Mississippi Power is closely monitoring the development and progress of Tropical Storm Gordon. Jeff Shepard with Mississippi Power tells News 25 customers can use the company’s online outage tools to report an outage, monitor the status of an outage, or…
Mississippi Power says it is closing most of its customer service offices by October. Mississippi Power spokesman Jeff Shepard says the decision to close the offices by October 8th comes after studying the number of people using the offices, as…
Mississippi Power customers will see electricity rates go up about nine percent starting in September. Today, the state public service commission approved general rate increases as well as specific increases tied to environmental compliance costs. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern…
They say knowledge is power and that’s just what Mississippi Power awarded to eight Gulf Coast and Pine Belt students today. Mississippi Power gives us more than just our electricity. They introduced the Heritage Scholarship Program in 2016, giving minority…
The future of the electric vehicle charging station is now available at the Gulfport Premium Outlets. Electric vehicle owners will now have the opportunity to charge up their cars while getting in a little retail therapy. Electrify America, Simon, and…
Volunteers from Mississippi Power decided to treat MLK Day as a day on instead of a day off. For many years, now the employees at Mississippi Power have spent MLK Day serving their community and this year was no different.…
News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Bill Snyder from Mississippi Power about tips that can save you money.
Regulators have reached a settlement with Mississippi Power Company on how much customers should pay for the $7.5 billion power plant once touted as the future of coal. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Company is agreeing to lower the price…
Hearings begin next week to set final rates for a $7.5 billion Mississippi Power plant. The Mississippi Public Service Commission says it won’t immediately impose a ruling concerning the Kemper County Plant if the issue isn’t settled at the hearing.…
Mississippi Power made two annual rate filings as required by the Mississippi Public Service Commission. The company is seeking a four percent increase in its pep filing and a 4.5 percent increase in fuel costs for a total of 8.5…
Mississippi Power knows all too well what it’s like to work during devastating storms. So, the power company is helping to assist in damage outside of our state. Nearly 90 linemen, engineers, and support personnel from across the company’s service…
Today was Mississippi Power’s annual Renew our Rivers cleanup on Gulfport Lake and Turkey Creek. Nearly 90 volunteers from Mississippi Power and their partners turned out for the event. Crews found Nate-related debris, especially on Grasshopper Island in Big Lake.…
From heating up our homes to preparing dinner each night, we are all driven and surrounded by a number of sources of energy. This is just one reason why the Association of Blacks in Energy has named October Black Energy…
News 25’s Joe Sullivan and Shelby Myers interviews Jeff Shepard at Mississippi Power about the storm and power outages. Mississippi Power customers should call 1-800-532-1502 to report any power outages. Image License MGN Image
News 25’s Joe Sullivan and Shelby Myers interviews Jeff Shepard at Mississippi Power about the storm and safety for Hurricane Nate.
Power crews across South Mississippi are gearing up as Nate gets ready to hit the Gulf Coast. Mississippi Power tells News 25 they have been monitoring Nate over the week. They have called in about 800 additional personnel that include…
Mississippi Power is closely monitoring the development and progress of Tropical Storm Nate, which is forecast to impact areas along the northern Gulf Coast, including the company’s service territory. In addition to Mississippi Power’s storm response team, the company is…
Mississippi Power sent a storm restoration crew of nearly 100 employees to Macon and Valdosta to assist Georgia Power in power restoration efforts from the impact of Hurricane Irma. The storm team is made up of line crews, engineers, logistics,…
Mississippi Power and Silicon Ranch announced today that a 50 MW solar generating facility in Hattiesburg is operating and providing energy to the Mississippi Power grid. The facility – which can produce enough energy to supply power to approximately 6,500…
Every gallon of gas burned releases pounds of carbon dioxide into our Earth’s atmosphere. Electric cars have become popular with many people. News 25’s Gina Tomlinson shows us where motorists that are driving electric cars can fuel up on the…
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…
It’s usually the Seabees who are carrying out various construction projects throughout the world to support military missions and to help maintain national security here at home and overseas. Today, the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Center, or Seabee Base, in…
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…