June 1, 2026

SMECO Recognizes Outstanding Teachers

Teachers

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative worked with the tri-county school systems to select and honor 23 educators with Outstanding Teacher awards for leadership in the fields of mathematics, science, technology, and CTE-STEM.

SMECO’s Stories from the Front Lines

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Think power outages are just an inconvenience? For the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative lineworkers who restore electricity, it’s a high-stakes mission.

SMECO: Power Restoration to Be Completed Friday

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As of 2:30 pm Friday, January 7, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative has nearly all of its crews and contractors working in the Nanjemoy, Grayton, and Indian Head areas of Charles County. SMECO expects to have “everyone’s power restored tonight.”

SMECO Power Restoration Nears Completion

As of 9 pm Thursday, January 6, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative has substantially completed power restoration in Calvert, Prince George’s, and St. Mary’s counties. Remaining outages in Charles County are expected to be addressed by Friday evening.

SMECO Continues Power Restoration Work

As of 12:15 pm Thursday, January 6, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative has about 1,626 members without electric service following Monday’s snowstorm.

Power Restoration Update From SMECO

Power Restoration

Between 6:30 am Monday and 11:15 am Wednesday, January 5, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative has had 78,600 customers affected by power outages; some of these have experienced multiple interruptions. More than 72,300 have had power restored.

SMECO Gives Power Outage Update

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SMECO update: As of 9:33 am Wednesday, January 5, SMECO has 618 active outages and 6,677 customers without power.

SMECO’s Dennison Named to UMd Charles Medical Center Board

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The University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center announces the appointment of Tom Dennison, managing director of government and public affairs for Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative to the hospital’s board of directors.

SMECO Urges Residents to Prepare for Power Outages

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With the potential impact of heavy rains and high winds facing Southern Maryland on Tuesday, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative is urging area residents to take steps to prepare for possible storm-related power outages.

SMECO: Prep Your Home for Power Outages

Power Outages

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative is watching the weather forecasts as Hurricane Florence makes her way toward the Eastern Seaboard.