Date: June 16, 2023
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Central Electric Restoration Efforts
Central Electric has been working severe weather events that passed through our entire
service territory. Significant progress has been made in power restoration efforts. There is
damage to many lines due to trees and limbs down along with broken poles.
Crews are continuing to work in each district to restore power as quickly and safely as
possible. Outside assistance has arrived today from Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power
Association, Pontotoc Electric Power Association, and Integrity Solutions.
As of 4:30 p.m., Central Electric Power Association has 4,733 members without electric
service.
To report an outage, please visit www.centralepa.com and click on Report an Outage or call
(601) 267-3043.
As a safety reminder, please stay away from downed power lines. We ask for your patience
during this time as we work to restore power to our members.
Please visit www.centralepa.com or tune in to your local radio station for outage information.
Central Electric Power Association serves over 36,000 accounts in a seven-county area in
central Mississippi, including Attala, Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Rankin and Scott
counties.
