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Kemper County Newswire (Page 9)

Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Kemper County, MS. (Page 9)

Results 161 - 180 of 758 in Kemper County, MS

  1. House OKs Kemper settlementRead the original story

    Feb 9, 2013 | Hattiesburg American

    ... have blessed a settlement between the Public Service Commission and Mississippi Power Co. over the company's Kemper County plant. The House voted 90-26 Friday for House Bill 1134, which allows Mississippi Power to sell up to $1 billion in bonds to ...

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  2. Mississippi House approves bills backing Kemper power plant settlementRead the original story w/Photo

    Feb 8, 2013 | The Mississippi Press

    In this Nov. 13, 2012 photograph, workmen secure a steam drum on top of the heat recovery steam generator on the combine cycle at Mississippi Power's Kemper County energy facility near DeKalb, Miss.

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  3. House passes Kemper bond, rate recovery billsRead the original story

    Feb 8, 2013 | Mississippi Business Journal

    The Mississippi House of Representatives passed Friday morning legislation that would allow Mississippi Power to issue bonds, up to $1 billion, to cover costs over $2.4 billion for the Kemper County coal plant.

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  4. House Approves Bills Backing Kemper SettlementRead the original story w/Photo

    Feb 8, 2013 | WTOK-TV Meridian

    ... are blessing a settlement between the Public Service Commission and Mississippi Power Co. over the company's Kemper County plant. The House voted 90-26 Friday to allow Mississippi Power to sell up to $1 billion in bonds to pay for construction and ...

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  5. Mississippi Power retires first generating facility located in PetalRead the original story

    Feb 8, 2013 | WLOX-TV Biloxi

    ... ustomers with reliable, low cost energy for the future." Mississippi Power's new 21st century coal technology, Kemper County Energy facility, is nearly 75 percent complete and is scheduled for commercial operation in May 2014.

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  6. Kemper county energy facility - a wise decision was madeRead the original story

    Feb 1, 2013 | Mississippi Business Journal

    ... to deliver 40+ years of affordable, reliable power and economic opportunity. Mississippi Power chose the Kemper County energy facility, which will achieve these goals through Mississippi lignite as the fuel and 21st century generation technology ...

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  7. Petal power plant closedRead the original story

    Feb 8, 2013 | Hattiesburg American

    ... Company spokesperson Keith Guillot said the plant had grown inefficient and was closed to make way for the new Kemper County Energy Facility, which is scheduled to begin commercial operation in May 2014. "Plant Eaton has a very good history with ...

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  8. Utility shutters Petal generating plantRead the original story

    Feb 8, 2013 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... astal, central and eastern counties. Day says Plant Eaton will be replaced with a plant under construction in Kemper County. The Kemper plant is scheduled to be in operation in May of 2014. Mississippi Power is a subsidiary of the Southern Co.

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  9. Mississippi Power shuts down old plant in Pine BeltRead the original story

    Feb 7, 2013 | Mississippi Business Journal

    ... oastal, central and eastern counties. Day says Plant Eaton will be replaced with a plant under construction in Kemper County. The Kemper plant is scheduled to be in operation in May of 2014.

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  10. Mississippi Power shuts down Petal plantRead the original story

    Feb 7, 2013 | Hattiesburg American

    ... astal, central and eastern counties. Day says Plant Eaton will be replaced with a plant under construction in Kemper County. The Kemper plant is scheduled to be in operation in May 2014. Mississippi Power is a subsidiary of the Southern Company.

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  11. Special status of utilities source of much consternationRead the original story

    Feb 7, 2013 | The Clarion-Ledger

    The situation with Mississippi Power Company and its coal-fired plant under construction in Kemper County has a lot of people upset.

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  12. Sierra Club opposes Kemper Power plant legislationRead the original story w/Photo

    Feb 6, 2013 | Sunherald.com

    The Sierra Club's attorney says bills Mississippi Power wants to push through the Legislature take away the Public Service Commission's power to regulate some costs passed to ratepayers to fund the controversial multi-billion dollar Kemper County power plant.

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  13. Coal Plant Jobs AvailableRead the original story w/Photo

    Feb 6, 2013 | WTOK-TV Meridian

    Special training is being offered to some people seeking jobs at the coal plant site in Kemper County.

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  14. Ocean Springs aldermen consider goals for next 18 monthsRead the original story

    Feb 5, 2013 | The Mississippi Press

    ... increase," Cox said, referring to a Mississippi Power rate increase to fund construction of a new plant in Kemper County. "We don't keep a lot of cash reserves," Saucier replied. "When we build a plant we have to pay for it, just like you have to do ...

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  15. Charlie Mitchell: The special status of utilities is a source of much consternationRead the original story

    Feb 4, 2013 | Sunherald.com

    - The situation with Mississippi Power Company and its coal-fired plant under construction in Kemper County has a lot of people upset. Here's why: We pick where to shop for clothes and food. We compare prices, at least to some degree, on other ...

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  16. Mississippi Power says bill would decrease Kemper rate hikeRead the original story w/Photo

    Feb 4, 2013 | Sunherald.com

    Mississippi Power President and CEO Ed Day says the company may have to raise its rates 20 percent to 25 percent, rather than its previous estimate of about 33 percent, to fund a controversial coal gasification plant being built in Kemper County.

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  17. Mississippi legislation would allow $1B in bonds to finance Ratcliffe IGCC projectRead the original story

    Feb 2, 2013 | SNL Financial

    ... are designated for "generating facilities that use coal gasification or clean coal technology." Located in Kemper County, Miss., an independent monitor for the state has estimated the cost to complete construction of Ratcliffe at A separate bill, ...

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  18. Julia O'Neal: Legislators bowing to Southern CompanyRead the original story

    Feb 2, 2013 | Sunherald.com

    ... utility is supporting legislation that would allow it to recover another $1 billion from ratepayers for the Kemper County coal-gasification power plant, pushing the potential price tag for the controversial project to $3.8 billion. "A bill, written ...

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  19. Burton Explains Committee BillsRead the original story w/Photo

    Feb 1, 2013 | WTOK-TV Meridian

    The Senate Energy Committee, which Burton chairs, this week passed measures that would help Mississippi Power pay for the construction of the lignite plant in Kemper County.

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  20. Mississippi briefsRead the original story

    Jan 31, 2013 | Sunherald.com

    Lawmakers are advancing a proposal to let Mississippi Power Co. sell bonds to cover expenses above $2.4 billion at the Kemper County power plant it's building.

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