Company prepares for storms; offers outage resources for customers

Gulfport, Miss. – Mississippi Power is ready to respond as Tropical Storm Laura and Tropical Storm Marco have the potential to impact the northern Gulf Coast next week as hurricanes.

“While we have not activated our storm center at this time, storm directors continue to meet over the weekend, monitor the storm’s development and put plans in place to get additional resources to safely and quickly address any impacts to the service area next week,” said Mississippi Power Spokesman Jeff Shepard. “Each one of our more than 1,000 employees has a specific storm assignment. Our line crews respond to severe storms around the country year-round. They are storm tested and prepared to go to work.”

Mississippi Power urges customers to prepare for possible hurricane or tropical storm conditions ahead of time. Customers can visit the company’s online Storm and Outage Center to stay connected before, during and after a storm.

Customers can sign up to receive text, email or voicemail notifications about a power outage, including the estimated restoration time and when service has been restored.

They can also report an outage online, learn generator safety tips and view the company’s recently updated online outage map, all by visiting mississippipower.com.

The company continues to follow COVID-19 protocols to protect the health of its employees and its customers.

Now in its 95th year of operations, Mississippi Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), produces safe, reliable and affordable energy for more than 188,000 customers in 23 southeast Mississippi counties. With nearly 160 megawatts of approved solar energy capacity, Mississippi Power is the largest partner in providing renewable energy in the state of Mississippi. Visit our website at mississippipower.com, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.

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