<ARTICLE>                                       UT
<LEGEND>
          THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED
          FROM THE TECO ENERGY, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS,
          CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
          CASH FLOWS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
          FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>                           TECO Energy, Inc.
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          <FISCAL-YEAR-END>                      DEC-31-1995
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          <PERIOD-END>                           DEC-31-1995
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          <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                922,195
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          <TOTAL-ASSETS>                           3,473,367
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          <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>               31,327
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          <LEASES-CURRENT>                                 0
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          <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                1,392,285
          <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                        59,118
          <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>               1,074,583
          <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>               1,074,583 
          <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                    317,702  
          <OTHER-INCOME-NET>                          14,315
          <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>             328,449 
          <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                    83,204
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          <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                  3,568
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          <FN>