SMECO Annual Meeting Aug. 20
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative will hold its SMECO members’ annual meeting at 6pm August 20, 2025, at the Mechanicsville Volunteer Fire Department Social Hall.
SMECO has 15 directors. Every year, five directors are elected to three-year terms. SMECO members voted by mail or online this year. Voting results will be announced at the meeting.
This year, elections were held to fill one position in Calvert/Anne Arundel, two positions in Charles, one position in Prince George’s, and one position in St. Mary’s County.
Learn more at smeco.coop/annualmeeting.
The annual meeting is a business meeting. Ballots cast by mail and online will be included to make a quorum of 500. In addition to the 500 ballots, at least 50 members are required to attend the meeting in person to make a quorum.
SMECO – The Cooperative Difference
SMECO was incorporated in 1937 and is one of the 15 largest electric cooperatives in the United States with more than 170,000 member accounts in Charles County, St. Mary’s County, southern Prince George’s County, and most of Calvert County.
Electric cooperatives are shaped by the communities they serve, because co-ops are owned by their customers. Co-op members elect the men and women who serve on the Board of Directors. Members share the responsibility of ownership by financing the cooperative’s operations, but they also share its rewards.
At the end of each year, SMECO’s margins (profits) are allocated to members’ capital credit accounts. SMECO uses its profits to invest in new construction, system improvements, and facility upgrades. The Board of Directors regularly evaluates the financial condition of the co-op and determines when members will receive a refund. Since 1937, SMECO has refunded more than $128 million.
As a cooperative, SMECO will always put its members first and be responsive, reliable, and resourceful — the power you can count on.
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The SMECO 24/7 mobile app is available at www.smeco.coop/247. To learn more about SMECO, please visit their Leader Member Page.
