SECO Energy Prize Drawing Promotes Energy Savings for Cold Weekend Weather Alert
Prize winners, we will ship physical prizes to your service address. Bill credits will appear on your next billing statement.
$500 bill credit: Rory Davis, Wildwood; Charles Perry, Astatula; and William Westmoreland, Inverness
NEST Learning Thermostat: Mark Piazza, The Villages; Dawn Finney, Umatilla; and Carolyn Clement
HoneyWell Wi-Fi Thermostat: Victoria Pierce, Minneola; Bryce Lemke, Clermont; and Marla Feichtenbiner, Ocala
Apple TV box: Yushica Vaughns Johnson, The Villages; Krystal O’Brien, Eustis; and Vicky Mikrut, Belleview
iPad: Henry Frick, Tavares; Clint Louton, Mount Dora; and Troy Davidson, Groveland
SECO Energy is preparing for a cold weather event this weekend. Temperatures will plunge into the low 20s in some portions of the Central Florida SECO service area and the low 30s in other parts. SECO is proactively taking action with our wholesale power provider, Seminole Electric, to ensure that the grid remains stable and that system reliability for SECO members is unaffected.
SECO Energy is asking its members to assist the cooperative with ensuring grid stability over the weekend starting on Friday at 9 p.m. through Sunday until 9 p.m. Members are asked to lower their thermostats to 65 degrees for the duration of the event to save money, save energy and preserve grid stability. ENERGY STAR recommends a regular setting of 68 degrees in the winter, so we are only asking for a small adjustment to the normal setting. Members can also lower their water heater temperature down to below 120 degrees and curtail household tasks like doing laundry and running the dishwasher.
Members who show thermostat participation in this energy-curtailing event will be entered to win great prizes. To enter, send a photo of the thermostat set at 65 degrees or lower. Include account holder’s last name, service address or account number for verification. Email photos to STAT@SECOEnergy.com or text to (352) 325-1108. Photos can also be sent through Facebook or Messenger. Deadline to submit thermostat photos is 9 p.m. on Sunday.
Prizes up for grabs in the random drawing are:
• Three $500 SECO Energy bill credits
• Three NEST Learning Thermostats
• Three HoneyWell Wi-Fi thermostats
• Three Apple TV boxes
• Three iPad’s (9th Generation)
SECO will announce the winners on Monday by 5 p.m. CEO Curtis Wynn stated, “Please take action and prepare for the colder-than-average temperatures predicted for our service area this weekend. SECO Energy will have employees, field crews and contractors ready to respond to outages that occur due to the cold weather. Thank you in advance for collectively and cooperatively reducing energy use this weekend and keeping the statewide grid stable by lowering your thermostat to 65 degrees or less.”
Wynn added, “Our outage reporting platform StormCenter is available online 24/7 for members to report outages or check the status of an existing outage. Be sure your contact information is up-to-date and enroll in outage notifications via email, text, voice or all three.” Visit Manage Notifications through StormCenter.
Shelter resource information is available at the Florida Disaster Special Needs Registry. Visit the website and register with your county.
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