SECO Energy is bracing for the heavy rains and winds pummeling its service territory when Hurricane Ian crosses Central Florida later Wednesday and Thursday. Currently, Hurricane Ian is a major Category 4 hurricane with maximum wind speeds of 155 mph – just 2 mph shy of being a Category 5 hurricane. Hurricane Ian is […]
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SECO Energy is preparing for the weather effects of Hurricane Ian as it looms closer to the Florida Peninsula. The hurricane is expected to strengthen to a major Category 4 hurricane and possibly make landfall near Tampa Bay early Thursday morning. Hurricane Ian quickly increased in size and maximum wind speeds overnight. Based on […]
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SECO Energy is tracking Tropical Depression Nine as it slowly moves on a westerly track toward the Florida Peninsula. Tropical Depression Nine (TD9) is expected to strengthen to a hurricane this weekend. The storm would be renamed Hurricane Hermine and could impact Central Florida as a Category 2 hurricane early next week. TD9 was […]
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Central Florida was treated to hot days, rainy afternoons and muggy evenings in August 2022. The average temperature for the month was 84 degrees, which was the same as last month’s average. The average high was 92 degrees while the average low was 75 degrees. The highest daily recorded temperature (data from the […]
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Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. Thankfully, at print time for this edition of SECO News, the season has been inactive, and the forecast revised. But it only takes one powerful tropical storm or hurricane to bring widespread damage to transmission and distribution electric infrastructure, so don’t let your guard down. […]
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The IEEE PELS (Power Electronics Society) Women in Engineering (WiE) is hosting a virtual Fireside Chat with SECO Energy SECO Curtis Wynn as an industry advocate for energy and data equity. Redefining the expectations for an industry can feel like an insurmountable or unapproachable task. Curtis Wynn, CEO of SECO Energy, personifies the idea […]
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced recently that SECO Energy CEO Curtis Wynn was appointed as one of 12 members of the newly established Equity Commission Subcommittee on Rural Community Economic Development (RCED). Section 1006 of the American Rescue Plan directed the USDA to create and fund the Equity Commission, signaling the beginning of […]
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July 2022 in Central Florida was extremely hot and especially soggy. The average temperature for the month was 84 degrees, which was 1 degree warmer than last month’s average. The average high was 93 degrees while the average low was 76 degrees. The highest daily recorded temperature (data from the Leesburg KLEE weather […]
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In June SECO News, I shared details about our current infrastructure expansion and reliability projects in Lake County. This month, I have an update on facilities projects and development in Marion County. In 2021, SECO Energy welcomed 2,124 new accounts in Marion County. This total accounted for 37% of the 5,770 new services added […]
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SECO Energy is enhancing its longstanding Pennies from Heaven program in 2023. The current Pennies program provides bill payment assistance to members and funding for other local worthy causes. In 2023, the Pennies from Heaven “program” will change to the SECO Energy Foundation. The SECO Energy Foundation’s goal is to generate more funds for projects […]
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