Posts Tagged ‘Kemper plant’

Lignite looking more like the wrong horse to have bet on

by For the MBJ Published: June 19,2011

Tags: clean coal, Kemper County, Kemper plant, lignite, Mississippi Power, natural gas, natural gas break even point, shale, view

While the world has been championing natural gas as the savior of the energy crisis, Mississippi Power has insisted that gas prices will be high and volatile — reminiscent of 2009 — for years to come. The 2011 Energy Outlook from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects that natural gas prices will stay around [...] [...]

‘About a third’ is really closer to about a half

by Amy McCullough Published: August 22,2010

Tags: AN MBJ INVESTIGATION, Anthony Topazi, cover story, Kemper County IGCC power plant, Kemper plant, Mississippi Power Company, raise ratepayer rates

Despite claims by Mississippi Power Company, Kemper plant could raise ratepayer rates by more than 45%   By its first full year of service in 2014, Mississippi Power Company’s $2.4-billion Kemper County IGCC power plant is expected to raise residential customer rates by more than 45 percent, according to a confidential document released to the [...] [...]

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