Mississippi Public Service Commission
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CoalSouthern Co. to File Rate Case for Kemper IGCC, Already Economically Unviable in Face of Cheap Gas
Southern Co. announced yet another lag beyond a new in-service date for its Kemper County integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) project. Along with concerns about delays and mounting cost increases afflicting the plant’s coal gasification component are how it will be used in the face of cheap gas prices. The company’s subsidiary Mississippi Power last […]
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CoalKemper IGCC In-Service Date Pushed Back by a Month
Mississippi Power has pushed back the in-service date of its much-delayed Kemper County integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant by a month, to October 31, 2016. Initial production of syngas at the plant began on July 14, and testing continues of gasifier B and related lignite feed and ash systems. “The schedule extension provides for […]
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Legal & RegulatoryRegulator Orders Mississippi Power to Issue Kemper IGCC Rebates
Mississippi Power must rebate $281 million in funds collected since 2013 for rate increases related to the lignite-fired power plant under construction in Kemper County, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC) ordered on Tuesday. The state regulatory body also ordered the company and its parent company Southern Co. to stop collecting Kemper’s rate on customer […]