Cooperative Energy

Cooperative Energy
FormerlySouth Mississippi Electric Power Association
Headquarters
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
,
United States
Websitecooperativeenergy.com

Cooperative Energy (CE) is an electrical generation and transmission cooperative in Hattiesburg, Mississippi providing power to more than 427,000 homes and businesses.[1][2][3]

In 2015, the cooperative decided not to purchase a 15 percent interest in Mississippi Power's coal gasification power plant in Kemper County, Mississippi known as the Kemper Project.[4]

On November 9, 2016, the South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SMEPA) changed its name to Cooperative Energy.[5]

In 2017 the cooperative opened a solar farm (photovoltaic power station) near Sumrall, Mississippi.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Electrical cooperative pulls out of Kemper power plant deal". Mississippi Business Journal. Jackson, Mississippi. May 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "South Mississippi Electric Power Association (Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Associated Smart Grid Investments for Rural Mississippi)". www.smartgrid.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  3. ^ "Who We Are - Not-for-profit, member-owned, locally led electric co-op". Cooperative Energy. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  4. ^ Amy, Jeff (May 21, 2015). "SMEPA pulls out of Kemper coal power plant deal". PennEnergy. Archived from the original on 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  5. ^ Cooperative Energy. "South Mississippi Electric Becomes Cooperative Energy" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  6. ^ Gillette, Becky (2017-11-02). "TOP 100 — Cooperative Energy prepares to open solar farm near Sumrall". Mississippi Business Journal. Retrieved 2018-06-18.