The Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives (AREA) is a member-owned federation of 22 electric distribution cooperatives. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a member of AREA and serves as wholesale power supplier to eight member cooperatives located in the northern part of Alabama. PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, also a member of AREA, provides wholesale power to 12 member cooperatives in the central and southern sections of Alabama. Southern Power also supplies wholesale power to Alabama cooperatives.
Cooperative News
Colder than Normal Temperatures Result in Higher Electric Usage
Fourteen straight days of below average temperatures led to higher than normal electric use for utility customers across the area. more
PowerSouth continues to monitor lake levels due to heavy rainfall
Due to heavy rainfall, PowerSouth Energy Cooperative initiated its high water notification action plan at 6 p.m. Sunday evening as the tailwater below Point A dam exceeded 25 feet. more
Frigid temps prompt PowerSouth system peak
Below-freezing temperatures across Alabama and northwest Florida have electric consumers cranking up the heat, prompting an all-time system peak of 2,382 megawatts (unadjusted) on PowerSouth’s system. more
