Exhibit 31.3
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Sherrill W. Hudson, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to annual report on Form 10-K of Tampa Electric Company; and |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
| Date: August 26, 2005 | /s/ S. W. HUDSON | |
| S. W. HUDSON | ||
| Chairman of the Board, and | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) |