Mississippi Power Co. v. Mississippi Public Service Commission

RANDOLPH, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. The motions for rehearing filed by the Mississippi Power Company and the Public Service Commission are denied. The original opinions are withdrawn and these opinions are substituted therefor.

¶ 2. Thomas Blanton asks this Court to invalidate rate increases approved by the Public Service Commission (“Commission”) for Mississippi Power Company (“MPC”). An examination of controlling law and statutes, the Constitutions of the United States and Mississippi, and a comprehensive review of the proceedings before us reveals that the Commission failed to…