Covington Electric Cooperative is a distribution cooperative which means we do not generate the power we deliver. We purchase electricity through our wholesale power provider PowerSouth Energy Cooperative.
PowerSouth’s Central Generation Plant located in Gantt, Ala., is featured above on this page.
PowerSouth meets its member systems’ energy needs with more than 2,000 megawatts of owned generation capacity. PowerSouth supplies this energy through the most economic means possible, including a diverse generating mix that includes natural gas, coal, hydroelectricity, compressed air energy storage and purchased power agreements. As technology evolves and member needs grow, PowerSouth stands prepared to meet growing demand through forward-looking energy and load forecasts.
Energy produced by PowerSouth in 2018 included 49.0% natural gas, 21.4% coal and 0.2% hydro. Energy purchased by PowerSouth in 2018 included 26.6% mixed, 2.4% hydro and 0.4% renewable.
To learn more about PowerSouth, please visit them online at www.powersouth.com.