electric Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2008. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Experts” in such Registration Statement.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Tampa, Florida
March 4, 2009