SMECO
George Heinze represents Charles County on the SMECO Board of Directors. He was elected to the Board in August 2022. He serves on the Public Relations Committee and the Policy, Audit and Budget Committee.
Heinze has owned Pizza Hotline in Charlotte Hall since 1984 and he also owns a real-estate company, Heinze Realty. He has served on the board for his alma mater, St. Mary’s Ryken High School, and is vice president of the Wicomico Valley Foundation. He graduated from Loyola College in 1984 with a bachelor of science degree. At St. Mary’s Newport Church, Heinze serves on the parish/finance council and teaches CCD classes.
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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.