Hattiesburg-based power association serves more than 400,000 customers
South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SMEPA) announced June 30 that it would buy a 17.5 percent stake in Mississippi Power Company’s clean coal power plant to be built in Kemper County.
The Hattiesburg-based power association is made up of 11 member distribution cooperatives and cumulatively serves 406,000 customers.
SMEPA customers, [...] [...]

Lynn Carlisle has joined South Mississippi Electric Power Association as regulatory affairs manager, responsible for overseeing federal regulatory and compliance issues. Carlisle served as general counsel for the Mississippi Public Service Commission for the past five years. In prior positions, she served as assistant attorney general assigned to Mississippi State Department of Health and as [...] [...]
GULFPORT — South Mississippi Electric Power Association (SMEPA) has signed a letter of intent to explore the acquisition of an interest in Mississippi Power’s proposed Kemper County Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Project.
The companies are negotiating a combination of a joint ownership arrangement and a purchase power agreement, which would provide SMEPA with up to [...] [...]