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SECO News December 2022

  Dear Members,   ‘Tis the season for giving and sharing the magic of the holidays. I commend our SECO Energy employees who generously support our corporate giving efforts and other worthy charitable causes.   One cause close to many SECO Energy employees’ hearts is our annual United Way Employee Giving Campaign. Many of our Read More

SECO Energy District 5 Trustee Shannon Wright Earns Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate

SECO Energy congratulates District 5 Trustee Shannon Wright on earning her Credentialed Cooperative Director (CCD) Certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Earning the CCD is the initial step in the NRECA’s Director Education program that is designed to assist cooperative Trustees to meet the challenges facing electric cooperatives.   To earn the Read More

SECO Energy Completes Restoration from Hurricane Nicole Wind Damage

  November 11, 2022 – Hurricane Nicole made landfall on Florida’s east coast as a category one storm early Thursday morning.  Wind and rain bands quickly began crossing SECO Energy service territory. The not-for-profit cooperative’s infrastructure experienced 369 total outages affecting 18,629 members throughout the day.  By 9 pm Thursday, SECO Energy had fully restored service Read More

Hurricane Nicole Wind/Rain Bands Hit SECO Energy Territory

  November 10, 2022 – Hurricane Nicole made landfall on Florida’s east coast as a category one storm overnight.  Wind and rain bands quickly began crossing SECO Energy service territory. The not-for-profit cooperative’s infrastructure currently has 1,476 members without power and a total of 120 individual outages.  Bands will circle throughout the day bringing continued Read More

SECO Energy Trustee Mike Muffett Earns Director Gold Credential

SECO Energy Board of Trustees District 6 Trustee Mike Muffett has successfully completed the requirements to earn the Director Gold Credential (DGS) from the National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA).   According to the NRECA, the DGC recognizes directors/trustees who desire a tangible credential that demonstrates their ongoing commitment to advancing their knowledge and performing Read More

SECO News November 2022

Dear Members,   Your SECO Energy Board of Trustees unanimously approved a Capital Credits retirement of $2.9 million to current and former members. Look for your Capital Credits retirement amount on your November billing statement.   Sumter Electric brought electricity to rural residents of Central Florida through the Rural Electrification Act (REA). In 1938, the Read More