Skip to main content

User account menu

  • Log in
Shopping cart 0
Cart

Search

Search
Home The Grenada Star
  • Post
    • Leaderboard
    • Post Dashboard
    • Payment Settings
  • Home
    • Contact Us
    • FAQ
    • Monthly Website Statistics
    • Our History
    • Our Staff
    • Privacy Policy
    • Rack Locations
    • Submit News
    • Wedding Policy
  • Most Read
    • Most Read This Week
    • Most Read This Month
    • Most Read This Year
    • Most Read All Time
  • Most Recent
  • More News
    • Cartoons
    • Crime
    • Documents
    • Events
    • Features
    • Politics
    • Public Notices
    • Videos
  • Sports
    • Grenada School District
    • Kirk Academy
  • E-Editions
    • Archives
    • Magazine E-Edition
    • Newspaper E-Edition
    • Special Section E-Editions
  • Advertising
    • Ad Rates
    • Ad Staff
  • Calendar
  • Obituaries
    • Submit an Obituary
  • Social
    • Anniversaries/Birthdays
    • Engagements/Weddings
    • Schools
    • Submit an Anniversary
    • Submit a Birth
    • Submit an Engagement
    • Submit School News
    • Submit a Wedding
  • Polls
  • Submit a Letter
  • Subscribe
  • State

Domain menu for Grenadatstar (mobile)

  • Post
    • Leaderboard
    • Post Dashboard
    • Payment Settings
  • Home
    • Contact Us
    • FAQ
    • Monthly Website Statistics
    • Our History
    • Our Staff
    • Privacy Policy
    • Rack Locations
    • Submit News
    • Wedding Policy
  • Most Read
  • Most Recent
  • More News
    • Cartoons
    • Crime
    • Documents
    • Events
    • Features
    • Politics
    • Public Notices
    • Videos
  • Sports
    • Grenada School District
    • Kirk Academy
  • E-Editions
    • Archives
    • Magazine E-Edition
    • Newspaper E-Edition
    • Special Section E-Editions
  • Advertising
    • Ad Rates
    • Ad Staff
  • Calendar
  • Obituaries
  • Polls
  • Social
    • Anniversaries/Birthdays
    • Engagements/Weddings
    • Schools
    • Submit an Anniversary
    • Submit a Birth
    • Submit an Engagement
    • Submit School News
    • Submit a Wedding
  • Submit a Letter
  • Subscribe
  • State

 

Mississippi PSC Orders Major Reductions in Power Generation

READ MORE > 11,015 Reads
On Thu, 12/17/2020 - 06:13 PM

Today the Mississippi PSC held a special meeting and unanimously approved a new order in Docket No. 2018-AD-145, governing Mississippi Power Company’s Reserve Margin Plan. Recognizing that Mississippi Power is generating far more power than is needed by consumers -- and that rate-payers are paying for the extra costs -- the Commission ordered Mississippi Power to present a plan for reducing its electricity-generating capacity by 950 MW by 2027. 

The order coincided with a new publicly released report by Bates White, a private consulting firm hired by the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff. The report shows that Plant Victor J. Daniel, a 1,004 MW coal plant in Jackson County, is no longer economic for Mississippi Power customers, costing much more to run and maintain than the energy is worth. Sierra Club has long called attention to Plant Daniel as an uneconomic source of electricity and major source of dirty air and water emissions. 

Louie Miller, Mississippi Sierra Club State Director, released the following statement:

“The PSC Commissioners should be applauded for their due diligence in continuing to protect the public’s pocketbook when it comes to electric rates, while providing reliable electric service to Mississippians. The PSC has taken extraordinary steps today to ensure Mississippi is well positioned to take advantage of new technologies such as solar, battery storage, and wind that will set our state on a path toward a clean, renewable, and affordable energy economy. ”

Stephen Stetson, Senior Campaign Representative for the Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign, released the following statement:

 

“This is a tremendous show of leadership by the Mississippi Public Service Commission and a recognition that ‘more’ is not always ‘better,’ and that there is plenty of room to reduce the dirty and unnecessary sources of energy that burden customers around the state.

“The Reserve Margin docket paves the way for Southern Company to take concrete, tangible action on its promise to eliminate carbon emissions from its portfolio. We know Mississippi Power’s upcoming long-term energy plan will be integral to that process and we’re excited to participate in what happens next. The Bates White report confirmed what we already knew -- it’s well past time to thank Plant Daniel for its service and retire that power plant. The folks on the Mississippi PSC have set up 2021 to be a very good year for the customers they represent.”

‹ PreviousNext ›

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social

Robert Ernest “Tiger” Ralston

Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in Smith Cemetery in the… READ MORE

Mary Joyce McNatt
Quay Orene Thomas Morris
Betty Carole Wiltshire
Angela L. Thomas
Paul Hardy “Bubba” Pittman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obituaries

Robert Ernest “Tiger” Ralston

Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in Smith Cemetery in the… READ MORE

Mary Joyce McNatt
Quay Orene Thomas Morris
Angela L. Thomas
Paul Hardy “Bubba” Pittman
Jimmie Sue Rhea

 

Most Recent

COVID-19 spreads at the Capitol, quarantine orders expected for some senators

Some members of the Mississippi Senate are expected to receive a quarantine notice from the… READ MORE

MDE Suspends Policies on A-F Grading, 3rd Grade Reading, and High School Assessments for 2020-21 School Year
Central District multimodal grants announced
Teacher pay raise bill passes Mississippi Senate
MSDH partnering with Mississippi Public Librarys to offer free radon home test kits
56th Annual Dixie National Livestock Show and Rodeo Kicks-Off January 22

 

Most Read News Article

  • Week
  • Month
  • Year
  • All Time

Wicker Hails $2.377 Million Award for UMMC Connected Care Pilot Program

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and… READ MORE

Governor Tate Reeves Announces Additional 20,000 New Vaccine Appointments
Charter schools receive taxpayer dollars. Should their board members follow state ethics laws?
State procurement review board approves $156 million in exemptions from law requiring reverse auctions from state and local agencies
Legislature considering bills that could provide a pay hike for teachers and increase transparency
Hyde-Smith: Additional $63.6 Million for Army Corps Work in Miss., Including $9.2 Million for Yazoo Backwater Area Pumps

Indianola Doctor Who Suffered Effects of COVID Among the First to Get Vaccine at Clinic

When Dr. Eddie Donahoe heard that a COVID-19 vaccine was on the way and had the potential to be… READ MORE

Mississippi’s Moment
Governor Tate Reeves Makes Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine
Wicker Hails $2.377 Million Award for UMMC Connected Care Pilot Program
For many families, Mississippi’s child support enforcement program proves nonsensical
Former Legislator Nolan Mettetal dies at 75

GPD investigating Friday afternoon death

The Grenada Police Department remained on the scene until just after 3 p.m. Friday investigating an… READ MORE

Guaranty Bank breaks ground
Eleven shot in 'mass shooting' at Grenada biker club
Could Elon Musk’s satellite-based Starlink impact Mississippi’s rural broadband rollout?
COVID-19 cases on the rise again
Indianola Doctor Who Suffered Effects of COVID Among the First to Get Vaccine at Clinic

GPD investigating Friday afternoon death

The Grenada Police Department remained on the scene until just after 3 p.m. Friday investigating an… READ MORE

Guaranty Bank breaks ground
Eleven shot in 'mass shooting' at Grenada biker club
Could Elon Musk’s satellite-based Starlink impact Mississippi’s rural broadband rollout?
COVID-19 cases on the rise again
Indianola Doctor Who Suffered Effects of COVID Among the First to Get Vaccine at Clinic

 

Sign Up for Notifications of Local Breaking News

Start E-mail NotificationsStop E-mail NotificationsStart Mobile NotificationsStop Mobile Notifications

 

 

 

 

 

Opinion

Unacceptable in our democracy

Everyone understands that President Donald Trump’s most passionate supporters believe that election… READ MORE

Issues will ultimately determine the election
Screaming no way to win argument
Russians use active measures to invade America

 

 

Weddings & Engagements

Nemeth, Vaughn united in Starkville ceremony

Sarah Jacquelyn Nemeth and Lucas Bill Vaughn were united in marriage June 6, at 6:00 p.m. at Dodson… READ MORE

 

 

Copyright 2020 • The Grenada Star
50 Corporate Row. • Grenada, MS 38901 • 662-226-4321

Emmerich Newspapers proudly serve the following Mississippi communities:

Click on the city name to visit its website.

ACKERMAN • CARROLLTON • CHARLESTON • CLARKSDALE • COLUMBIA • EUPORA • FOREST • GREENVILLE • GREENWOOD • GRENADA • HATTIESBURG • JACKSON • KOSCIUSKO • INDIANOLA • LOUISVILLE • MAGEE • MENDENHALL • McCOMB • NEWTON • PETAL • QUITMAN • SENATOBIA • WINONA • YAZOO CITY

As well as: DUMAS, Ark. • TALLULAH, La • FRANKLINTON, La.

For more information on how to extend your advertising message to these communities, click here.