Electric Cooperatives, Research Groups Collaborate With University of Florida to Celebrate ‘Smart Garden’ Ribbon Cutting

Ryan White

Ryan White

  • Joined: April 17, 2026
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Electric Cooperatives, Research Groups Collaborate With University of Florida to Celebrate ‘Smart Garden’ Ribbon Cutting

August 19, 2024 – Clay Electric Cooperative (Clay Electric), Seminole Electric Cooperative (Seminole), Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), have come together to host a ribbon-cutting event for a new indoor agriculture research project in Citra, Florida.

Susan “Susie” Reeves Elected President of the Seminole Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees

TAMPA, FL –The Board of Trustees of Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Seminole) is pleased to announce they have unanimously elected Susan “Susie” Reeves from Clay Electric Cooperative to be their next President. Seminole is governed by a 27-member Board of Trustees. The Board is composed of three representatives from each of Seminole’s nine Member cooperatives.

Seminole Celebrates “Smart Garden” Ribbon Cutting

Seminole Electric Cooperative (Seminole) partnered with Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC), the University of Florida (UF/IFAS) North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC)-Suwannee Valley, and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to host a ribbon-cutting celebration of the Smart Garden indoor agriculture container at UF/IFAS – Suwannee Valley on April 7, 2022.

Seminole Employees Give Back in 2020

Throughout 2020, Seminole Employees donated more than $30,000 to charitable organizations that support the communities in which we live, work, and serve. Top recipients of these dollars included Feed the Need of Putnam County, Fisher House, the Hardee Help Center, Joshua House, Metropolitan Ministries, and the Rodeheaver Boys Ranch.

Seminole CEO, Lisa Johnson, featured in the Florida 500

Lisa Johnson, Seminole’s CEO and General Manager, was recently named to the Florida 500 by Florida Trend Magazine. The Florida 500 highlights the 500 most influential executives in different economic sectors throughout the state. This immense, year-long research initiative by the editors of Florida Trend has resulted in a personal, engaging look at the state’s...

Seminole Electric gives back for COVID-19 relief

In July, Seminole employees organized a three-week giving campaign to benefit those affected by COVID-19 in their surrounding communities. The campaign, “Seminole Gives: COVID-19 Pandemic Relief,” gave employees the opportunity to come together to donate monetary gifts or in-kind materials.