An 11-man Singing River Electric crew is traveling to Talquin Electric Cooperative based in Quincy, Fla., to restore power outages after Category 4 Hurricane Helene swept through their service area. Our linemen from Jackson, George, and Greene counties met for…
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Answering member questions about February 2024 billing statements
As our members receive their February 2024 bills for January 2024 energy use, we are getting a variety of questions. Our employees welcome your questions and want you to review your bill as you use electricity nearly every second of…
SRE employees volunteer for Cooperative Days of Service
Singing River Electric recently joined other Mississippi electric co-ops to participate in the Cooperative Days of Service, held annually in conjunction with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday and holiday. King stated, “Everybody can be great, because anybody can serve.”…
Discussing the MSPSC distributed generation rules
The Mississippi Public Service Commission recently passed distributed generation or net metering rules, offering a financial incentive to people who install solar panels at their homes and meet certain criteria. Because Singing River Electric’s rates are regulated by its members…
SRE completes Emergency Plan review for start of 2022 hurricane season
Singing River Electric (SRE) recently completed a review of its Emergency Preparedness Plan to coincide with the start of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. With an above-average hurricane season expected, SRE remains on alert, especially as a storm with naming…
SRE sends linemen to EMEPA to aid storm restoration
This afternoon, Singing River Electric has 15 linemen in route to Quitman, Miss., to assist East Mississippi Electric Power Association (EMEPA) with power restoration following severe weather on the evening of April 13. EMEPA’s service area sustained significant damage from…
Request for members to limit energy use until midnight
COOPERATIVE ENERGY, MISO CONTINUE REQUEST FOR MEMBERS TO LIMIT ELECTRICITY USE UNTIL MIDNIGHT HATTIESBURG, MISS. – Cooperative Energy, Singing River Electric’s wholesale power provider, is asking the consumer-members of its 11 electric distribution cooperatives to continue to limit their electricity…
Energy Conservation Alert
Cooperative Energy, MISO Ask Members to Limit Electricity Use HATTIESBURG, MISS. – Cooperative Energy, Singing River Electric’s wholesale power provider, is asking the consumer-members of its 11 electric distribution cooperatives to limit their electricity use until further notice. Forced generation…
SRE faced with power outages following Hurricane Zeta
Category 2 Hurricane Zeta left a mess in its wake throughout Singing River Electric’s service area. We have 62,781 meters without power which represents 82% of the entire service area. Servicemen inspecting our lines found numerous trees on lines, many…
SRE continues to study offering high-speed internet
Singing River Electric’s board of directors continues to actively research the possibility of providing internet service to its members. Initial studies revealed significant risk to our members and the co-op, and a member survey did not show great overall interest.…