Cooperative Energy

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Cooperative Energy
FormerlySouth Mississippi Electric Power Association
Headquarters
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
,
United States
Website cooperativeenergy.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]

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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.
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