Posts Tagged ‘MS Utility Consumer Advocate’
Mississippi’s PSC Faces Confidential Data Issues in the IRP Rule
The Kemper Plant was designed to maximize capital investment so as to maximize the company’s rate of return on capital from ratepayers in the form of rate hikes. Confidentiality of certain key documents played a major role in the plant clearing several early regulatory hurdles. Changing the process by which documents are kept out of the public eye will be essential to preventing another Kemper like disaster from happening again.
Read MoreBPF Motion for Leave To File Supplemental Testimony of Erik Randolph
BPF’s Supplemental Testimony by Mr. Erik Randolph was filed with the PSC on August 23rd.
Read MoreWill the PSC Implement an Integrated Resource Planning Process (IRP) for Electric Utilities?
The MS Public Service Commission is investigating implementing an integrated resource planning (IRP) process for electric utilities. As described by the PSC, IRP is “a long range planning process that requires a utility to forecast it’s future energy demand and evaluate how that demand can most efficiently and cost-effectively be met.”
Read MoreBPF Intervenor Filing on Integrated Resource Planning Rule 2018-AD-64
Bigger Pie Forum was approved Friday to participate in a docket with the Mississippi Public Service Commission that will decide how the commission reviews the future generation needs and capacity of the state’s two investor-owned utilities, Mississippi Power and Entergy.
Read MorePSC Starts Conducting Rate Case Audits of Entergy and Mississippi Power
The PSC will now hire outside firms to audit Entergy and Mississippi Power whenever they come before the commission with a rate case to make sure the company is spending its money prudently on capital costs, salaries and other expenses.
Read MoreA Conversation Starter for Changing Mississippi’s Regulation of Utilities
Bigger Pie Forum commissioned a study of the structure of PSCs around the country. Among its many discoveries, the study found that Mississippi’s arrangement, which has an investigative staff that is a separate entity from the PSC, is unique among the states.
Read MoreStanding Firm and Pushing Back: The PSC Tilts the Scales Toward the Consumer
MPCO brazenly threatens recovery of all costs associated with the gasifiers, definitely not in the best interests of its customers. The PSC tilts the scales toward the consumer threatening a Show Cause Order which demands MPC prove the need of the Kemper Project in the first place or risk having the entire site closed resulting in total write offs of $7.6 billion.
Read MoreWhere’s the Prosecutor – The Need for a Consumer Advocate
It’s not a fair fight. It’s not a fight at all because there is no one representing the little guy. Who should? The AG? He could, but he’s AWOL. Or a consumer advocate?
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