Mississippi Power $82 Million Plan

Mississippi Power utility regulators aren’t quite ready to vote on an $82 million plan for Mississippi Power Company to close coal ash disposal areas in Gulfport.
The Public Service Commission delayed action on the plan until at least December 15th, questioning whether rules might change under incoming President Donald Trump.
Mississippi Power says it has already done about a third of the work to close a coal ash pond and coal ash landfill at Plant Watson in Gulfport. The company stopped burning coal there last year.
Company attorney Ricky Cox says even if federal rules change, the company must do much of the work under existing state law.