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Arbor Day is celebrated a little earlier in the year in the Magnolia State. Singing River Electric Right-of-Way Coordinator Nick Greer celebrated the state holiday on February 11th by gifting live oaks to the City of Pascagoula for I.G. Levy…

Over the years, energy sources have evolved dramatically. In 2005, coal was the dominant fuel source, producing 56% of the electricity consumed by members, with natural gas-fired plants generating 28% of the electricity. Natural gas replaced coal as the dominant…

Several nights of freezing temperatures are expected beginning tonight and continuing through Sunday night across our service area. The coldest nights will be Friday and Saturday nights when temperatures will drop into the low to mid 20s to 30s. Wind…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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.…

Holiday shopping can be stressful, especially when buying for that hard-to-buy-for person on your list. How can you possibly choose something they’ll like when they’re so particular or already have just about everything they want? Well, what if we told…

The 2021 holiday shopping season is just around the corner—and with global supply chain shortages and delays, online shopping will be more competitive than ever. And the competition for the best 4K TVs, smartphones, tablets, laptops and smart home devices…