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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,…

Mississippi Power Partners with Schools

Mississippi Power partners with local schools to make sure that their students learn about the importance of conservation. Forty schools were awarded grants, receiving a portion of $15,000 set aside to assist teachers with lessons in environmental education. Among those…

Congress Could Subsidize Kemper Co Plant

Mississippi Power's Kemper County Power Plant could soon be getting a little help from the government. A new report warns that congress could soon adopt tax changes that could subsidize the plant by an additional 700 million to 4 point…

Kemper In-Service Date Pushed Back

Mississippi Power is once again delaying the completion of the Kemper County Energy Facility. The Southern Company has filed new documents that say the plant will not be operational until December 31st. This also includes a $25 million cost to…

Mississippi Power Website Instructions

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…

Operations Cost Kemper Power Plant

Documents filed recently project Mississippi Power's Kemper County Power Plant operations and maintenance will cost one billion dollars in its first five years. That's in addition to the 6.9 billion the plant is already spending for construction. The one billion…

Mississippi Power Sparks the Minds of High Schoolers

More than 80 high schoolers from Mississippi’s three coastal counties were powered up today and plugged in to opportunities available to them in the energy industry. It’s called the Beam Event, an annual partnership between Mississippi Power and the American…

Plant Generates Electricity From Coal

A huge development for Mississippi Power and their goal toward making the Kemper County Power plant a reality. Mississippi Power Company say the plant they are building in Kemper County has generated electricity from coal for the first time. Southern…

Mississippi Power Permit Granted For Kemper 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…

Ms Power Crews Help Out In Georgia

Mississippi Power crews continue to help restore power to thousands in Georgia in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Mississippi Power's south crew spent most of Sunday afternoon repairing a broken pole on a key feeder line that is preventing evacuees…

Another Month To Finish Kemper Plant

Mississippi Power Company is adding another month to the construction schedule of the power plant it's building in Kemper County. Atlanta-based Southern Company, the parent of the electrical utility, announced today that it’s pushing back the completion date from Oct.…

Kemper Plant Project Costs and Rates

As costs continue to rise for Mississippi Power’s Kemper plant, customers grow concerned about how and if it will affect the cost of monthly bills. Tonight on part two of our series, News 25’s Kristen Durand takes us on a…

Kemper Plant Project Costs and Rates

As the costs continue to rise for Mississippi Powers Kemper Plant, customers grow concerned about how and if it will affect the cost of monthly bills. We'll take you on a tough of the plant with leaders of Mississippi Power…

Renew our Rivers

It was all hands on deck in Jackson County for Mississippi Power’s 11th annual Renew our Rivers. News 25’s Laurene Callander takes us through the Pascagoula River for a closer look at the cleanup. Over 100 volunteers revved their engines…

Kemper Plant Discovery Docket

On October 3, the Mississippi Public Service Commission will receive Mississippi Power Company’s initial filing as part of the Kemper County power plant discovery. This discovery marks the next step in a diligent examination of all information involved with the…

Behind the Scenes at the Clean Coal Plant in Kemper County

Tonight, we start our two part series on the much talked about Kemper County Energy Facility. News 25’s Kristen Durand spoke with Anthony Wilson, president of Mississippi Power. She takes us beyond the gates of the plant that the company…

Mississippi Power to Assist Florida

Hermine should hit the Florida Coast sometime tonight. While the Sunshine State braces for impact, Mississippi Power is there, ready to help restore power once the storm is over. Hermine is on its way to the Florida Gulf Coast and…

Mississippi Power Set to Assist Florida

Mississippi Power is sending 80 servicemen to Florida this afternoon to assist their sister company Gulf Power due to Hurricane Hermine. The crew from Mississippi will ride out the initial impact of Hermine and quickly go to work, helping to…

More Delays in Kemper County Power Plant

Mississippi Power Company says it will take at least another month to put into operation the power plant it’s building in Kemper County. Atlanta-based Southern Company, the parent of Mississippi Power, announced Monday that it is pushing back the completion…

Kemper Refunds near Completion

All but $3.6 million of $377 million in rate refunds related to Mississippi Power’s Kemper County plant are back in the hands of customers. Auditors told the Mississippi Public Service Commission that the utility complied with the refund order. The…

Mississippi Power Produces Syngas

Mississippi Power announced it has started producing syngas using lignite at the Kemper County energy facility, the most significant milestone at the plant to date. An integral aspect of the plant’s operations, syngas is created when locally mined lignite is…

Energy Saving Tips

July in South Mississippi is known as the dog days of summer. There are ways to keep that energy bill low even though the temperatures are high. Mississippi Power representatives urge residents to keep their thermostats around 78 degrees. If…