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…
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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.…
SRE linemen respond after severe weather, help Dixie Electric after tornadoes
SRE crews worked through the night, Sunday, April 12, to restore power to nearly 3,000 meters throughout our service area. Crews continue their work today along the river in Greene County to restore power to around 70 meters that are…
Singing River Electric co-op family makes masks for local hospitals
Three talented individuals in the Singing River Electric family are doing what they can to support our local medical community. SRE retiree Carole Merritt, Grace Allgood, daughter of SRE foreman Gary Allgood, and SRE accounts payable clerk Nikki Stork are…
Monitoring the Evolving Coronavirus Situation
Singing River Electric would like to reassure members that we are monitoring the evolving COVID-19 (Coronavirus) news closely and will keep you informed. As a business that provides an essential service to our community, it is important that we do…
System Maintenance Tonight
Singing River Electric’s website, SmartHub app and phone system will be temporarily unable to take payments this evening from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. We appreciate your patience while we work to maintain our system.