Central Florida is one of the fastest-growing regions in the country. Nearly a quarter million people moved to Florida over the last 12 months. Historical data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the three largest counties SECO Energy serves (Lake, Marion and Sumter) posted impressive population gains over the last decade. SECO now […]
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Over the last decade, SECO Energy has been on a fast-growth pace while operating with strong fiscal responsibility. Unlike other parts of the country, COVID did not slow the need for infrastructure expansion across SECO’s service territory. The Sunshine State added more than 221,000 residents from other U.S. states between July 2020 and […]
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Dear Members, Whether you’re a new member or a longtime member, SECOEnergy.com offers interactive tools for a variety of needs from reliability/expansion project maps to energy-efficiency and solar calculators to the bill payment assistance map and more. I’m proud to announce the launch of our newest interactive tool that displays when SECO […]
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Dear Members, SECO Energy is experiencing accelerated growth in the residential, commercial and industrial sectors while operating with strong fiscal responsibility. Florida is amid a population uptick. We expect the expansion potential and increasing energy demand to be our norm for a time. In 2021, we added upwards of 5,700 new active […]
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SECO Energy prepared for colder-than-average temperatures last weekend by asking members to turn down their thermostats and save energy to preserve electric grid stability. The incentive drawing was released on Friday evening on social media, SECOEnergy.com and distributed to local media outlets. More than 50,000 members read the communications about the thermostat incentive drawing and […]
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Wynn’s Wire Dear Members, It is my distinct pleasure to be serving as your new SECO Energy CEO. My energy-industry career is rooted in Florida. From 1981 to 1997, I worked at West Florida Electric Cooperative. My tenure culminated there as Vice President of Member Services, Information Technology, Marketing and Economic […]
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Dear Members, On behalf of the Board of Trustees and SECO Energy, please join us in welcoming Curtis Wynn as our new CEO. Mr. Wynn takes the helm on January 4, stepping into Jim Duncan’s role as he retires after a distinguished 43-year SECO career. Mr. Wynn’s energy industry career is rooted in […]
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Happy Trails, J.D.! Dear Members, I announced my retirement from SECO Energy earlier this year after 43 years of service. Time has flown, and this major life change is bittersweet and much more emotional than I’d ever anticipated. Much has changed over the last four decades, but growth has been the constant […]
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Just in time for the Christmas season, SECO Energy members are cashing in on Capital Credits. At the September Trustees’ Meeting, your Board approved another record-high Capital Credit retirement of $6.46 million to current and former members. Your Capital Credit retirement amount appears on your November billing statement. SECO Energy was founded as Sumter […]
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Without question, your electric service is supported by an extensive, robust and well-maintained infrastructure that distributes power generated by our wholesale power provider, Seminole Electric Cooperative. Like SECO Energy, Seminole is a not-for-profit cooperative owned collectively by nine Florida electric distribution cooperatives. Each distribution co-op’s CEO serves on the Seminole Board – myself included. […]
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