Mississippi Business Journal » power plants http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:49:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mississippi Power wants rate hike, mainly for Kemper plant http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/17/mississippi-power-wants-rate-hike-mainly-for-kemper-plant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mississippi-power-wants-rate-hike-mainly-for-kemper-plant http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/17/mississippi-power-wants-rate-hike-mainly-for-kemper-plant/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:19:46 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=48632 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 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/11/17/mississippi-power-wants-rate-hike-mainly-for-kemper-plant/feed/ 2 Kemper County power plant construction posing transportation problems http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/31/kemper-county-power-plant-construction-posing-transportation-problems/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kemper-county-power-plant-construction-posing-transportation-problems http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/31/kemper-county-power-plant-construction-posing-transportation-problems/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:18:29 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=47903 KEMPER COUNTY — The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is informing motorists of the upcoming transport of extremely large loads to Kemper County for the construction of Mississippi Power’s new power plant. Beginning tomorrow night, there will be two transport vehicles moving extremely large loads from Big Bee Valley along Highway 388 to U.S. 45, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/31/kemper-county-power-plant-construction-posing-transportation-problems/feed/ 0 Entergy buying plant in Rhode Island, credits in New York http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/25/entergy-buying-plant-in-rhode-island-credits-in-new-york/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=entergy-buying-plant-in-rhode-island-credits-in-new-york http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/25/entergy-buying-plant-in-rhode-island-credits-in-new-york/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:03:48 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=47676 NEW ORLEANS — Entergy Corporation has reached an agreement with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, to acquire the Rhode Island State Energy Center (RISEC), a 550-megawatt power plant located in Johnston, R.I., for approximately $346 million, subject to closing adjustments. “The acquisition presents an opportunity to create value by acquiring modern, efficient generation [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/10/25/entergy-buying-plant-in-rhode-island-credits-in-new-york/feed/ 0 Day: Kemper County power plant on schedule http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/31/day-kemper-county-power-plant-on-schedule-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=day-kemper-county-power-plant-on-schedule-2 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/31/day-kemper-county-power-plant-on-schedule-2/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:18:15 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=45482 KEMPER COUNTY — Mississippi Power Co. president/CEO Ed Day says construction of a coal-fired electricity plant in Kemper County is on schedule. In an interview with The Associated Press, Day said yesterday that he expects Kemper County and Central Mississippi to see expanded economic benefits from the plant’s construction and operation. Mississippi Power has two [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/08/31/day-kemper-county-power-plant-on-schedule-2/feed/ 0 TVA to buy Magnolia power plant from Kelson http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/07/08/tva-to-buy-magnolia-power-plant-from-kelson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tva-to-buy-magnolia-power-plant-from-kelson http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/07/08/tva-to-buy-magnolia-power-plant-from-kelson/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:12:26 +0000 For the MBJ http://msbusiness.com/?p=43328 BENTON COUNTY — The staff of the Tennessee Valley Authority has negotiated an agreement to buy, subject to TVA board of directors’ approval, the 968-megawatt Magnolia Combined Cycle Gas Plant in northern Mississippi from Kelson Limited Partnership, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kelson Energy Inc. Terms were not disclosed. But according to TVA, the purchase [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/07/08/tva-to-buy-magnolia-power-plant-from-kelson/feed/ 0 Fitch’s outlook for Southern Co. is ‘negative’ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/15/fitchs-outlook-for-southern-co-is-negative/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fitchs-outlook-for-southern-co-is-negative http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/15/fitchs-outlook-for-southern-co-is-negative/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:54:02 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=30327 ATLANTA — Fitch Rating has assigned a rating of “A” to the $400 million senior unsecured notes issued by the Southern Company (Southern). The new notes will mature Sept. 15, 2015. The proceeds of the notes will be used for the proposed redemption of all or a portion of $250 million of 5.75 percent senior [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/09/15/fitchs-outlook-for-southern-co-is-negative/feed/ 0 SMEPA buying interest in Kemper County plant http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/07/01/smepa-buying-interest-in-kemper-county-plant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smepa-buying-interest-in-kemper-county-plant http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/07/01/smepa-buying-interest-in-kemper-county-plant/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:32:02 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=26393 HATTIESBURG — South Mississippi Electric Power Association will buy a 17.5 percent stake in Mississippi Power Co.’s coal-fired, electric-generating plant in the Kemper County. The Hattiesburg-based power association announced the decision yesterday. SMEPA general manager/CEO Jim Compton says in a statement that the association needs new generating capacity to meet its growing power demand in [...]

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