PSC to hold hearing on MS Power rate increase request

Mississippi Power request to raise rates delayed

Mississippi Power Co. won’t be allowed to charge higher rates as soon as it wanted to help pay for a $6.2 billion power plant in Kemper County.

In an order filed this week, the Mississippi Public Service Commission said it would hold a hearing Aug. 6 on the company’s request to raise rates by 18 percent to pay for $1.1 billion in assets that Mississippi Power says are already in commercial service at the Kemper site.

Clarion Ledger
7/18/15