SECO Energy hosted students from the Villages Charter High School on April 21st for the inaugural Engineering Industry Tour. Students arrived at the SECO Energy headquarters for a substation tour led by SECO technicians and hands on presentations from SECO Engineers.

SECO Energy has been named a 2026 Tree Line USA Utility by the Arbor Day Foundation. Tree Line USA recognizes public and private utilities that demonstrate best practices in utility arboriculture while ensuring reliable and safe service. This is SECO Energy’s 19th year earning the prestigious designation.

The future is bright for SECO Energy’s 2026 scholarship awardees. SECO’s Board of Trustees approved $48,000 in scholarships to high school seniors graduating this year who reside in homes served by SECO. These 12 outstanding local students exemplify academic excellence and leadership within their communities. 

At its March meeting, the SECO Energy Board of Trustees elected its 2026 Officers. District 3 Trustee, Gerald Anderson, was re-elected to serve as Board President; District 9 Trustee, Morgan Hatfield, was re-elected to serve as Board Vice President; and District 5 Trustee, Shannon Wright, was elected to serve her first term as the Board Secretary/Treasurer.  

SECO Energy held its 2026 virtual Annual Meeting on Thursday, March 26, 2026. SECO Energy members were asked to vote on a historic change, approving a fully restated Articles of Incorporation for the first time since the Cooperative began operating in 1938. Members also approved the 2025 Annual Meeting Minutes.

SECO Energy and CoBank have awarded $30,000 in Sharing Success contributions to four nonprofit organizations serving Central Florida.

SECO Energy is proud to announce the award of a $25,000 grant from the SECO Energy Foundation to the Lake-Sumter State College Foundation to support lineworker training.

SECO Energy congratulates District 3 Trustee Gerald Anderson and District 9 Trustee Morgan Hatfield on maintaining their Director Gold Credential (DGC) from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). 

SECO Energy has partnered with CareerSource Central Florida to host the High School Career Express Event on February 27, marking the first time the Cooperative has served as a host site for the program.

SECO Energy is proud to announce that Trustee Marty Proctor, who represents members in District 8, has earned the Director Gold Credential (DGC) from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). The Director Gold Credential represents the highest level of educational achievement available to electric cooperative Trustees. “I am extremely pleased to announce that Trustee Proctor has achieved the