4-County Electric

What 4-County Electric does

4-County Electric Power Association is a member-owned rural electric cooperative, incorporated in Mississippi and founded in 1936, that distributes electricity to residential and commercial members across a defined four-county service territory in Mississippi (headquartered at 5265 South Frontage Rd, Columbus, with a second office in Starkville). Core operations revolve around regulated electric power distribution delivered through cooperative-owned infrastructure, with revenue generated via member electricity bills under published residential and commercial rate schedules. The cooperative operates within a horizontal segmentation structure serving individual households, builders/contractors, and local commercial enterprises, with no named enterprise customers or segment revenue split disclosed.

Beyond electricity distribution, the cooperative maintains a portfolio of adjacent services: FASTnet Internet Service, a wholly-owned broadband subsidiary; energy savings and energy assistance programs for residential and commercial members; outdoor lighting services; electric vehicle and renewable energy (solar) educational resources; a Storm Center for outage reporting and emergency preparedness; the 4-County Foundation for community charitable giving; and the monthly Behind the Lines podcast for member communications. Member engagement is multi-channel, including a My 4-County online portal, mobile application, payment kiosks at both office locations, social media (Facebook, X, Instagram), a monthly newsletter (Today in Mississippi), and an annual membership meeting that drew approximately 800 attendees in June 2024. Governance is exercised through a member-elected Board of Directors; the cooperative achieved a 1 million-hour no-lost-time-accident safety milestone in 2024 and participates in reciprocal mutual-aid agreements with sister cooperatives such as Talquin Electric, demonstrated by a 10-man crew deployment to Florida following Hurricane Helene in September 2024.

The business model is usage-based electricity distribution supplemented by regulated broadband and ancillary service fees; as a non-profit cooperative, 4-County does not pursue external funding rounds, has no parent company, and reinvests in its service territory and member programs. No patents, AI/ML capabilities, APIs, MCP servers, or third-party SDK integrations are disclosed in the available data.

Name

4-County Electric

Legal name

4-County Electric Power Association

Website

https://4county.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1936

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

4-County Electric Power Association is a member-owned rural electric cooperative founded in 1936 that distributes electricity to residential and commercial members across four Mississippi counties, with adjacent broadband (FASTnet), energy programs, and community services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Electricity Distribution: Regulated electric utility service providing electricity distribution to residential and commercial members in the cooperative's service territory. Revenue generated through member electricity bills based on usage and applicable rate schedules.

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

4-County Electric Power Association is a member-owned rural electric distribution cooperative that delivers regulated electricity service to residential and commercial members across four Mississippi counties. The cooperative also operates FASTnet Internet Service, a wholly-owned broadband subsidiary providing high-speed internet to rural members, along with outdoor lighting, energy savings programs, and member self-service account management.

Product overview

4-County Electric Power Association is a rural electric cooperative providing a unified suite of essential utility services. The core product is electricity distribution to residential and commercial members across multiple Mississippi counties. The cooperative has expanded into complementary offerings including FASTnet Internet service for rural broadband access, online account management through My 4-County Portal, energy efficiency programs, outdoor lighting services, electric vehicle support, solar/renewable energy resources, and emergency Storm Center services. The 4-County Foundation adds a community charitable dimension to the cooperative model. The portfolio also includes a Behind the Lines podcast for member communication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electrical Power Service Core electricity distribution service for residential and commercial members across the cooperative's four-county Mississippi service territory, including power delivery, line maintenance, and outage restoration.
• FASTnet Internet Service High-speed broadband internet service offered through the cooperative's wholly-owned subsidiary, providing connectivity to rural Mississippi members in the service territory.
• Outdoor Lighting Service Outdoor lighting services available to residential and commercial members within the cooperative's service territory for property illumination.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Talquin Electric CooperativeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 September 2024Sister cooperative relationship under reciprocal agreement for mutual aid. 4-County Electric sent a 10-man crew to assist Talquin Electric in restoring power to residents following Hurricane Helene. Rural electric cooperatives across Mississippi responded to the call for help. The reciprocal agreement allows cooperatives to provide assistance to each other in times of crisis.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pedernales Electric Cooperative: One of the largest electric distribution cooperatives in the U.S., serving the Texas Hill Country — operates the same member-owned distribution model but at significantly greater scale, useful as a reference point for governance, broadband, and EV-program strategy.
• Tennessee Valley Authority: Federal wholesale power provider that supplies generation and transmission to many distribution cooperatives (including coops in Mississippi) — upstream counterpart whose rate actions and power-supply decisions materially affect 4-County's cost structure.
• Mississippi Power: Investor-owned vertically integrated electric utility serving southern Mississippi — operates in the same state with overlapping generation/transmission exposure, providing a benchmark for regulated-utility economics in the region.

Direct peers

• Talquin Electric Cooperative: Florida-based rural electric distribution cooperative that is a direct mutual-aid partner of 4-County Electric — both are member-owned distribution coops serving rural territories with electricity, broadband, and community programs, making operational and structural comparisons highly relevant.
• Southern Pine Electric Power Association: Mississippi rural electric cooperative serving members across multiple counties — comparable in cooperative structure, rural Mississippi service territory, and member-democratic governance model.
• Singing River Electric Power Association: Mississippi-based rural electric distribution cooperative serving parts of northeast Mississippi — operates the same member-owned distribution model with adjacent service territory, directly comparable in scale, governance, and service mix.
• Tombigbee Electric Cooperative: Member-owned electric distribution cooperative serving parts of Mississippi and Alabama — comparable rural co-op model with neighboring geography and similar service offerings.
• Coast Electric Power Association: Mississippi-based member-owned electric distribution cooperative serving coastal/southern counties — directly comparable in size, rural-cooperative economics, and member engagement model.
• Dixie Electric Power Association: Mississippi-based rural electric cooperative serving members across multiple counties — directly comparable cooperative distribution utility with similar scale, services, and member-owned governance.
• Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association: Mississippi rural electric distribution cooperative serving central Mississippi members — directly comparable member-owned distribution utility with similar governance, billing, and community-engagement practices.

Market position

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/4CountyElectric
• Facebookfacebook.com/4CountyElectric
• Instagraminstagram.com/4countyepa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/4-county-electric-power-association

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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