
Not-for-profit, member-owned, locally led. And community-driven.
Cooperative Energy is Dixie Electric's wholesale energy supplier. Electric cooperatives are unique because they're owned by their members and driven to make a difference, not a profit. Here’s more information on how Cooperative Energy works for you.
Who Is Cooperative Energy?
When it comes to serving our members, we get down to business.
Cooperative Energy’s Mission is to deliver to our Members reliable and affordable energy in a safe and environmentally responsible manner. This is accomplished by focusing on the core fundamentals of power generation, power purchasing, power delivery and fuel risk mitigation while achieving the highest levels of safety, reliability and economics.
Core values
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Member focus
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Transparency and responsiveness
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Fiscal, regulatory and environmental compliance
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Safety and reliability
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Serve as a trusted and value-adding resource for member-owners
Competitive Strengths
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An experienced, skilled workforce
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A long-term contractual relationship with member systems
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Financial health, including that of members
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Long-range planning for cost-effective generation resources
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Fuel diversity in generation resources (Click here and select Our Energy Mix for our generation mix)
By the Numbers
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Total assets year end 2021: $2,118,426,000
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Miles of transmission lines: 1,832
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Miles of distribution lines: 58,033
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Service area: 55 of Mississippi’s 82 counties (over half of the state’s land mass)
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Approximate number of members: 445,641 homes and businesses
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2021 sales to members: 9,831,808 Mwh
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Employees: 481
A Little More About Us
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Member-owned
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Not-for-profit
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Rates reflect only the cost of supplying wholesale energy
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Headquartered in Hattiesburg