A History of Service to the Utility Industry

In the early 70’s, only one company was thinking about the future of utilities. That company was SEDC, which started with the goal of creating a paper billing system combined with a computerized billing and Capital Credits history. To that end, SEDC was formed as a Cooperative Corporation, for the benefit of its Member/Owners. There were nineteen Member Coops when SEDC officially opened for business, and we worked tirelessly to make sure that their trust in us was not misplaced.

During the 70’s, the focus was on hardware. Our computers could fill an entire room, and cost over a million dollars! But we knew that wouldn’t last, so we made it a priority to always stay one step ahead of the latest technology – and that innovative spirit still drives SEDC today. While computers shrunk, we constantly expanded to include industry-leading Accounting, Engineering, and Operations services in our utility software solutions, as well as unrivaled integration with an ever-growing list of outside vendors.

Now, nearly forty years since SEDC was founded, we program software instead of hardware, and serve over 200 Member Utilities throughout North America. But the one thing that’s never changed is our commitment to our members. We still strive to provide innovative products, unbeatable customer service, and always keep one eye fixed firmly on the future.

And our original nineteen Members are still with us.