SMECO Board of Directors Elected
1,338 members voted, electing Nancy W. Zinn of Calvert; Victor B. Allen of Charles; Daniel W. Dyer of Prince George’s; J. Douglas Frederick and Joseph V. Stone, Jr. of St. Mary’s.
SMECO Gets OK to Reduce Rates
The Maryland Public Service Commission also approved SMECO’s request to change how May and October are designated as summer and winter rate months.
SMECO Again Tops in Customer Satisfaction
Posted for SMECO Pax III Overall customer satisfaction with residential electric utilities increases year after year with improvements in corporate citizenship and outage communications, according to an industry study that again finds SMECO with top marks. The J.D. Power 2014 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study, now in its 16th year, measures customer satisfaction with electric utility companies by examining six factors: power quality and reliability; price; billing and payment; corporate citizenship; communications; and customer service. “Residential electric utilities have done a great job adding capabilities for proactive communications about outages and upping their corporate citizenship involvement. As a result,…
SMECO 75 Bike Ride Benefits Wounded Warrior Project
Profits from the Co-op’s annual bike ride are donated to the Wounded Warrior Project. Last year, SMECO employees raised $35,760 through the bike ride and a golf tournament.
SMECO Awards College Scholarships
Each year, SMECO awards four $1,500 college scholarships to students in the Co-op’s service area. Jabrena Milburn from Lexington Park, MD is among this year’s recipients.
SMECO Files to Reduce Customer Rates
If approved by the MD Public Service Commission, the reduced charge will appear on customer-members’ August 2014 bills.
SMECO Board Candidates Nominated
MECO customer-members elect five directors to three-year terms voting in September to fill one seat in Calvert, one in Charles, one PG, two in St. Mary’s counties.
SMECO Announces Second Solar Project
A Boulder, CO firm wins the power-purchase contract to develop, design and construct the 10.0 MW Rockfish Solar photovoltaic facility in Charles County.
Register Now for SMECO 75 Bike Ride, June 7
Choose from three bike routes of 29, 47, or 75 miles starting at SMECO headquarters in Hughesville, MD. Profits from the ride will be donated to the Wounded Warrior Project.
SMECO Alerts Customers to Avoid Scams
Bogus callers threaten disconnecting electric service and demand payment. Hang up and call SMECO. Don’t provide financial or account info to unauthorized callers.
