SMECO
Scott Bacon is a Utility Forester at SMECO, a position held since May 2007. Prior experience includes roles as an Arborist at The Care of Trees from January 2006 to January 2007, and at Paul Bunyan Tree Service from January 2003 to January 2006. Scott Bacon holds a Bachelor's Degree in Forest Resource Management from Virginia Tech, which was earned between 1999 and 2002.
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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.