Whether CWIP constitutes a tax takes up most of Kemper hearing in front of Supreme Court
by Clay Chandler Published: February 1,2013
Tags: Baseload Act, construction costs, CWIP, Kemper County, lignite coal, Mississippi Power Company, Mississippi Supreme Court, Southern Company
Most of last Monday’s hour-long Kemper coal plant hearing at the Mississippi Supreme Court centered on two questions: If the Mississippi Public Service Commission allows Mississippi Power Co. to charge its ratepayers for the facility’s construction, will it constitute a tax, or will it simply be a rate assessment? If it is a tax, does [...] [...]
