Mississippi Business Journal » elecvtricity http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Governor signs Kemper plant-related bills into law http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/27/governor-signs-kemper-plant-related-bills-into-law/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=governor-signs-kemper-plant-related-bills-into-law http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/27/governor-signs-kemper-plant-related-bills-into-law/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:21:44 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=70400 KEMPER COUNTY — Gov. Phil Bryant signed two bills into law yesterday, codifying a settlement between the Public Service Commission and Mississippi Power Co. over the company’s Kemper County power plant. Mississippi Power, a unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co., filed for a seven-year-rate plan as contemplated under one of the laws less than two hours [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/27/governor-signs-kemper-plant-related-bills-into-law/feed/ 0 Entergy sees quarterly net income soar http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/entergy-sees-quarterly-net-income-soar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=entergy-sees-quarterly-net-income-soar http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/entergy-sees-quarterly-net-income-soar/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:11:37 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=69400 NEW ORLEANS — Electric power company Entergy Corp.’s fourth-quarter net income nearly doubled helped by lower income tax expenses. The New Orleans-based utility earned $296.3 million, or $1.66 per share, in the three months ended Dec. 31, up from $154.1 million, or 87 cents per share, in the same quarter last year. Excluding one-time items, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/02/08/entergy-sees-quarterly-net-income-soar/feed/ 0 T.L. Wallace wins infrastructure project at KiOR site http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/05/t-l-wallace-wins-infrastructure-project-at-kior-site/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=t-l-wallace-wins-infrastructure-project-at-kior-site http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/05/t-l-wallace-wins-infrastructure-project-at-kior-site/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:12:39 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=66223 NATCHEZ — Adams County supervisors have approved a $522,673 to relocate a sewer line on the former Belwood County Club property, the future site of KiOR’s Natchez alternative fuel production facility. The Natchez Democrat reports the contract went to T.L. Wallace Construction. Board Attorney Scott Slover said the bid was approximately $180,000 below the county’s [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/05/t-l-wallace-wins-infrastructure-project-at-kior-site/feed/ 0 Entergy, ITC file spin-off request with PSC http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/09/entergy-itc-file-spin-off-request-with-psc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=entergy-itc-file-spin-off-request-with-psc http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/09/entergy-itc-file-spin-off-request-with-psc/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:05:31 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=63748 JACKSON — Entergy Mississippi Inc., in conjunction with ITC Holdings Corp. and ITC Midsouth LLC, has filed a request with the Mississippi Public Service Commission to spin off the Mississippi electric transmission business and merge it into a subsidiary of ITC. The Mississippi filing continues the multi-state and federal regulatory process seeking approval for the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/09/entergy-itc-file-spin-off-request-with-psc/feed/ 0 Entergy: Isaac’s costs run $400M-$500M http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/18/entergy-isaacs-costs-run-400m-500m/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=entergy-isaacs-costs-run-400m-500m http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/18/entergy-isaacs-costs-run-400m-500m/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:24:09 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=62798 NEW ORLEANS — Entergy Corporation has released an update on preliminary financial effects, liquidity resources and recovery initiatives after Hurricane Isaac. Total restoration costs for the repair and/or replacement of the electrical facilities in areas with damage from Isaac are estimated to be in the range of $400 million-$500 million. Each utility company is responsible [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/18/entergy-isaacs-costs-run-400m-500m/feed/ 1 Kemper plant headed back to court; gasifier installed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/13/kemper-plant-headed-back-to-court-gasifier-installed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kemper-plant-headed-back-to-court-gasifier-installed http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/13/kemper-plant-headed-back-to-court-gasifier-installed/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:41:47 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=62595 KEMPER COUNTY — Opponents will return to court tomorrow seeking to again invalidate state regulators’ decision to allow Mississippi Power Co. to build a $2.8 billion power plant in Kemper County. The Sierra Club and other opponents of the plant want Harrison County Chancellor Jim Persons to rule that the new permission granted by the [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/13/kemper-plant-headed-back-to-court-gasifier-installed/feed/ 0 Southern Pine EPA suspends e-payments due to phishing scams http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/09/southern-pine-epa-suspends-e-payments-due-to-phishing-scams/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=southern-pine-epa-suspends-e-payments-due-to-phishing-scams http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/09/southern-pine-epa-suspends-e-payments-due-to-phishing-scams/#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 15:21:07 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=59442 TAYLORSVILLE — A rural electricity cooperative in Mississippi has stopped taking electronic checks because so many of its customers have been scammed by people or websites claiming to represent the utility. The Clarion-Ledger reports that Southern Pine Electric Power Association isn’t the only utility being impersonated by “phishing” scams. Attorney general’s spokeswoman Jan Schaefer says [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/09/southern-pine-epa-suspends-e-payments-due-to-phishing-scams/feed/ 0 Fitch downgrades Mississippi Power after PSC blocks rate hike http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/03/fitch-downgrades-mississippi-power-after-psc-blocks-rate-hike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fitch-downgrades-mississippi-power-after-psc-blocks-rate-hike http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/03/fitch-downgrades-mississippi-power-after-psc-blocks-rate-hike/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 20:36:21 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=59308 GULFPORT — Fitch Ratings has downgraded the Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of Mississippi Power Company (Mississippi Power) to “A-“ from “A” and revised the Rating Outlook to “negative” from “stable.” Fitch wrote: “The downgrade is driven by the recent Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC) order to deny Mississippi Power’s revenue increase request to earn a [...]

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