Vol75-01 January 2025
Member newsletter for Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative
SMECO donates $60,000 to support local hospitals
Your cooperative employees raised $60,000 during the SMECO Annual Charity Golf Outing in September 2024. The money was donated to three hospitals in Southern Maryland: CalvertHealth Medical Center, University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center, and MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. The funds will be used to improve access to cancer care, help provide support services, and enhance healthcare facilities.
Prepare to vote
Each year, SMECO conducts an annual members’ meeting for the purpose of electing directors and voting on bylaw changes. As a customer, you are a member and have the right to vote.
Funding will help upgrade local grid
Over the next five years, SMECO will receive $32.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to invest in storm-hardening our system by replacing aging 69-kV transmission lines, undergrounding distribution lines, and expanding our communications network with new fiber. The package of investments awarded for funding represents the most needed upgrades for the cooperative’s grid. Making these investments will provide greater reliability for SMECO members while the funding helps reduce the upward pressure on rates that usually accompanies large-scale capital spending.
Save energy save money
Bills are based on the amount of electricity you use. When you use more energy, your bill goes up.
Get tips to control your heating costs.
Standard Offer Service rate tracker
Total residential Standard Offer Service (SOS) rate for December: $0.089277 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
- Winter Residential Energy Charge: $0.0854 per kWh
- December Residential Power Cost Adjustment (PCA): $0.003877 per kWh
SMECO’s PCA for December was 4.5 percent of the current average annual base energy. (The figure was shown incorrectly in the printed version.)
Community Calendar
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