This is a specific focus of a weekly MBJ edition.
Natural gas prices are currently the lowest prices, when adjusted for inflation, seen in modern history. That is good news for state manufacturers and customers of utilities that rely heavily on natural gas for electricity generation. Entergy Mississippi now has some of the lowest costs for electricity of any utility in the country, said Entergy [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: July 15,2012
Tags: Anthony Topazi, Brandon Presley, Fitch ratings, Leonard Bentz, Lynn Posey, Mississippi Power Company, Mississippi Public Service Commission, public utility, sierra club, Southern Company
A few hours after a second overrun for its Kemper County coal plant was revealed, Mississippi Power Co. said last week it was appealing the Public Service Commission’s denial of a rate increase the company had requested to help pay for the facility. The company appealed the PSC’s order to the Mississippi Supreme Court. On [...] [...]
The Kemper coal plant’s Independent Monitors’ Report for the period through the end of May shows the project has crept closer to the $2.88 billion cap the Public Service Commission imposed on it. Monitors, hired by the Commission to oversee construction, now estimate that the cost to build the lignite coal-fired generation facility will reach [...] [...]
Subsidies and other incentives to use ethanol made from corn are coming under increased scrutiny both because of the costs during a time when many vital government programs are being cut to reduce deficit spending, and because the subsidies tend to pit one ag interest against another. Sen. Thad Cochran told the Mississippi Business Journal [...] [...]
Mississippi’s two wood pellets manufacturers are finding a warm reception for their products in Europe. Used as alternative energy in residential, institutional and industrial applications, this biofuel has the EPA’s approval, creates less carbon than other types of fuel and is more efficient than burning cord wood. The state’s two wood pellets plants are located [...] [...]
Improved natural gas recovery techniques such as hydraulic fracturing (fracking) have led to a major increase in the estimated natural gas reserves in the U.S., creating optimism about the U.S. being able to supply more of it’s energy needs domestically at a lower cost than previously believed. A recent International Energy Agency (IEA) report titled [...] [...]
A Mississippi company’s floating roadway is making it easier to access wetlands while minimizing environmental impact When American Transmission Co. (ATC) needed to rebuild a high-voltage power line in Wisconsin, the company faced an environmental challenge, which it solved by using Madison’s New South Equipment Mats. ATC, based in Waukesha, Wis., provides electric [...] [...]
PSC voted against changing process of adjusting bills based on fuel cost estimates The Mississippi Public Service Commission has voted not to change the process of adjusting customer electric bills based on estimates of fuel costs. Mississippi uses a method that is used in other states for setting customer rates in advance based on the [...] [...]
Eleven years ago, Entergy Mississippi decided to do something to help the 25 percent of its customers living in poverty. With direct and indirect assistance programs and partnerships with low-income advocacy groups, the utility company that serves 435,000 customers in 45 Mississippi counties set about making a difference. The utility’s efforts have [...] [...]
Customers have donated hundreds of thousands of dollars through MSPC and Coast Electric programs Customers of Mississippi Power Company (MSPC) have an option on their monthly bill of making a contribution to Project Share, an Project Share that provides emergency utility bill assistance for people who are handicapped and\or over the age of 62 with a [...] [...]
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