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2021 Smart Neighborhood to be built in Lauderdale County

Mississippi Power and Southern Company announced this morning a partnership to build the first smart neighborhood in the world exclusively featuring the Tesla solar roof in Lauderdale County. Enzor Place Homes will feature power wall batteries, energy…

Mississippi Power prepares for Hurricane Zeta

Mississippi Power is monitoring the track of Zeta and planning for potential impacts across the region, securing 350 additional resources to help the storm team with restoration. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mississippi Power storm team members…

Mississippi Power storm team returns from Lake Charles

Today, the Mississippi Power storm team returned from Lake Charles after the impact of Hurricane Delta. The storm team left Gulfport on October 10th to assist with the power restoration in Louisiana. The group of over 100 resources included linemen,…

Mississippi Power on Hurricane Delta

Mississippi Power released a statement to News 25 today regarding Hurricane Delta. Delta is expected to strike the Lake Charles area and after Hurricane Laura already struck tragedy in the area in late August, Mississippi Power is on standby amidst…

Mississippi Power helps with restoration efforts in Alabama

Mississippi Power’s storm team of 100 linemen and support personnel has safely arrived in Mobile to assist in the Hurricane Sally restoration effort. One hundred linemen and support personnel, along with 90 additional contracted employees, are working to restore service…

Mississippi Power prepares for Hurricane Sally

Mississippi Power is preparing for any major power outages that Hurricane Sally may bring to the residents of the Coast. The company has been working diligently to pull additional resources from up state to provide for coastal locations. Their sister…

Mississippi Power prepares for Sally

Mississippi Power started working out a plan for possible restoration efforts. The storm directors met, requesting outside resources to fix down power lines. They were also preparing each employee for the storm since every employee has a storm role and…

Mississippi Power employees reflect on Hurricane Katrina

Ninety-five years and going strong! That’s how long Mississippi Power has been serving its customers, now including 190,000 customers in 23 Mississippi counties. With the 15 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaching, and a possible deployment unfolding to help those…

Mississippi Power remembers Hurricane Katrina

Since the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is coming up, Mississippi Power is remembering their response to the tragedy. On August 29th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped across the Mississippi Gulf Coast causing extreme damage. Mississippi Power reflects on the heroic…

Mississippi Power ready for potential power restoration

As gusty winds and heavy rain are in the forecast all week, many residents are concerned with power outages. Mississippi Power has been monitoring the storms since last week in case of possible power restoration. Mississippi Power’s Storm Center was…

Mississippi Power responds to outages on Sunday

Mississippi Power crews responded to widespread outages on the Coast Sunday afternoon and into the night as Cristobal brought heavy rain, flooding, and gusty wind to South Mississippi. At 6 p.m. on Sunday, the company was reporting about 2,100 customers…

Mississippi Power crews ready to roll

There are those who stay here on the Coast regardless of the threat a hurricane may bring, among them are those who work at Mississippi Power. Ninety-five years and going strong, like the people of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Mississippi…