No settlement between Mississippi Power and the Public Utilities Staff was reached today regarding the Kemper project. Since the two did not reach an agreement at its open meeting, the Public Service Commission issued a scheduling order which outlines the…
No settlement has been reached involving the Kemper County Power plant matter. Today marks the final day for a settlement. The Public Service Commission expects to take this matter up in executive session following its monthly meeting on Tuesday. Previous…
The man in charge of negotiating a settlement to wind down Mississippi power’s coal fueled power plant project says the company has already made proposals. Public Utilities Staff Executive Director Virden Jones said today he believes the unit of Atlanta…
Mississippi Power’s Kemper County power plant will once again miss their deadline. The plant, which is nearly three years past its original in-service date, had its latest delay due to tube leaks in one of the syngas coolers. Southern Company…
Another delay and price hike in the long drawn out Kemper Power Plant project. Mississippi Power announced today it expects the energy facility to be pushed back until late February. The company also announced an increased cost of an additional…
Mississippi Power customers are encouraged to ask questions regarding the increase of costs for their services. The Mississippi Public Service Commission is providing an online forum as a way for the public to seek information about the new power plant…
State officials will grant Mississippi Power a permit to allow the company based at the Kemper County Plant to discharge water into a creek during high rainfall. The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality's permit board votes unanimously to re-issue the…
Mississippi Power reported the under-construction Kemper energy plant will cost $20 million more. This is according to our media partner, the Sun Herald. The total cost now stands at $6.7 billion. Company spokesman Jeff Shepard said $19 million of the…
Mississippi Power Company says it will spend another $142 million on its Kemper County power plant, pushing its total cost above $6.6 billion. While the unit of Atlanta-based Southern Company will absorb $110 million of the cost, customers could be…
Mississippi Power customers can expect an 18 percent rate increase on their power bills next month.
Mississippi Power Company says it prefers bill credits be the default option when refunding the 350 million dollars it must repay in money collected for its Kemper County power plant.
Whether it’s by a lump sum or credit on future bills, Mississippi Power customers will soon see over $350 million returned back to them in refunds.
What originally started out as an estimated $2.2 billion for the Kemper Power plant is now costing $6.1 billion. To compensate for costs, Mississippi Power has increased its customer’s monthly rates. Now, the city of Biloxi and other small business owners are looking to hold Mississippi Power more accountable.
It’s good news for Mississippi Power customers. The Supreme Court has denied Mississippi Power’s motion to rehear a decision made earlier this year.
Mississippi Power customers say a possible rate increase is hard to swallow.