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Electric Cooperatives collaborate with University of Florida to conduct “Smart Garden” project

Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC), Seminole Electric Cooperative (Seminole), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and the University of Florida (UF) North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC)-Suwannee Valley, have come together to conduct a new indoor agriculture research project in Live Oak, Florida. Indoor agriculture is a method of growing crops or plants, usually […]

February 04, 2022

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Tony Weeks Elected President of the Seminole Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees

March 17, 2021 TAMPA, FL – The Board of Trustees of Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Seminole) is pleased to announce they have unanimously elected Tony Weeks from Central Florida 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 […]

March 17, 2021

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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 employee funds raised this year […]

January 22, 2021

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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 […]

September 23, 2020

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Companies investing in local economic growth

Palatka Daily News By Wayne Smith on Saturday, December 7, 2019 A couple of years after being referred to as a dying community, economic investments in Putnam County tell a much different story. On the heels of entering a new decade, six companies operating in Putnam County have poured more than $1.8 billion into the […]

December 12, 2019

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Seminole employees wear pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness

On Friday, October 18, Seminole employees and our Board of Trustees wore pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness month. This annual health campaign brings communities together to raise awareness and funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure. Seminole is proud to support this cause! ### Based in Tampa, Florida, […]

October 18, 2019

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Seminole CEO, Lisa Johnson, Named April’s “Champions in Energy” Honoree

Seminole Electric Cooperative (Seminole) CEO and General Manager Lisa Johnson was named April’s “Champions in Energy” honoree by Florida’s Women in Energy Leadership Forum. The Forum’s Champions in Energy monthly series recognizes leaders within the energy industry, both men and women, who enthusiastically support and promote a purposeful inclusion of thought diversity in their respective […]

April 22, 2019

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February 6, 2018 News from Seminole Electric Cooperative, Inc.

February 6, 2018 At 8:55 a.m. on February 6, 2018, the Palatka Fire Department was dispatched to the Seminole Generating Station in Putnam County, Florida, to investigate a fire on the turbine deck. As of 9:35 a.m., the fire had been extinguished with no injuries and all Seminole personnel are accounted for. Final Report: Damage […]

February 07, 2018