by Associated Press Published: April 26,2012
Tags: bench, coal, construction, courts, electricity, energy, environment, environmentalists, environmernt, judges, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, natural gas, Power plant, utilities
KEMPER COUNTY — Environmentalists have gone back to court with their continued opposition to construction of a coal power plant in east Mississippi. In the latest court filing in Harrison County Chancery Court, the Sierra Club of Mississippi wants the plant’s builder, Mississippi Power Co., to assume the risk of construction while the appeal proceeds. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 24,2012
Tags: coal, construction, electricity, energy, environment, habitat, power, power distribution, power generation, state agency, utilities, wildlife
KEMPER COUNTY — The Mississippi Public Service Commission has given new approval for Mississippi Power Co.’s coal-fired power plant in Kemper County, pushing aside opponents call for a fresh look at the plant’s finances. The commission voted 2-1 to approve the $2.4 billion plant today. Southern District Commissioner Leonard Bentz and Central District Commissioner Lynn [...] [...]

by Clay Chandler Published: April 8,2012
Tags: Brandon Presley, coal, electricity, Entegra Power Group, Kemper County, Leonard Bentz, Lynn Posey, Mississippi Power Company, Mississippi Public Service Commission, natural gas, public utility, sierra club
Last Monday was the deadline for parties to submit proposed final orders related to Mississippi Power Company’s lignite coal-fired generation plant in Kemper County. Joining longtime adversaries MPC and the Mississippi chapter of the Sierra Club was Florida-based Entegra Power Group, which markets electric power from natural gas-fueled plants to wholesale customers. In their submissions, [...] [...]
JACKSON — Utility regulators say Mississippi Power Co. can continue temporarily to build its Kemper County coal-fired power plant. In a meeting today that lasted less than a minute, the state Public Service Commission voted 2-1 to give temporary construction authority to the unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. The vote came weeks after the state [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 29,2012
Tags: coal, construction, courts, electricity, energy, environment, judges, judicial, judiciary, justices, power, power generation, Power plant, state agency
JACKSON — State utility regulators are in session now (Friday) in Jackson to consider issuing a temporary certificate sought by Mississippi Power Co. to continue work at its Kemper County coal-fired power plant. They began at 9 a.m. The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled March 15 that the Public Service Commission failed to lay out its [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 28,2012
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>> SEE UPDATE AS OF THURSDAY MORNING …. KEMPER COUNTY — State utility regulators have asked Mississippi Power Co. and the Sierra Club to submit proposals on how to proceed with the Kemper County coal-fired power plant. The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled March 15 that the Public Service Commission failed to lay out its reasoning [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 19,2012
Tags: coal, construction, courts, distribution, electricity, energy, judges, judicial, judiciary, justices, law, power generation, ratepayers, state agency, state law, utilities
KEMPER COUNTY — Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley has issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s reversal of Mississippi Power Company’s Kemper County Coal Plant: “(This) 9-0 decision by the Mississippi Supreme Court reversing the $2.8 billion Kemper County Coal Plant is a major victory for each and every customer of Mississippi Power [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 21,2011
Tags: Alabama, Bill McCollum, coal, energy, gas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, nuclear power, Tennessee, Tennessee Valley Authority, Virginia
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s chief operating officer, 60-year-old Bill McCollum, says he will retire June 30. McCollum announced his plans in a Wednesday telephone call with reporters. As chief operating officer, McCollum oversees management of power production, transmission, power trading and resource management programs. McCollum said he plans for the next six months to mainly [...] [...]
by Amy McCullough Published: December 15,2011
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>> KEMPER COUNTY CLEAN COAL PLANT HEARD BEFORE STATE SUPREME COURT JACKSON — Three Mississippi Supreme Court justices say that so far, they can’t find the evidence that state regulators used to justify their decision to allow Mississippi Power Company to build a $2.4 billion clean coal plant under construction in Kemper County. If the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 17,2011
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GULFPORT — Mississippi Power Co. has filed documents with state regulators for a net rate increase of 11.35 percent. The company says customer impact will vary with electricity usage. Company spokeswoman Cindy Duvall says Mississippi Power made three separate filings late Tuesday to the Public Service Commission. Duvall says two were for increases and one [...] [...]