Electric cooperatives across our state joined the annual volunteer movement in honor of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. SRE employees participated in three days of service across three of our service counties. The first day, employees spent the…
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Pathways 2 Possibilities
Singing River Electric participated in the Pathways2Possibilities (P2P) Career Expo on November 17-18 at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center in Biloxi. P2P offers local 8th graders insight into many career opportunities and provides our employees a way to mentor and…
Cooperative University 2021
Singing River Electric hosted its Youth Leadership Program Cooperative University at its Lucedale office on Friday, December 10, 2021. All high schools within Singing River Electric’s service territory were invited to nominate one member of the junior class to represent…
Give Joy this Holiday Season through the Neighbors Helping Neighbors Energy Assistance Program
Long-time Jackson County employee Peggy Brazzle found herself unable to pay all her bills after a medical procedure. “I was really short on cash last month and was not able to pay all of my rent or my electric bill.…
Singing River Electric gifts books to Adrienne’s House
Through a collaboration between Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Singing River Electric received a sample of 16 children’s books. In return, SRE gifted the books to the Gulf Coast Center for Nonviolence domestic violence shelter, Adrienne’s House.…
Lightning-fast, reliable internet service is coming
After years of research, planning, and member input, Singing River Electric is launching fiber service through Singing River Connect. The project includes a 400-mile fiber ring connecting all SRE substations and offices, as well as three fiber-to-the-home/business pilot projects. The…
SRE Hosts Annual Membership Meeting
After last year’s successful drive-thru style meeting, our members were able to meet in person once again—with social distancing encouraged and hand sanitizing stations readily available—at this year’s membership meeting. More than 100 attendees enjoyed fellowship and the opportunity to…
Repowering a power plant and keeping jobs in Mississippi
2020 was a pivotal year in Cooperative Energy’s (CE), SRE’s generation and transmission partner, generation fleet transformation. CE crews neared the halfway mark on the Morrow Repower Project, the largest project in the Cooperative’s 79-year history. The new 550 MW…
Bringing Level 2 EV Charging Stations to South Mississippi
Community members will soon have a way to charge electric vehicles (EVs) thanks to a partnership between Singing River Electric, Cooperative Energy, and Singing River Federal Credit Union. Plans include a two-vehicle electric charging station located at Singing River Federal…