TECO Energy 10-Q 2009 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

TECO ENERGY, INC

Certification of Periodic Financial Report

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

Each of the undersigned officers of TECO Energy, Inc. (the “Company”) certifies, under the standards set forth in and solely for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to his knowledge, the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in that Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:	October 30, 2009	/s/ S. W. HUDSON
		S. W. HUDSON
		Chairman of the Board, Director and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated:	October 30, 2009	/s/ S. W. CALLAHAN
		S. W. CALLAHAN
		Vice President-Finance and Accounting and Chief Financial Officer
		(Chief Accounting Officer) (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

The foregoing certification is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Form 10-Q and shall not be considered filed as part of the Form 10-Q.