Mississippi Power Co. v. Mississippi Public Service Commission

¶ 47. Before 2008, public power utilities were allowed to raise their customers’ rates to pay for the construction of new power-generation plants after the plants began to generate electricity. The Mississippi Baseload Act now allows the Public Service Commission to approve rate increases while construction of the plants is in progress (CWIP), before they begin to generate electricity.25

¶ 48. In order to construct a new power generation plant in Kemper County, Mississippi Power Company sought and obtained the Commission’s approval to raise its rates during construction. The case before us…