Private company
PowerSouth Energy Cooperative
Logo: powersouth.com4
Electric utility in the US1
PowerSouth Energy Cooperative is an electrical Generation and Transmission (G&T) cooperative based in Andalusia, Alabama, providing wholesale power to 16 electric distribution cooperatives and four municipal systems in Alabama and northwest Florida. PowerSouth was founded as Alabama Electric Cooperative (AEC) in 1941 and changed its name to PowerSouth in 2008.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersAndalusia, United States1
- Websitewww.powersouth.com
- Legal formNon-Profit Corporation3
- LEI5493007T404QZCNC06153
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered addressC/O SIMMONS, CHRISTOPHER S, 36104 Montgomery, United States3
- Registered withSecretary of State, 000-702-5613
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PowerSouth Energy Cooperative is an electrical Generation and Transmission (G&T) cooperative based in Andalusia, Alabama, providing wholesale power to 16 electric distribution cooperatives and four municipal systems in Alabama and northwest Florida. PowerSouth was founded as Alabama Electric Cooperative (AEC) in 1941 and changed its name to PowerSouth in 2008.2
Timeline
- Jun 24, 1941Founded PowerSouth Energy Cooperative is founded3
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- Federal loans $338.6M
- Other federal assistance $162.0K
- Federal contracts $3.0K
Figures by year
| Year | Federal loans | Other federal assistance | Federal contracts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | $162.0K | – | $162.0K |
| 2024 | $338.6M | – | – | $338.6M |
| 2011 | – | – | $3.0K | $3.0K |
Federal awards
Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov5, by calendar year, 2011–2025, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.
Largest federal loans
- Sep 27, 2024$338.6M from Rural Utilities Service: Rural Electrification Loans And Loan Guarantees6 To POWERSOUTH ENERGY COOPERATIVE Award CLSS00000087979
Largest direct payments
- Jan 1, 2024$162.0K from Department of Energy: Grid Deployment Office - Other Direct Funding Mechanisms/Identified Transactions7 To POWERSOUTH ENERGY COOPERATIVE Award DEGR0000175
Largest contracts
- Sep 27, 2011$3.0K from Department of the Army: Install faa oa incandescent lighting on powersouth tower8 To POWERSOUTH ENERGY COOPERATIVE Award W9124G11P0191
Links
- Websitewww.powersouth.com1
- WikipediaPowerSouth Energy Cooperative
- WikidataQ125241543
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 4Company websitePowerSouth Energy Cooperative logo
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- 6USAspending.govCLSS00000087979: Rural Utilities Service
- 7USAspending.govDEGR0000175: Department of Energy
- 8USAspending.govW9124G11P0191: Department of the Army