SMECO
Derick Davis, P.E. serves as a Senior Distribution Engineer at SMECO since June 2014, where responsibilities include developing and updating distribution engineering standards and creating associated construction drawings. Previous roles at SMECO encompass Distribution Engineer, Standards Materials and Power Quality Engineer, Standards Engineer, and System Planning & Reliability Engineer, with tasks ranging from managing DMS projects to writing long-range plans and conducting power quality investigations. Prior experience includes serving as an Electrical Engineer at Midsouth Utility Consultants, focusing on system modeling and coordination studies, and positions at Philips Lighting and ESI Companies, where duties involved product oversight and electrical cabinet design. Derick Davis holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from The University of Memphis.
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SMECO
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative was founded in 1937. Through the Rural Electrification Administration, the co-op received a loan of $165,000 to construct 175 miles of line to serve 600 customer-members. SMECO operated a generating plant at Popes Creek, Maryland, from 1938 to 1953. SMECO has had five general managers: 1938, Forrest Coakley; 1974, Walter H. Smith; 1989, I. Wayne Swann; 2003, Austin J. Slater, Jr.; and 2020, Sonja Cox. As of January 2020, SMECO served 165,000 customers and is one of the largest electric co-ops in the country. SMECO serves all of Charles and St. Mary's counties, the southern portion of Prince George's County, and all but the northeast portion of Calvert County.