In the early morning hours on Saturday, September 28, SECO Energy completed electric service restoration for all accounts affected by Hurricane Helene’s impact. After a short rest for SECO Energy’s crews, a group of employees volunteered to join the restoration effort at other cooperatives. The wind damage in SECO Energy’s service area was moderate, […]
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Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Panhandle Thursday evening as a Category 4 storm, causing damage to SECO Energy’s electric system and leaving many members without power. SECO crews and mutual aid line and tree crews worked throughout the night to restore electric service to members’ homes. As of 10 a.m. Friday morning, […]
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Helene is forecasted to be a Category 3 Hurricane. SECO Energy is closely monitoring the path and potential impacts of the impending storm system as it develops, preparing to respond quickly and safely should outages occur. Crews are fueling up and prepping trucks with all necessary supplies and materials for any outages that may […]
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SECO Energy will receive approximately $100 million in federal grants and low-interest financing – part of a larger Florida grant award which totals as much as $630 million – to support clean energy initiatives such as area light conversions to LED and micro-grid/community solar projects. SECO Energy was a co-applicant with Seminole Electric […]
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In August 2024, Central Florida experienced an increase in rainfall and slightly cooler temperatures compared to the previous month. The average high for August was 92 degrees, 2 degrees cooler than July, while the average low remained steady at 76 degrees. The average high and low for August matched historical “normal” average temperatures recorded at Leesburg International Airport […]
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DEAR MEMBERS, The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. When this edition of SECO News was printed, our region was fortunate to only be affected by Hurricane Debby beginning Sunday, August 4. As we know, it is essential to stay vigilant. Initial forecasts predicted a well above-average hurricane […]
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