SMECO: Your Business Can Save on Energy

As Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative members, businesses can take advantage of EmPOWER Maryland‑funded programs and incentives that can save energy and money.

Instant Savings Right at the Register

Visit a participating distributor for instant discounts at checkout when you buy qualifying energy-efficient lighting, commercial food service, and HVAC solutions. You’ll lower your energy use and save on energy costs, while improving the comfort and ambiance in your space for employees and customers. Click here for more information.

Proper Maintenance Can Boost Efficiency

Tune-ups aren’t just for cars. Whether it’s your HVAC system or your entire building, returning your equipment to peak performance can improve efficiency and cut costs.

Properly maintained systems perform better, last longer, and require less maintenance and fewer repairs, all while providing a more comfortable environment for your building’s occupants. Learn more here.

Find Your Path to Energy Savings

Taking steps to improve your business’s energy efficiency is one of the most effective ways to control costs. And SMECO is here to help with incentives for upgrades to lighting, HVAC systems, kitchen equipment, and more, so you’ll accelerate your payback period and start saving right away.

How you save is up to you. Choose your own service provider and get incentives for your project. Browse incentives here.

Building Operator Education

To optimize energy efficiency, a building operator must understand the complexities of interdependent building systems — HVAC motors, frequency drives, lighting — and how they work together.

Building operator education courses provide the tools and knowledge necessary to keep your building running at its cost-efficient, energy-efficient best.

Incentives covering up to a maximum of $1,000 per course make signing up an easy decision.

These information-packed courses focus on energy-saving improvements such as upgrading and replacing variable frequency drives, lighting, and lighting controls.

These courses are designed for operations and maintenance professionals with at least two years of experience in the SMECO region — including building engineers, maintenance supervisors, HVAC technicians, and electricians.

Learn more about the courses here.

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, visit their Leader Member Page.