Today in Mississippi is the publication for electric cooperative members throughout the state of Mississippi with specialized content just for members of Coast Electric. We hope you will check out our publication each month for the latest news about Mississippi food, outdoors, gardening and information about YOUR co-op!
Coast Electric Power Association, headquartered in Kiln, Miss., provides reliable, afordable electric service to Hancock, Harrison and Pearl River counties. Formed in 1937 by members of the community, the not-for-proft cooperative now provides power to more than 83,000 homes and businesses across over 6,900 miles of line.
In partnership with CoBank, a national cooperative bank that serves utilities in rural America, Coast Electric Power Association and its high-speed internet subsidiary, CoastConnect, have issued grants to local non-profit organizations through CoBank’s Sharing Success program. The program helps cooperatives nationwide give back to charities in their local communities, which is an important focus for […]
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Paul D. Guichet of Diamondhead, Miss., was recently appointed to the Coast Electric Power Association Board of Directors. Guichet will serve as one of three representatives for Coast Electric members in Hancock County. The board is comprised of three representatives for each county Coast Electric serves – Hancock, Harrison and Pearl River. Guichet was appointed
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Coast Electric is ready to respond to the threat of tropical weather heading our way. Besides your normal storm preparations, we encourage you to download our CE on the Go app so you can report and view outages, and make sure we have a mobile number on file so you can text us your outage
Twice each year, Coast Electric makes a power cost adjustment. Power cost adjustments occur because of changes in the cost of generating power. Costs paid to Coast Electric’s power supplier, Cooperative Energy, are typically higher in the winter and lower in the summer. Coast Electric can pass along these decreased costs to members. Over a period of 12 months, your
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CoastConnect has been awarded a $7.86 million grant from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to expand its high-speed fiber internet system. The grant will be awarded over a 10-year period, for an annual total of $786,567.99. Funds will be used to expand CoastConnect’s system to areas the FCC has designated as unserved or underserved in