Monday, March 28, 2016

Kemper records going online

Central Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Cecil Brown issued the following press release:

During today’s Public Service Commission’s work session, the Independent Monitors hired by the Commission to observe and report on the Kemper Power Plant project, gave updates on several areas they are monitoring. The monitors discussed issues with low cost estimates, construction productivity, project execution, and cope additions.

Following the session, the Commissioners directed the Commission Staff to begin posting online the executive summaries prepared monthly by the Independent Monitors. Additionally, the Staff will begin evaluating and lawfully unsealing confidential documents filed in the prior Kemper certificate case.

“We think it is important that the public see the process at work and see that their Commissioners are working for them. Better public access to information is one way to get that message across,” said Sam Britton, Southern District Commissioner.

“Transparency in government is always a positive thing. We want the public to be assured that we will continue to ask questions and make the tough decisions necessary to see this project through to completion and we will make that information available,” commented Cecil Brown, Central District Commissioner.

“The Kemper project is the largest utility expenditure in the history of Mississippi. Today’s move to post progress reports online is a positive step forward for the customers of Mississippi Power and will provide useful information to the public about the PSC’s work to protect the public’s interest,” said Chairman Brandon Presley.

The Independent Monitors will continue to track and document the Kemper project and make reports to the Commission. For more information, call 1-800-356-6428 or visit www.psc.state.ms.us.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good for Cecil Brown. I am glad he got elected rather than Feel's man Tony Greer. Greer was put up to run by Bryant to take care of and protect Mississippi Power Company at the peril of the rate payers. Bryant and Barbour are close tied to Miss. Power and have done more than one favor for them.

Elected Officials Love Voters said...

Wonder if Cecil will ever find a reason to smile in this new job he managed to find himself in. Hope so.

Three quotes, one from each commish. Just off the cuff, spontaneous remarks surely. Self serving to be sure. No mention of mom and apple pie. That will come at next month's meeting.

PS: Greer landed in a job that pays well.

Anonymous said...

Funny that it takes a life long democrat to bring transparency and fair goverance principles to this good ole boy scheme.

Anonymous said...

3:47; Wonder where this 'life long democrat' has been for the past thirty four years when transparency was needed in state government deliberations?

Anonymous said...

Not a penny more to MPC for the lignite portion of the plant that NO ONE wants. Let the plant continue to run on natural gas until NG reaches the $12 MPC told the Commission that would be necessary for a lignite plant to break even. Pay another $4 Bil? No way.

Anonymous said...

Don't get so excited ...Cecil Brown has the Unions in his front pocket.

Anonymous said...

Kemper's a real bargain compared to this!

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36160368

True or false? A new nuclear power station in the south-west of the UK will be the most expensive object on Earth. That's the claim about the proposed plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset - but has anything else ever cost so much to build?

"Hinkley is set to be the most expensive object on Earth… best guesses say Hinkley could pass £24bn ($35bn),"



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