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Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association, in partnership with Cooperative Energy, is pleased to announce that the Marion County Development Partnership (MCDP) has been awarded a Cooperative Competes grant of $12,500. This funding will support a Comprehensive Workforce Study conducted by VisionFirst, an economic development consulting firm, as a crucial step in establishing a master […]

February 8, 2024, marks the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Delta Ice Storm. Up to 6 inches of ice accumulated in some areas of the Mississippi Delta, bringing down more than 8,000 utility poles and damaging more than 4,700 miles of power lines. The resulting power outages lasted for days-and up to a month in […]

Hattiesburg, Miss. (April 17, 2023) — Cooperative Energy, together with the 11 Member distribution cooperatives it serves, announced today the award of a Cooperative Competes grant to the Greene County Board of Supervisors. The $15,000 Cooperative Competes grant will be used to complete environmental due diligence and site preparation on the remaining 20 acres at […]

  PURVIS, MISSISSIPPI – “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 unit capable of producing 572 MW of electricity for the benefit […]

Kevin Grace is the Cooperative’s fifth CFO in its 81-year history (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) Cooperative Energy recently named Kevin Grace as the organization’s new senior vice president/chief financial officer (CFO). Grace was promoted from within the organization’s finance department to the senior management team, making him only the fifth CFO in the company’s 81-year history.   […]

Pictured L to R: Windy Swetman III, Stevie Phillips, Bill Lavers, Ron Barnes, Brandi Hough, Guy Johnson Hattiesburg, Miss. (July 26, 2022) — Cooperative Energy, together with the 11 Member distribution cooperatives it serves, announced today the award of a Cooperative Competes grant to the Harrison County Development Commission for the Sea Force career exploration […]

Waynesboro, Miss. (July 2022) — Dixie Electric, together with Cooperative Energy and the 10 other distribution Members, announced the award of a Cooperative Competes grant to Carpenter Pole and Piling. The company is expanding in Mississippi by locating a pole mill in Waynesboro. The project is a nearly $3.57 million corporate investment that will create […]

Source: Economic Development Authority of Jones County   EDA of Jones County Receives $50,000 “Cooperative Competes” Grant   Laurel, Mississippi – Cooperative Energy and its local member distribution cooperative, Dixie Electric Power Association, awarded the Economic Development Authority (EDA) of Jones County’s I-59 South Industrial Site a $50,000 grant from the “Cooperative Competes” grant program. […]

  Cooperative Competes Grant Awarded for Proactive Site Development in Greene County   Hattiesburg, Miss. (December 15, 2021) — Cooperative Energy, together with the 11 Member distribution cooperatives it serves, announced today the award of a Cooperative Competes grant to the Greene County Board of Supervisors. The $25,000 Cooperative Competes grant will aid in engineering […]

100MVA flexible transformer has begun a 6-month field demonstration at a Cooperative Energy substation in Mississippi as part of a project through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity  Represents next generation of hardware required to support higher penetrations of renewable power on the grid Will improve grid resiliency by offering more flexibility for […]