Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative

Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (SMECO) provides electricity service to its 161,000 cooperative members in Southern Maryland, in Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, and St. Mary’s counties.

SMECO’s last rate case was in 2023. The Public Service Commission order in the case was issued on May 15, 2023. You can access the order and the case here.

Current rates

Electric bills include two primary categories of charges: distribution charges and supply charges. These categories of charges and additional charges are explained here. The distribution rate covers most of the average customer's distribution costs. For the average SMECO customer in 2024, the volumetric rate makes up 82 percent of distribution costs.

Note: The distribution rates referenced below are base rates which may vary from what you see on your bill because of additional adjustments, such as adjustments made for weather and changes in usage.

(The above graph is as of October 2024.)

Watch a previously recorded webinar on how to read your SMECO bill.