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SECO News, October 2016

The Hot Bucks streak continues SECO Energy has lowered the cost of energy again! As of October 1, the price for the first 1,000 kWh – average residential energy consumption in SECO’s area – has been reduced another dollar to $112.60. Since January 2014, our cooperative has reduced the cost of energy nine Read More

Energy Insider – 3rd Quarter

Local Resource for Lighting Choices When it comes to lighting, there is much to know. The average person can be easily overwhelmed especially since technology continues to change at such a rapid pace. Just when you think you’ve got it figured out, the “next best” product hits the market. Although residential lighting doesn’t Read More

Take Online Home Energy Assessment to Enter $300 Bill Credit Drawing

SECO Energy members have a new easy-to-use online tool to identify the energy wasters in their homes – SECO’s new online Home Energy Assessment. Members who visit SECOEnergy.com and complete the Home Energy Assessment by 5 pm on October 31 will be entered in a drawing for a $300 electric bill credit. The Home Read More

SECO Shines at Leesburg Rotary

On Wednesday, August 24, SECO Energy Key Accounts Consultant Hank Bolduc helped shine a light on solar power at the Leesburg Rotary Club meeting. SECO Energy’s “Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems” presentation is an in-depth exploration of solar photovoltaic systems and how they work. Hank explained the process in which solar photovoltaic systems take available Read More

SECO Recovers Quickly from Hurricane Hermine Pounding

Late Thursday night and early Friday morning, Hurricane Hermine pounded SECO’s service territory with buckets of rain and high winds as it sped toward the Florida Panhandle. In addition to the storms, WESH Channel 2 advised at least one tornado touched down in Sumter County near Webster. This event began a series of weather-related outages Read More

Hurricane Hermine Wake and Restoration Process

Overnight, the SECO Energy system held up remarkably well given the high winds and rain that came in the wake of Hurricane Hermine. At height of the Thursday overnight outages, about 7,500 members were without power. As of 8 am on Friday, about 3,000 members remain without power. Employees worked throughout the night and Read More

Hermine Upgraded to Hurricane

On Thursday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center upgraded Tropical Storm Hermine to a Category 1 hurricane. Maximum sustained winds have increased to 75 mph. Currently, the hurricane is 115 miles south-southwest of Apalachicola and is moving north-northeast at 14 mph. Locally, tornado warnings have been issued for several counties in SECO’s service area. SECO Read More

SECO Braced for Tropical Storm Hermine

On Thursday morning, Tropical Storm Hermine turned northeast and is moving at 12 mph. Hermine’s maximum sustained winds are 60 mph with higher gusts, and tropical-storm-force winds extend up to 140 miles east of the center. Current models show the track to our west. Hermine is forecast to hit the Florida coast as a hurricane Read More

Nature’s Reflections – Salty Lightfoot Crab

Salty Lightfoot Crab Colorful, feisty crab lives and hunts in rock crevices The Salty Lightfoot crab, (Grapsus grapsus) also called the red rock crab, is found on rocky beaches in the Americas on both the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines. It is a common crab on the Galapagos and along the Atlantic coast of Africa. Read More

Tropical Depression #9 Upgraded to Tropical Storm Hermine

As of Wednesday afternoon, Tropical Depression #9 is upgraded. Tropical Storm Hermine’s (pronounced Her-MEAN) maximum sustained winds are 40 mph and its location is 400 miles south of Apalachicola and is moving very slowly north at 2 mph. Hermine is expected to increase in speed when turning northeast toward Florida’s west coast. The latest models,predict Read More

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SECO News, October 2016

Energy Insider – 3rd Quarter

Take Online Home Energy Assessment to Enter $300 Bill Credit Drawing

SECO Shines at Leesburg Rotary

SECO Recovers Quickly from Hurricane Hermine Pounding

Hurricane Hermine Wake and Restoration Process

Hermine Upgraded to Hurricane

SECO Braced for Tropical Storm Hermine

Nature’s Reflections – Salty Lightfoot Crab

Tropical Depression #9 Upgraded to Tropical Storm Hermine

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