We’re all familiar with how technology has advanced the way people complete day-today tasks. Smartphones, smart appliances, and artificial intelligence technology have infiltrated our lives – for better or for worse – to assist us with managing our daily to-dos.

Many utilities use CRC as a one-stop shop when it comes to their call handling needs – consumer call handling and dispatching of outage calls. But some utilities with established staffing in place may not need a full-service solution.

This information is being provided from the perspective of Cooperative Response Center, Inc. (CRC), a contact (call) center offering call handling and crew dispatch services to 350 utilities, most of which serve between 5,000 and 100,000 meters.

North East Mississippi Electric Power Association in Oxford, Mississippi, recently joined the ranks of Cooperative Response Center, Inc.’s (CRC’s) contact center membership. NEMEPA is an electric distribution cooperative serving over 27,000 meters in northern Mississippi.