James D. Baldree

Coast Electric Power Association provides electricity services. It offers services to both rural and urban areas in Hancock, Harrison and Pearl River counties. It also provides services to the industrial areas such as Port Bienville, Long Beach Industrial Park, Picayune Industrial Park and Stennis Air Park. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Kiln, MS.

Cooperative Energy operates as non-profit organization that provides wholesale electric services. It generates and transmits electricity for 11 Member distribution systems located in the southern and western areas of the state. The company was founded on April 4, 1941 and is headquartered in Hattiesburg, MS.