Buc-ee’s opened its first Mississippi location on June 9 in Pass Christian to big crowds and bigger fanfare.
The Harrison County location is served by Coast Electric.
Guy Johnson, Coast Electric’s vice president of economic development and sustainability, said the cooperative is proud to provide electric power to the state’s first Buc-ee’s.
“Part of our mission as a local electric cooperative is to support economic development in our community. Buc-ee’s has already had a positive impact on our local economy, creating hundreds of jobs and increasing sales tax revenue in our area. We will work with Buc-ee’s representatives to ensure they, and their millions of guests, will receive reliable service from Coast Electric,” Johnson told Today in Mississippi.
“Part of our commitment to the project is constructing a new substation to serve Buc-ee’s and the anticipated additional load that will come as a result of their new location in our service area.”
The new store is approximately 74,000 square-feet and features 120 gas pumps.
More than 1,000 fans attended the grand opening, according to the Clarion Ledger.
The new Buc-ee’s is located off Interstate 10 at the Menge Avenue exit in Pass Christian.
