by Associated Press Published: August 16,2012
Tags: board of directors, budget, electricity, energy, meeting, power, power bill, power generation, rate, ratepayer
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — Electricity rates for Tennessee Valley Authority customers in seven states are on the agenda for the utility’s board of directors. The board meets today in Knoxville and will vote on the budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. Part of the financial plan will be deciding whether to raise or [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 10,2012
Tags: appeal, bench, court, electric plant, electricity, elecvtric bill, energy, judicial, judiciary, justice, power, power bill, Power plant, rate, ratepayer, state agency, utility
GULFPORT — Mississippi Power Co. asked the state Supreme Court yesterday to overturn regulators’ rejection of a rate increase. And while that appeal is going on, the company wants the high court to allow it collect the additional $55 million from customers. The unit of Atlanta-based Southern Co. would have to refund the money if [...] [...]
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s public utilities and the attorney general’s office are warning customers about phone scams that have been reported. Electric Power Associations of Mississippi says a caller in one of the scams asked the victim to provide personal bank account information and the bank routing number to pay off the victim’s electric bill. [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: June 22,2012
Tags: electricity, energy, power, power bill, rate, rate hike, rate increase, ratepayer, state agency, utility, utility bill
Public Service Commissioners voted 3-0 Friday morning to deny a rate increase proposed by Mississippi Power Co. for the Kemper County coal plant. The company had asked for a 13 percent rate increase that would have lasted until the end of 2012. In their denial, commissioners said they would not consider rate increases associated with [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: June 20,2012
Tags: electricity, energy, media, power, power bill, power distribution, power generation, rate, rate increase, ratepayer, utility
KEMPER COUNTY — Regulators meeting Friday could allow Mississippi Power Co. to collect an additional $58.6 million in the last six months of 2012. That would start paying for the $2.76 billion power plant the company is building in Kemper County. Filings made Thursday with the Public Service Commission show that the average residential customer’s [...] [...]