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Singing River Electric Leadership
Staff:
Brian Hughey, General Manager, and CEO
Jeff Catlett, Sand Hill District Manager
Stephanie Chisholm, Executive Assistant Tom Davis, Director of Engineering
Nick DeAngelo, Manager of Business Operations
Jason Havard, Manager of Safety
Amanda Parker, Manager of PR & Marketing
Tammy Hultz, Chief Financial Officer
John Mason, Manager of Engineering
Robb Smith, Manager of Information Technology
Courtney Weatherford, Manager of Human Resources
Board of Directors:
Singing River Electric is represented by a board of directors made up of members from throughout the service territory. These directors help manage the business and affairs of the electric distribution cooperative.
KRISTAL SISSON, PRESIDENT, Educator, District 3
RONALD R. WILSON, VICE PRESIDENT, Retired Shipyard Director and Engineer, District 2
CARY E. WILLIAMS, TREASURER, CPA/Financial Planner, District 1
EDWARD H. THORNTON, SECRETARY, Retired Business Owner, District 3
ROBERT STEELE, COOPERATIVE ENERGY BOARD REPRESENTATIVE, Retired Business Owner, District 1
STANLEY R. BUSBY, Greene County Maintenance Supervisor, District 1
HOWARD DAVIS, Retired Civil Engineer, District 3
ROY GRAFE, Retired Mechanical Engineer, District 2
MARK W. LASALLE, Biologist, District 3
AMANDA SEYMOUR, Board Attorney
Want to connect with your board? Email board@singingriver.com.
Please see the SRE Bylaws for information on board candidacy and elections. A director candidate packet must be completed and returned to the Co-op during the director qualification period, which is normally in January and February each year. Each director serves a term of three years and represents one of three geographical areas. Directors are elected at the Annual Membership Meeting held in June.
You can also reference the January and February Today in Mississippi magazine issues that are mailed directly to members for board candidacy deadline information and the May and August issues for information on how to vote, the date of the Annual Membership Meeting, and results from the meeting.
The Cooperative Difference
For more than 87 years, Singing River Electric Cooperative has provided quality and reliable electric service to its members. We are the second largest cooperative in Mississippi and the 49th largest of 809 electric co-ops in the nation.
Our mission is to provide safe and reliable electric service at the lowest possible cost while promoting energy efficiency and enhancing the lives of the members and communities we serve.
As a cooperative, we operate by the seven cooperative principles:
Energizing Economic Development
Singing River Electric is committed to economic development as an important way of improving the communities we serve. We support our local economies and work to create new jobs in two ways: building infrastructure necessary to reliably support our business and industry needs both today and tomorrow, and working aggressively to match local economic development projects with U.S. Department of Agriculture rural development loans and grants.
Your Co-Op Energy Resources
Generation Resources
Cooperative Energy relies on a mix of resources to keep overall energy costs low.
Our generation mix includes natural gas, coal, nuclear, hydro electric and solar.
Generating Electricity
Cooperative Energy is ever ready to provide electricity, 24/7 and 365 days a year.
Ever wonder how your electricity works? Or where it comes from? Here’s some information that might enlighten you.
Transmitting Electricity
Power highways carry electricity throughout Mississippi.
Cooperative Energy’s bulk wholesale power is delivered via more than 1,755 miles of transmission lines. Singing River Electric then takes the power from substations to your home over 7,500+ miles of underground and overhead power lines.
Through the Woods
In Mississippi, transmission and distribution power lines are built through long stretches of forests and woodlands, as well as across swamps, rivers and bayous.
Reliable Service
Right-of-way easements are on yearly maintenance rotations to ensure limbs and shrubs are re-cleared and do not come in contact with power lines and cause outages.
Under Constant Evaluation
Because member demand is ever increasing, both transmission and distribution systems are monitored and maintained daily. Long-term and short-term engineering plans are made and followed to plan for future growth.
Distributing Electricity
Here’s the journey from generator to meter:
Energy Fuel Source Mix
Singing River Electric purchases power from Cooperative Energy, our generation and transmission partner that serves Singing River Electric and 10 other local electric distribution cooperatives across Mississippi. Cooperative Energy produces electricity at power plants located throughout the state and delivers it to member cooperatives via a network of high-voltage transmission lines.
Over the past two decades, the energy resources supplying Cooperative Energy, and in turn, Singing River Electric, have changed significantly. In 2005, coal was the primary fuel, providing 56% of members’ electricity, while natural gas accounted for 28%. By 2025, natural gas had become the dominant source at 79%, with coal declining to just 9%. This shift reflects Cooperative Energy’s long-term investments in cleaner, more efficient generation technologies and renewable resources.
Today, Cooperative Energy’s generation portfolio includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, hydropower, and solar resources, with renewable energy playing an increasingly important role. The cooperative owns nine small-scale solar facilities across Mississippi and purchases 152 megawatts of capacity from two large-scale solar projects in Lamar and Carroll counties. It also partners with the Southeastern Power Administration to access hydroelectric power.
In addition, Cooperative Energy is a member of MISO, a regional transmission organization that connects power providers across the United States and Canada. MISO enables member utilities to share available resources and access energy sources not available locally, such as wind generation.
Maintaining a balanced mix of energy sources supports reliable power delivery and helps control costs, ensuring dependable service and affordable energy for Singing River Electric’s members. Hover over the charts below to see how our mix of energy sources has changed over the years.
2005
2010
2018
2025
Solar is already in the mix!
Did you know solar is part of Cooperative Energy's generation mix? That means you are already benefitting from this renewable resource. If you would like to add solar to your home, we can help. Talk to us before installation.
Annual Membership Meeting
Geographic Districts
Contact Us
If you have any service or billing related questions or comments, you can text a SRE MSR at 228-591-9166, message us through the SmartHub app, call any SREC office, or email us at: contactus@singingriver.com. Our mailing address is P.O. Box 767, Lucedale, MS 39452.
Office and call center hours for all locations are M-F 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Lucedale Office
(Headquarters)
11187 Old 63 South
Lucedale, MS 39452
(601) 947-4211
Map to this location.
Gautier District
Office
500 Highway 90
Gautier, MS 39553
(228) 497-1313
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Sand Hill District
Office
39276 Highway 63N
Richton, MS 39476
(601) 989-2345
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