The $138.4 million Delta facility, if approved by the Mississippi Public Service Commission, would power up to 16,000 homes.
PSC commissioner reflects on lessons learned from Kemper plant
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Time to think about how to improve the process for large-scale projects, Commissioner Britton says
PSC chairman seeks ‘outside-the-box’ ideas to solve infrastructure problems
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Presley calls on utility and telecommunications companies to join the commission in solving issues, such as limited access to natural gas and high-speed internet
Long-time critic will not challenge Kemper power plant settlement
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Hattiesburg oil businessman considered lawsuit over what he considered underlying flaws in the Public Service Commission’s settlement with Mississippi Power
Regulators settle ’emotionally intense’ Kemper power plant case
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Public service commissioners say a decision Tuesday ends all issues related to the Kemper facility, but is the controversy over?
Regulators weigh Kemper plant’s future
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Key players involved with the Kemper County energy facility project, including energy corporations to environmental groups, presented arguments to state utility regulators that will determine the future of the plant
Miss. Power, regulators reach agreement on Kemper plant
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A sticking point was a $250 million difference between what regulators thought Mississippi Power should recover and what the utility believed it should be able to charge customers.
Miss. Power proposes new set of Kemper rates
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The company said the increase would go for infrastructure such as utility poles and power lines not major capital costs of a new coal plant
Should Mississippi cash in on Trump’s relaxed offshore drilling strategy?
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Critics say more oil and gas drilling will hurt the state’s ecotourism economy
Kemper deal dead; regulators order hearings on cost dispute
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Witness testimony and other evidence could help settle a $250 million dispute between Mississippi Power and state officials
Miss. Power, utility regulators ready to battle over Kemper costs
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The utility and public-service officials disagree over the value of the natural gas portion of the plant
Kemper whistleblower sues Southern Co. for retaliation
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Brett Wingo said he was fired after he told his bosses and federal agencies about problems at the Mississippi coal plant
Mississippi Power customers dodge $2.8 billion bill for Kemper technology
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Mississippi Power Co. customers are off the hook. Atlanta-based Southern Co. said Wednesday it will absorb $2.8 billion in costs related to the Kemper County energy facility’s lignite coal gasification project. Southern, the parent company of Mississippi Power, said in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday that cost recovery from Mississippi Power customers for the $7.5 billion plant’s gasification technology “is no longer probable.” So the utility will absorb the cost of the gasification portions of the plant and its adjacent lignite coal mine.
Miss. Power debuts largest solar power plant in the state
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The solar site will be able to power about 8,000 homes, sits on 595 acres and consists of more than 215,000 solar panels
Regulators put Miss. Power on the clock: ‘It’s time to just resolve Kemper’
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Mississippi Power has 45 days to say how they’ll deal with the power plant
Mississippi Power Co. to suspend Kemper coal operations
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Price tag for the energy project ballooned to $7.5 billion