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Energy Retailer Fined for “Slamming” Coop Members

The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) fined Starion Energy (Starion), a Connecticut energy retailer, based on a number of state law violations.  The $350,000 fine was based on, among other violations, the PSC’s finding that Starion had committed 122 “slamming” violations, which is the practice of enrolling or re-enrolling a customer without his permission, against Southern...

Maryland PSC to Impose Smart Meter Opt-Out Fees

According to the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC), residential and small commercial customers of Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Potomac Electric Power Company, Delmarva Power and Light Company and Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative who decline installation of a smart meter will have to pay a one-time fee after July 1, 2014.  The fee is intended to pay for the...

SMECO Drills to Install Underground Cables

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO), based in Hughesville, Maryland, is carrying out its plans to run lines for a new 230-kilovolt system under the Patuxent River.  SMECO’s project manager, Black & Veatch, is currently drilling tunnels, through which the lines will run, 50 feet below the river’s bottom.  SMECO undertook the project to provide increased reliability for...

Maryland Coop Tops Rankings In J.D. Power Survey

For the sixth consecutive year, Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative topped out the rankings among mid-sized utilities in the J.D. Power Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study.  The study, now in its 15th year, measures customer satisfaction with electric utility companies by examining six factors: power quality and reliability; price; billing and payment; corporate...

SMECO to Collaborate with LS Cable in Underground Cable Network Project

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) will soon be getting underground cables and connectors for the power transmission and distribution networks SMECO operates, thanks to LS Cable’s $12.7 million deal to supply high-voltage underground cables to the United States.  The project will create an extra high-voltage cable network across the Patuxent River for a length of 1.5...

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