Mississippi

GM’s Spring Hill Manufacturing to Run on the Sun

2020-05-14T05:40:07-07:00May 14th, 2020|MS Solar 5 Golden Triangle, News|

GM’s Spring Hill Manufacturing to Run on the Sun For the full press release see General Motor's release. General Motors’ Spring Hill Manufacturing plant is expected to be powered by 100 percent solar energy beginning in late 2022. This green tariff agreement with the Tennessee Valley Authority is expected to supply up to 100 [...]

TVA Grows Solar Portfolio by 44% in December, January

2020-02-14T11:01:40-08:00February 13th, 2020|MS Solar 5 Golden Triangle, News, TN Solar 1 Skyhawk Solar|

TVA Grows Solar Portfolio by 44% in December, January For full article, see TVA.gov KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – In its latest quarterly financial call, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced the addition of 484 MW of new contracted solar capacity since December, an increase of 44%. These five new projects resulted from TVA’s 2019 request for [...]

Cooperative Energy, Origis Energy Celebrate Successful Launch of 52 MW Lamar County Solar Site

2018-12-17T12:08:51-08:00March 7th, 2018|MS Solar 3 Philanthropic Initiative, Press Releases|

SUMRALL, MS (March 7, 2018) – Cooperative Energy and Origis Energy today celebrated their new joint venture 52-megawatt solar project in Lamar County, signifying a major commitment to generating environmentally-friendly renewable energy. Elected officials and business leaders joined the two companies at the celebration, held at the facility site near Sumrall in Lamar County. The [...]

TOP 100 — Cooperative Energy Prepares to Open Solar Farm Near Sumrall

2018-12-17T12:08:56-08:00November 2nd, 2017|News|

For full article see: Mississippi Business Journal In recent years, customer surveys for the 11 rural electric cooperatives in Mississippi that purchase power from the not-for-profit Cooperative Energy (formerly South Mississippi Electric Power Association) have indicated a higher interest in using “green” power — electricity generated from alternative energy sources such as wind, hydro-electric and [...]