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Montgomery Youth Tour
Students Gain a Deeper Understanding of How Cooperatives, & Government Work Cade May and Lola Drinkwater were surprised by the Alabama State House, naming it as 1 of their favorite stops during this year’s Montgomery Youth Tour. “We got to…
Fond Farewell
After 36 Years With SAEC, Hill Embraces Life’s Next Chapter Mark Hill got the first slice of 4 red velvet cakes, baked in his honor by a fellow retiree. Co-workers past and present, board members, and family members packed South…
General Manager’s Message – May 2025
The Leaning of 2 Trees The older you get in life, the more you look back and reflect on the people who had a hand in shaping you as a person. I have always been blessed to have people like…
Riding On
O’s Cool Bike Ride & Walk Funds Balance Bikes, Memorial Scholarships Heather Lewis remembers the phrase her son, Owen, would say whenever he saw his daddy, Onick, return from training for a triathlon. “Daddy, I want to ride a cool…
On-the-Job Experience
Seasoned Linemen Share Lessons From Their Years With South Alabama Electric Cooperative (SAEC) There are 100 years of experience between linemen Tony Greer, Blane Senn, and Darrell Foster. In those years, the 3 South Alabama Electric Cooperative linemen have seen…
General Manager’s Message – April 2025
Out in the Storm What do you do when a major storm comes around? Most of us take cover at home. We make sure the doors and windows are shut tight, the refrigerator is full and we hunker down in…
Matthew Webb Gets Technical With the SAEC Team
As a network administrator at South Alabama Electric Cooperative (SAEC), Matthew Webb supports both the office and operations teams with all their tech needs. A member of the SAEC family since March 2024, he says he values the collaborative culture…
Understanding Factors That Impact Your Energy Bills
While January and February bring some of the coldest weather of the year, the spring and summer months have their own unique influence on our electric bills. A few key factors affect electricity prices, but you also can make a…
General Manager’s Message – March 2025
Marching Toward Change March is only the end of the first quarter of the year, but what a year we have experienced already. In the first season of Alabama football without coach Nick Saban, the team didn’t even make the…
Got an Outage? SAEC Introduces New Text Alert System for Reporting
Everyone has experienced the frustration of losing power while getting ready for work in the morning, during a pivotal moment of a favorite TV show, or just before the start of that college football game you and a few friends…