SMECO to Compete in Lineman Rodeo
Mark your calendars. Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative linemen will be competing in the 2025 Gaff-n-Go Rodeo to be held May 16 and 17 at Meadow Event Park in Doswell, VA.
The Gaff-n-Go attracts the best lineworkers from all over the country to compete in traditional lineworker tasks. Journeyman teams and individual apprentices from cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, municipals, and contractors will compete in a challenging environment demonstrating the skills required in their everyday work.
The rodeo is a wonderful opportunity to see the skill, strength, and respect for electricity it takes to be a utility lineman.
Admission is free to the general public.
SMECO – The Cooperative Difference
SMECO was incorporated in 1937 and is one of the 15 largest electric cooperatives in the United States with more than 170,000 member accounts in Charles County, St. Mary’s County, southern Prince George’s County, and most of Calvert County.
Electric cooperatives are shaped by the communities they serve, because co-ops are owned by their customers. Co-op members elect the men and women who serve on the Board of Directors. Members share the responsibility of ownership by financing the cooperative’s operations, but they also share its rewards.
At the end of each year, SMECO’s margins (profits) are allocated to members’ capital credit accounts. SMECO uses its profits to invest in new construction, system improvements, and facility upgrades. The Board of Directors regularly evaluates the financial condition of the co-op and determines when members will receive a refund. Since 1937, SMECO has refunded more than $128 million.
As a cooperative, SMECO will always put its members first and be responsive, reliable, and resourceful—the power you can count on.
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