PONTOTOC — Customers of Pontotoc Gas System will see their bills drop after a Mississippi Public Service Commission review found them too high. Starting immediately, residential rates will decrease from $9.56 per million metric British thermal units (mmbtu) to $7.14 per mmbtu. The utility wasn’t intentionally overcharging customers, said Pontotoc Mayor Jeff Stafford. It had [...] [...]
by john.stodder Published: May 13,2012
Tags: Chesapeake Energy Corp., Chevy Volt, Ford Fusion, General Electric Co., GREEN ENERGY, hybrid cars, MacNeilus, natural gas, Seeking Alpha, Toyota Prius
While the push is under way in some states to provide roadside battery-charging for the thousands of electric cars on the highways, another alternative, the natural-gas-powered vehicle, mostly sits idle. Anyone who has watched television in the past decade knows about the Chevy Volt and hybrids like the Ford Fusion or the Toyota Prius. But [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 26,2012
Tags: bench, coal, construction, courts, electricity, energy, environment, environmentalists, environmernt, judges, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, natural gas, Power plant, utilities
KEMPER COUNTY — Environmentalists have gone back to court with their continued opposition to construction of a coal power plant in east Mississippi. In the latest court filing in Harrison County Chancery Court, the Sierra Club of Mississippi wants the plant’s builder, Mississippi Power Co., to assume the risk of construction while the appeal proceeds. [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: April 8,2012
Tags: Brandon Presley, coal, electricity, Entegra Power Group, Kemper County, Leonard Bentz, Lynn Posey, Mississippi Power Company, Mississippi Public Service Commission, natural gas, public utility, sierra club
Last Monday was the deadline for parties to submit proposed final orders related to Mississippi Power Company’s lignite coal-fired generation plant in Kemper County. Joining longtime adversaries MPC and the Mississippi chapter of the Sierra Club was Florida-based Entegra Power Group, which markets electric power from natural gas-fueled plants to wholesale customers. In their submissions, [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: March 30,2012
Tags: costs, electricity, fuel costs, natural gas, power, prices, ratepayers, rates, utility, utility bills
JACKSON — Customers of Entergy Mississippi Inc. will see their rates drop more than previously announced through April, May and June, according to the utility. Haley Fisackerly, president and CEO for Entergy Mississippi, said, “With a continuation of low natural gas prices combined by efficient operations of our system by our employees we are able [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 8,2012
Tags: bench, compensation, courts, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, gas, hospitality, judge, judicial, judiciary, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petoleum, restaurants, seafood, tourism, tourists, visitors, wildlife
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Senate has approved using the bulk of water pollution fines stemming from the 2010 Gulf oil spill to pay for restoration in five Gulf states. The BP oil company could be fined $5.4 billion to $21.1 billion under the Clean Water Act, depending on whether it’s found grossly negligent. The [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 6,2012
Tags: disaster, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, gas, habitat, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, seafood, tourism, tourists, visitors, wildlife
JACKSON COUNTY — An environmental group opposed to offshore drilling in Mississippi has asked Jackson County to join them. County supervisors said they are not ready to take a stand on the issue. The group, called 12 Miles South Coalition, met with supervisors yesterday. State officials want to lease state waters in the Gulf of [...] [...]
FORREST COUNTY — A Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP subsidiary has purchased the remaining 80 percent equity interest in Boardwalk HP Storage Company, LLC, from Boardwalk Pipelines Holding Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Loews Corporation and the parent of our general partner, for approximately $285 million, which is the same price paid by BPHC when it [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 27,2012
Tags: courts, disaster, disaster recovery, energy, environment, explosion, gas, habitat, judge, judicial, judiciary, lawsuit, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil spill, petroleum, seafood, settlement, tourism, tourists, visitors, wildlife
NEW ORLEANS — A judge has delayed the federal trial over the nation’s worst offshore oil disaster by a week, saying yesterday BP PLC was making some progress in settlement talks with a committee overseeing scores of lawsuits, according to people close to the case. Two people close to the case told The Associated Press [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 23,2012
Tags: civil penalties, courts, disaster, energy, environment, explosion, gas, habitat, hospitality, judge, judicial, judiciary, liability, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, restaurants, seafood, tourism, tourists, visitors, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — A federal judge has ruled that BP PLC and one of its minority partners in the blown-out Macondo well are liable for civil penalties under the Clean Water Act for their roles in the nation’s worst offshore oil spill. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier also ruled that Deepwater Horizon rig owner [...] [...]
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