Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association

What Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association does

Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association is a member-owned rural electric cooperative founded in 1937 and headquartered at 2255 Gordon Avenue in Yazoo City, Mississippi. The cooperative distributes electricity to 10,375 meters (9,398 residential and 977 commercial) across parts of six Mississippi counties, operating 2,182 miles of power line with 54 full-time employees. Its core product is regulated electric distribution service; ancillary member-facing products include new service installations, free energy audits, capital credits retirements, an online Solar Review Tool, an online billing portal, and a mobile application.

The cooperative operates on a not-for-profit basis with revenue generated primarily through usage-based monthly electric bills, supplemented by a one-time $25 membership fee, residential/commercial deposits ($200–$600), and transaction-based service charges ($35–$50 connect/reconnect, $150–$200 meter tampering penalties). Pricing tiers include Residential Service (Rate 9) and General Service (Rate 1), with rates restructured under a cost-of-service study effective January 2023. Distribution is direct: members apply for membership, connect through owned infrastructure, and pay via multiple channels including the online portal, mobile app, auto-draft, and budget billing. As a member-owned cooperative, any operating margins are returned to members through capital credits rather than retained by external shareholders.

Name

Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association

Legal name

Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association

Website

https://yazoovalley.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association is a member-owned rural electric cooperative founded in 1937 that distributes electricity to 10,375 residential and commercial meters across six Mississippi counties through 2,182 miles of owned power line.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Electric Power Distribution (221122), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Electric Cooperatives (Rural/Member-Owned Utilities) (EUADABAC)

Keywords

• Rural electric distribution
• Electric power utility
• Cooperative electricity service
• Member-owned utility
• Energy distribution services

Headquarters

HQ city

Yazoo City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Electric Service Revenue: Monthly electric bills based on kilowatt-hour usage. Members pay for energy consumption plus availability charges, security lights, and applicable taxes. The cooperative operates as a non-profit, with any margins returned to members through capital credits.
2. Membership Fees: One-time membership fee of $25 required for all persons, businesses, or entities seeking electric service.
3. Service Charges and Deposits: Various fees including connection/reconnection charges ($35-$50), deposits based on usage history ($200-$600 for residential), and extra trip fees ($75). Commercial deposits are calculated individually.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association is a member-owned rural electric cooperative that distributes electric power to 10,375 residential and commercial meters across parts of six counties in Mississippi via 2,182 miles of owned power lines. It bills members monthly based on kilowatt-hour consumption and offers related services including new service installation, online/mobile bill payment, free energy audits, capital credits returns, and an online solar review calculator.

Product overview

Yazoo Valley Electric Power Association is a rural electric cooperative providing core electric power distribution services to residential and commercial members across six Mississippi counties. The cooperative operates on a member-owned model and offers a portfolio of related services including new service installation (with various meter base specifications for mobile homes, campers, and residential properties), power line safety guidance, capital credits returns, free energy audits, an online bill payment portal with multiple payment options (mobile app, auto draft, budget billing, e-billing), payment assistance programs, a solar review calculator tool, and youth leadership programs through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tour.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 workers from other cooperatives and contractors supported restoration following Winter Storm Fern

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Other Electric Cooperatives and ContractorsminorOthers · 1 January 2024Over 100 workers from other electric cooperatives and contractors helped with storm restoration following Winter Storm Fern, providing mutual aid support across the cooperative network
• Central Mississippi Inc. (CMI)minorOthersCommunity action organization providing payment assistance to members in need. Contact: (662) 283-4781
• Sunflower/Humphreys Community ActionminorOthersCommunity action organization providing payment assistance to members in need. Contact: (662) 887-5659
• Washington Warren Issaquena Sharkey Community Action (WWISCAA)minorOthersCommunity action organization providing payment assistance to members in need. Contact: (601) 638-2474 or (662) 746-1517
• National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)minorOthersNational trade association representing over 900 local electric cooperatives. Yazoo Valley participates in the Youth Tour program sponsored by NRECA, sending high school students to Washington D.C. annually

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Monroe County Electric Power Association: Mississippi-based rural electric cooperative serving residential and commercial members in Monroe County and surrounding areas. Closely aligned with Yazoo Valley's service area, scale, and cooperative structure.
• Dixie Electric Power Association: Mississippi-based rural electric cooperative distributing power to residential and commercial members. Directly comparable in business model, customer mix, and regulatory environment to Yazoo Valley.
• Southern Pine Electric Power Association: Member-owned rural electric cooperative serving parts of central Mississippi. Directly comparable in scale, customer mix, distribution-only model, and reliance on cooperative governance.
• Coast Electric Power Association: A fellow rural electric cooperative serving the Mississippi Gulf Coast region. Operates the same member-owned distribution business model, with comparable scale and regulatory framework as Yazoo Valley.
• Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association: Mississippi rural electric cooperative distributing power across a multi-county service territory. Operates the same member-ownership model with comparable revenue per meter and capital credit program.
• 4-County Electric Power Association: Rural electric cooperative in eastern Mississippi serving similar residential and commercial member segments. Comparable member-owned distribution utility operating under the same state regulatory framework.

Broad incumbents

• Mississippi Power: A Southern Company subsidiary providing electric generation, transmission, and distribution across southeastern Mississippi. Overlaps with Yazoo Valley's territory but at significantly larger scale and under IOU economics.
• Entergy Mississippi: Investor-owned electric utility serving Mississippi with generation, transmission, and distribution. Comparable end-customer electric service but operates a much larger, regulated IOU model rather than the cooperative structure.

Regional players

• Cooperative Energy: A generation-and-transmission cooperative serving 11 distribution cooperatives across Mississippi. Operates the same cooperative model as Yazoo Valley and serves as a wholesale power supplier to it.
• South Mississippi Electric Power Association: A generation-and-transmission (G&T) cooperative supplying wholesale power to distribution co-ops including member systems like Yazoo Valley. Compares as an upstream supplier/counterparty in the same Mississippi cooperative ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/yazoovalley
• Xx.com/yazoovalley
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yazoo-valley-electric-power

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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