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FABLAB Jackson County students build solar stations at entrepreneur camp
Students attending FABLAB Jackson County summer camps are experiencing a unique opportunity—building solar stations. A $2,500 Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Grant from Singing River Electric purchased 50 reusable solar kits which can be built and then taken apart for future…
Grant funds provide life-saving tools for Agricola Volunteer Fire Department
The 24-member Agricola Volunteer Fire Department purchased an automatic external defibrillator and reusable safety vests with a $1,772 Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Grant from Singing River Electric. The new equipment will help in their efforts to provide emergency medical response…
SRE sends linemen to Southern Pine Electric to aid storm restoration
Singing River Electric has 14 linemen in route to Taylorsville, Miss., to assist Southern Pine Electric with power restoration. Southern Pine’s service area was hit extremely hard by severe storms the last few days. Their outage count this morning was…
Grant funds help United Way for Jackson & George Counties communicate using video
United Way for Jackson & George Counties (UWJGC) is adding video as a way to reach its clients and donors. A $2,500 Singing River Electric Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Grant funded items for a mobile multimedia kit, including a…
$15,000 Cooperative Competes Grant Awarded to Greene County Industrial Park
Singing River Electric and Cooperative Energy recently announced the award of a $15,000 Cooperative Competes grant to the Greene County Board of Supervisors. Grant funds will be used to complete environmental due diligence and site preparation on the remaining…
Grant funds help Benndale Elementary students engage in learning through podcasts
Benndale Elementary students have a new and exciting way to learn—podcasts. Thanks to a $1,000 Neighbors Helping Neighbors Community Grant from Singing River Electric, 5th and 6th grade students can create podcasts while strengthening their research, writing, speaking, and collaboration…
Singing River Electric sends linemen to East Mississippi Electric to aid storm restoration
Singing River Electric has 17 linemen en route to Meridian, Miss., to assist East Mississippi Electric Power Association (EMEPA) with power restoration following severe weather on March 26. EMEPA’s service area sustained significant damage from the storm, including at least…
Cooperative Energy’s Plant Morrow Enters New Era
“Thursday, March 16, 2023, is the day Cooperative Energy has anticipated for more than five years,” Cooperative Energy President and CEO Jeff C. Bowman said. “The new R.D. Morrow, Sr. Generating Station achieved commercial operation as an advanced-class natural gas…
Cooperative Energy invests $272,000 in strategic economic development efforts across the state
Cooperative Energy, together with the 11 Member electric distribution cooperatives it serves, invested $272,000 in strategic economic development efforts across the state in 2022. The grant funds were awarded as part of the Cooperative Competes program which provides funding for proactive site…