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Bruce Christmas was named Vice President of Fuels Management for TECO Energy in September of 2003.
As Vice President of Fuels Management, Christmas has primary responsibility for fuels management and strategy for TECO Energy as a whole. This includes fuels procurement services at Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas System and wholesale power purchases and sales at Tampa Electric. He has overall responsibility for gas origination and directs the development of comprehensive gas acquisition strategies and policies. Christmas also provides direction on capacity requirements for interstate transmission, risk management and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issues.
Previously Christmas served as President of TECO Gas Services, a retail natural gas supplier for mid- to large-sized commercial businesses throughout Florida. In addition to his role as President of TGS, Christmas also served as Vice President of Gas Supply for Peoples Gas System.
Prior to his role at TGS, Christmas served as Vice President of Operations for Peoples Gas System. He was responsible for directing daily operations, as well as engineering and technical services. Before joining Peoples Gas, he was the Vice President of Operations for West Florida Natural Gas Company.
Christmas received a bachelor's degree in Engineering in 1985 from the University of Florida and is a Registered Professional Engineer in Florida. | 