MERIDIAN, Miss. — Mississippi Power says its $2.8 billion lignite power plant is on track to open in May 2014.
President and CEO Ed Day tells The Clarion-Ledger (on.thec-l.com/P7iQOv) that construction is about 40 percent complete on the plant north of Meridian in Kemper County.
It's been a rough year for the project.
Cost overruns increased the price from $2.4 billion and reduced Mississippi Power's credit rating. The Mississippi Public Service Commission denied a $55 million rate hike to recoup some of the construction costs during construction.
The PSC has set a $2.88 billion cost cap — considered a rare step for utility regulators.
PSC member Brandon Presley, who has consistently voted against the plant, says he is skeptical of whether the utility can keep costs beneath the cap.
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