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April 8, 2016

MS House of Representatives weekly summary for April 7, 2016

Mississippi House of Representatives Weekly Summary Week of April 4, 2016 As the 2016 Regular Legislative Session winds down, these last few weeks will be filled with members either concurring on bills with the Senate or choosing to send the bills to conference, where the final details will be worked out with a committee comprised…
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April 7, 2016

#Kemper plant costs at almost $7 billion and rising

Kemper coal gasification plant costs rise $18M While Kemper’s in-service is approaching, at least on paper, the pricetag keeps rising. Southern, which owns Mississippi Power, the utility constructing the plant, told regulators “any extension of the in-service date beyond August 31, 2016 is currently estimated to result in additional base costs.” Those additional costs would…