Mississippi Business Journal » Energy, Gas & Utilities http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Historic low natural gas prices a boon to manufacturers and consumers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/15/historic-low-natural-gas-prices-a-boon-to-manufacturers-and-consumers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=historic-low-natural-gas-prices-a-boon-to-manufacturers-and-consumers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/15/historic-low-natural-gas-prices-a-boon-to-manufacturers-and-consumers/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 06:01:36 +0000 Becky Gillette http://msbusiness.com/?p=59671 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/15/historic-low-natural-gas-prices-a-boon-to-manufacturers-and-consumers/feed/ 0 Mississippi Power appeals rate hike denial http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/15/mississippi-power-appeals-rate-hike-denial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mississippi-power-appeals-rate-hike-denial http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/15/mississippi-power-appeals-rate-hike-denial/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 06:01:28 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=59665 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/15/mississippi-power-appeals-rate-hike-denial/feed/ 0 Kemper coal plant costs surge again http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/15/kemper-coal-plant-costs-surge-again/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kemper-coal-plant-costs-surge-again http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/15/kemper-coal-plant-costs-surge-again/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 06:01:16 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=59667 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/15/kemper-coal-plant-costs-surge-again/feed/ 1 Subsidies for ethanol fuel a hot debate http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/12/subsidies-for-ethanol-fuel-a-hot-debate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=subsidies-for-ethanol-fuel-a-hot-debate http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/12/subsidies-for-ethanol-fuel-a-hot-debate/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 06:00:37 +0000 Becky Gillette http://msbusiness.com/?p=42351 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/12/subsidies-for-ethanol-fuel-a-hot-debate/feed/ 0 State’s wood pellets getting warm reception in Europe http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/12/state%e2%80%99s-wood-pellets-getting-warm-reception-in-europe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state%25e2%2580%2599s-wood-pellets-getting-warm-reception-in-europe http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/12/state%e2%80%99s-wood-pellets-getting-warm-reception-in-europe/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 06:00:19 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=42361 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/12/state%e2%80%99s-wood-pellets-getting-warm-reception-in-europe/feed/ 1 ‘Golden Age’ of natural gas bodes well for Mississippi http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/12/%e2%80%98golden-age%e2%80%99-of-natural-gas-bodes-well-for-mississippi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=%25e2%2580%2598golden-age%25e2%2580%2599-of-natural-gas-bodes-well-for-mississippi http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/12/%e2%80%98golden-age%e2%80%99-of-natural-gas-bodes-well-for-mississippi/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 06:00:00 +0000 Becky Gillette http://msbusiness.com/?p=42357 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/06/12/%e2%80%98golden-age%e2%80%99-of-natural-gas-bodes-well-for-mississippi/feed/ 2 Driving on water http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/07/18/driving-on-water/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=driving-on-water http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/07/18/driving-on-water/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 18:01:22 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=27222     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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/07/18/driving-on-water/feed/ 0 Calculation of electric bills won’t change http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/07/18/calculation-of-electric-bills-won%e2%80%99t-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calculation-of-electric-bills-won%25e2%2580%2599t-change http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/07/18/calculation-of-electric-bills-won%e2%80%99t-change/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:01:36 +0000 Amy McCullough http://msbusiness.com/?p=27213 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/07/18/calculation-of-electric-bills-won%e2%80%99t-change/feed/ 0 Power company helps low-income customers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/07/18/power-company-helps-low-income-customers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=power-company-helps-low-income-customers http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/07/18/power-company-helps-low-income-customers/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:01:30 +0000 Lynn Lofton http://msbusiness.com/?p=27215     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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/07/18/power-company-helps-low-income-customers/feed/ 0 Sharing program helps those in need http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/07/18/sharing-program-helps-those-in-need/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sharing-program-helps-those-in-need http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/07/18/sharing-program-helps-those-in-need/#comments Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:01:28 +0000 Becky Gillette http://msbusiness.com/?p=27219 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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