June 4, 2026

SMECO, Navy Sign Privatization Agreement

Navy

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative and the US Navy have signed an agreement to privatize Naval Support Facility Indian Head to include main base Indian Head and the Stump Neck Annex.

SMECO Offers Energy-Saving Tips

Energy Assistance

The Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative’s December 2023 newsletter offers tips to save money by making small changes around your house.

SMECO Scholarships to Be Awarded

Scholarships

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative will award four $2,500 scholarships to local high school students who excel in their endeavors and show promise in their chosen field of study. Students have until April 1, 2024, to apply.

SMECO Employees Raise Funds for Cornerstone SoMD

Cornerstone

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative employees recently held a fund-raising event and donated $58,000 to Cornerstone Southern Maryland.

Update Your Resume. Job Fair Nov. 29 in La Plata

Job Fair

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative will be among the employers attending the Tri-County Job and Career Fair on November 29 in La Plata.

Touch a Truck @ Calverton Nov. 4

SMECO will join more than a dozen community supporters of Touch a Truck from 10am to noon November 4, 2023, at The Calverton School, in Huntingtown, MD.

Veterans Resource Day Set Nov. 3

Veterans Resource Day

Veterans Resource Day will be held from 9am to 2pm November 3, 2023, at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland. Event sponsor is the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative.

SMECO Donates $10,000 to Local Groups

SMECO Donates

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative recently received a $10,000 contribution from CoBank to award to local organizations that SMECO has supported with matching funds.

Sept. 30 Savor the Taste of St. Mary’s

Friday

Join the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce for the annual Taste of St. Mary’s on September 30, 2023.

SMECO: Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place

Power Lines

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative offers some advice for those thinking of planting trees on their property: Consider electric equipment near the home and the future of the plantings. And always call 811 before you dig to locate buried utility lines.