Cooperative Energy

Cooperative Energy
Formerly
 South Mississippi Electric Power Association
Headquarters Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States
Website cooperativeenergy.com

South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SMEPA) is an electrical generation and transmission cooperative in Hattiesburg, Mississippi providing power to more than 423,000 homes and businesses.[1][2][3]

In 2015, the cooperative decided not to purchase a 15 percent interest in Mississippi Power's coal gasification power plant in Kemper County, Mississippi known as the Kemper Project.[4]

In 2017 the cooperative opened a solar farm (photovoltaic power station) near Sumrall, Mississippi.[5]

On November 9, 2016 SMEPA changed its name to Cooperative Energy.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Electrical cooperative pulls out of Kemper power plant deal". Mississippi Business Journal. Jackson, Mississippi. May 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "South Mississippi Electric Power Association (Advanced Metering Infrastructure and Associated Smart Grid Investments for Rural Mississippi)". www.smartgrid.gov. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  3. ↑ "Who We Are - Not-for-profit, member-owned, locally led electric co-op". Cooperative Energy. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  4. ↑ Amy, Jeff (May 21, 2015). "SMEPA pulls out of Kemper coal power plant deal". PennEnergy. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  5. ↑ Gillette, Becky (2017-11-02). "TOP 100 — Cooperative Energy prepares to open solar farm near Sumrall". Mississippi Business Journal. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
  6. ↑ Cooperative Energy. "South Mississippi Electric Becomes Cooperative Energy" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
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