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In partnership with CoBank, a national cooperative bank that serves utilities in rural America, Coast Electric Power Association has issued grants to local food pantries through the bank’s Sharing Success program. Sharing Success is a fund that allows CoBank members to apply for grants and receive matching funds for local organizations. Coast Electric recently proposed …

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Mar 31 2020

TOU spring hours begin April 1

Time of Use / By April Lollar

If you are a member who is taking advantage of our energy and money-saving Time of Use (TOU) rate plan, remember that the summer period begins April 1. If you have water heater timers, pool pump timers or programmable thermostats, make sure to change the settings to reflect the summer peak hours: 3 p.m. – …

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Mar 27 2020

100 percent of Coast Electric’s Operation Round Up funds to be used for energy assistance during Covid-19 crisis

Coast Electric News / By April Lollar

In an effort to assist those served by Coast Electric in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the cooperative is making changes to the distribution of its Operation Round Up funds to bring immediate relief to those who need it most. Operation Round Up is a program that rounds up the bills of participating Coast …

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Mar 20 2020

Summer Power Cost Decrease

Coast Electric News / By April Lollar

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 …

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Mar 15 2020March 20, 2020

Coast Electric statement on Covid-19

Coast Electric News / By April Lollar

Updated March 19 Our commitment to our members Our team at Coast Electric is closely monitoring the latest news on the Covid-19 virus. As a business that provides an essential service to our community, it is important that we do all we can to ensure safety for our employees and members. Our employees are prepared …

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Feb 5 2020February 5, 2020

And the survey says …

Coast Electric News / By April Lollar

A message from Coast Electric President and CEO Ron Barnes Coast Electric is a cooperative owned and led by the people we serve. In addition to our regular quality monitoring surveys, we conduct a satisfaction survey every December to help us understand how we are best serving our members and how we can make improvements. …

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Feb 5 2020February 5, 2020

Increased efficiency, lower costs

Coast Electric News / By April Lollar

Consumers have come to expect higher prices over time. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index, prices in 2019 are more than 19 percent higher than average prices in 2009. If you are a Coast Electric member, however, your energy costs have decreased over the past decade. How is this decrease possible? …

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Dec 19 2019February 5, 2020

Operation Round Up awards more than $130,000 in charitable grants this quarter

Coast Electric News / By April Lollar

Nineteen charitable organizations in south Mississippi received an early Christmas gift today as Coast Electric awarded grants totaling $131,642 to charitable organizations serving Hancock, Harrison and Pearl River counties. Grants were made possible through the cooperative’s Operation Round Up program, funded by Coast Electric members who round up their electric bills each month. Donations are …

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Nov 1 2019

Winter Power Cost Adjustment

Coast Electric News / By April Lollar

Coast Electric’s winter power cost adjustment began Nov. 1. Here is what you need to know. • Power costs used to be averaged once each year, however, the price for generating power changes with the seasons. Costs paid to our power supplier are typically higher in the winter and lower in the summer. Even though …

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Nov 1 2019November 1, 2019

Time of Use winter hours begin Nov. 1

Time of Use / By April Lollar

Members on our Time of Use (TOU) rate – remember that winter hours begin Nov. 1. If you haven’t adjusted your programmable thermostats, water heater timers and pool pump timers, make sure to do so for ultimate savings. Also remember that you should set timers to reflect Daylight Saving time if they do not automatically …

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