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2023
05/31/2023
MsRWA Annual Conference Aims to Keep Drinking Water Safe, Reliable, Affordable
05/24/2023
EIA Expects Less Overall Electricity Demand This Summer
05/17/2023
Regulators, Utilities, Developers, Analysts and Other Stakeholders Discuss Resource Adequacy
05/10/2023
Update on Solar Energy Development Across the Nation and Mississippi
05/04/2023
Hurricane Preparedness Week Brings Hurricane Hunters to Jackson
04/27/2023
Utility Locators Help Protect Underground Infrastructure
04/19/2023
Central District Commemorates Lineman Appreciation Day
04/12/2023
Reports, Papers, Studies and Analyses
04/05/2023
CALL BEFORE YOU DIG!
03/29/2023
Destruction From State Line to State Line
03/22/2023
Check Your Home for Leaks to Save Water and Save Money
03/15/2023
Protecting Our Energy Infrastructure Involves All Stakeholders
03/08/2023
Agriculture + Utilities + Culinary Students = Vibrant Restaurant Industry
03/01/2023
Federal Trade Commission Reports Top Scams of 2022
02/22/2023
Enhancing the Grid Through Dynamic Line Ratings
02/16/2023
Summary and Scenes of the NARUC Winter Policy Summit
02/08/2023
Highlights from the February 7, 2023, Docket Meeting
02/01/2023
Where Does Your Energy Come From? Touring the Hinds Generation Station
01/25/2023
Short-Term Energy Outlook: Renewable Generation Up; Natural Gas Prices Down
01/19/2023
Winter Storm Elliott Overview
01/11/2023
Zero Net Energy Home Shows the Way to Reduced Energy Bills
01/04/2023
MPSC Central District Year in Review
2022
12/28/2022
MS Public Service Commission Submits Its Annual Report to MS Legislature
12/21/2022
Merry Christmas from Commissioner Bailey and the Central District Staff!
12/14/2022
And the final game ball goes to Mississippi State Football Head Coach Mike Leach
12/07/2022
Highlights from the MPSC December 6th, 2022, Docket Meeting
11/29/2022
Solar For Schools FAQs
11/23/2022
Thanksgiving Blessings from Commissioner Brent Bailey & the Central District Staff
11/17/2022
2022 NARUC Annual Meeting and Education Conference: Connecting the Dots
11/09/2022
Make a Commitment to Damage Prevention and Your Safety
11/02/2022
What is in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022?
10/27/2022
Commissioner Bailey Recognized for Football Prowess
10/20/2022
Mississippi’s Electric Cooperatives Provide Members More Than Power
10/13/2022
Make Cybersecurity A Priority at Your Business (and Home)
10/05/2022
Energy Efficiency Day 2022: Save Money. Create Jobs. Conserve Resources
09/28/2022
Hey Mississippi, It’s Clean Energy Week!
09/22/2022
Customers Will Likely Feel the Impacts of High Natural Gas Prices
09/15/2022
Geothermal Energy: The Heat Beneath Our Feet
09/08/2022
Embrace Energy Efficiency to Reduce Your Energy Costs
08/31/2022
September is National Preparedness Month
08/24/2022
Office of Broadband Expansion and Accessibility of Mississippi
08/18/2022
MPSC No Call Program Introduces New Software Platform
08/11/2022
Resource Adequacy in a Changing World
08/03/2022
All of a Sudden, Energy Experts are in Abundance!
07/27/2022
Small Modular Reactors: The Future of Nuclear Energy?
07/21/2022
NARUC Summer Policy Summit: A Focus on Transformation and Reliability
07/13/2022
Highlights from the July 12, 2022, Docket Meeting
07/06/2022
MDEQ and MSDH Move Forward to Disburse Water and Wastewater Funds
06/29/2022
Nuclear Energy: Steady, Safe, Emission-Free
06/24/2022
MPSC Enters into Major Settlement with Entergy Companies
06/16/2022
SEARUC 2022: Education and Enlightenment
06/09/2022
Rural Infrastructure Summit Takes Holistic Look at Community Systems
06/01/2022
Another Active Hurricane Season Expected
05/25/2022
Grid Reliability Could Be At Risk This Summer
05/19/2022
Can Natural Gas Remain Relevant in a Carbon-Constrained Future?
05/11/2022
Higher Temperatures Likely to Lead to Greater Energy Consumption
05/04/2022
Solar Poised to Shine Across Mississippi
04/27/2022
Remember: Call 811 Before You Dig and Mind the Markings
04/20/2022
MPSC Central District Helps Celebrate Linemen on April 18
04/14/2022
National Lineman Appreciation Day; Legislative Session 2022 Summary
04/06/2022
Don’t Risk Disruption to Critical Services, Call Before You Dig!
03/30/2022
Change in Seasons Brings Strong Storms
03/24/2022
Can the U.S. Achieve 100% Carbon-Free Electricity by 2035?
03/16/2022
COVID Introduced to Mississippi Two Years Ago
03/10/2022
Taking Stock of America’s Energy Future
03/02/2022
Teaming Up to Advance Energy Efficiency
02/23/2022
MPSC Releases Public Utility Infrastructure Review Report
02/16/2022
NARUC Winter Policy Summit
02/09/2022
"Smishing” is on the Rise – Know How to Spot It and Defend Against It
02/02/2022
Environmental Protection Agency Acts to Restore Power Plant Regulations
01/26/2022
Commission Takes Important Steps on Net Metering, Community Solar
01/19/2022
Celebrating our 100th Newsletter
01/12/2022
Let’s Start the Year by Committing to Save Money by Saving Energy
01/05/2022
Revisiting the Kemper County IGCC Facility (now Plant Ratcliffe)
2021
12/29/2021
Time for Reflection or Time for Prediction?
12/22/2021
Merry Christmas from the Central District & Utilities Join Forces to Build Out US Electric Vehicle Charging Networks
12/15/2021
MPSC Annual Report Shows Work of Commission
12/08/2021
Active 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season Officially Ends
12/01/2021
COP26 Key Outcomes
11/24/2021
Durations of Power Outages Increased Last Year
11/17/2021
Wait! What!? Now We Have to Worry about Space Weather, too??
11/10/2021
Another Day, Another Spam Call; Take Steps To Stop Them
11/03/2021
NARUC Publications Provide Useful Insights
10/27/2021
No Tricks, Just Treats When You Call 811
10/20/2021
October is Energy Awareness Month
10/13/2021
Natural Gas Prices a Concern for Consumers
10/06/2021
Southeast Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Annual Education Conference and Business Meeting
09/30/2021
Is an Electric Vehicle in Your Future?
09/22/2021
National Clean Energy Week 2021
09/15/2021
Cooperatives Provide Electrification to Much of Rural Mississippi
09/09/2021
Bringing the Lumber in Shuqualak
09/01/2021
Hurricane Ida Impacted More than Electricity Infrastructure
08/25/2021
Grid Reliability was Tested in 2020, but the System Performed Well
08/18/2021
Hydropower has Been a Missed Opportunity in Mississippi
08/11/2021
Celebrate National Safe Digging Day with the MPSC and the Mississippi 811 Team
08/05/2021
Bringing the Heat at the 2021 Neshoba County Fair
07/28/2021
Mississippi Municipal League’s 90th Annual Conference
07/23/2021
Talking Utility Policy in the Shadow of the Rockies
07/14/2021
Mississippi’s Newest Wastewater Treatment Facility Putting on Final Touches
07/07/2021
A Look at Mississippi Power Company’s Energy Resources
07/02/2021
Hail State on this Friday; Pearl Kiwanis Club; Trip to Arkansas PSC and MISO South Operations Center
06/23/2021
Pearl Businesses are Lighting the Way to Energy Savings
06/17/2021
Growing Relationships with County Supervisors
06/10/2021
From the Coast, to the Square County, to the Delta, the Central District Engages with Stakeholders
06/02/2021
DYK about the MS Ratepayers' Bill of Rights?
05/26/2021
Scam Calls Overload- AUTO WARRANTIES
05/19/2021
TecInfo Gains ETC Designation for Three Delta Counties
05/12/2021
It’s Hurricane Preparedness Week; Let’s Get Prepped Mississippi
05/05/2021
Putting the Spotlight on Solar Power in Mississippi
04/28/2021
Advanced Metering Infrastructure
04/21/2021
Central District Recognizes National Lineman Appreciation Day & Locator Safety & Appreciation Week
04/14/2021
Commission Designates East MS Connect as ETC; Opens Door to $38M
04/08/2021
Recap of the 2021 Legislative Session
03/31/2021
April is National Safe Digging Month!
03/24/2021
Nuclear Innovation Week Seeks New Advances for Nuclear Power
03/17/2021
No One Escaped the Influence of the COVID-19, Including the MPSC
03/10/2021
National Consumer Protection Week: Take Action to Protect Your Privacy, Manage Your Money and Avoid Scams
03/03/2021
What Do You Know About Grand Gulf Nuclear Station?
02/24/2021
Cybersecurity and State Regulatory Commissions
02/17/2021
Winter Storm Wreaks Havoc Across Mississippi and the South
02/10/2021
2021 Annual Energy Outlook
02/03/2021
Highlights from the MPSC February Docket Meeting
01/27/2021
Mississippi Needs Accurate, Comprehensive Broadband Mapping
01/20/2021
Maintaining Grid Reliability and Security- The Role of NERC and SERC
01/13/2021
The Mississippi Legislature Convenes
01/06/2021
Central District is Gearing Up for a New Year
2020
12/30/2020
A Year in Review as We Head Into the New
12/23/2020
Merry Christmas! --- Congress Passes Government Spending, COVID Relief Bills
12/16/2020
Hydrogen and Our Energy Future
12/09/2020
Access to Reliable Water is Essential to Health and Prosperity
12/02/2020
Taking a Lap Around Lauderdale County
11/25/2020
A Special Thanksgiving Message
11/18/2020
Help #StopScams Over the Holidays
11/12/2020
2020 Hurricane Season: One for the Record Books
11/05/2020
Reporting the Numbers: A Breakdown of the FY 2020 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book
10/28/2020
Imagine A Day Without Water
10/21/2020
Celebrating Careers in Energy and the Many Forms of Bioenergy
10/14/2020
Entergy Mississippi Customers: Where Does Your Electricity Come From?
10/07/2020
Join the MPSC in Celebrating Energy Efficiency Day!
09/30/2020
MPSC Reviews Telecommunication Providers’ Efforts to Expand Services
09/23/2020
National Clean Energy Week Spotlights the Value of Clean Energy
09/17/2020
Energy Efficiency Projects Garners Big Rebates
09/09/2020
Affordable Telephone Service through “Lifeline”
09/02/2020
Energy Storage as an Energy Resource
08/26/2020
Energy Academy Opens the Door to New Career Paths
08/19/2020
Zap the Gap Strives to Improve and Expand Utility Coverage
08/12/2020
Wind Energy: A Clean Energy Resource and Economic Driver for Communities
08/05/2020
MPUS and MPSC Recognize Broadband Grant Awardees
07/29/2020
Sustainability Impact and Clean Energy Development
07/22/2020
NARUC — The Voice of State Public Service Commissions
07/15/2020
Fresh Water: Managing a Critical Resource
07/08/2020
Highlights from the MPSC July Docket Meeting
07/01/2020
What is “Grid Modernization”?
06/24/2020
Electric and Natural Gas Utilities File Annual Energy Efficiency Program Reports
06/17/2020
Defend Yourself Against Utility Scams
06/10/2020
Securing Our Bulk Power System: An Opportunity for Mississippi?
06/03/2020
Utility Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals… and What They Mean
05/28/2020
Entering the Next Phase of Customer Assistance
05/20/2020
Practice Electrical Safety While Practicing Safe Distancing
05/13/2020
Protecting Customers and Maintaining Utility Service During the COVID-19 Crisis
05/06/2020
Our Infrastructure Must Be Ready Should Hurricanes Appear on the Horizon
04/29/2020
Energy-Related Employment and the Hire Mississippi Rule
04/22/2020
SOLAR TAKES ANOTHER STEP FORWARD IN MISSISSIPPI
04/15/2020
SAFE DIGGING AND LINEMAN APPRECIATION
04/08/2020
TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR EDUCATION
04/01/2020
KEEP YOUR UTILITY BILLS DOWN WHILE KEEPING YOUR FAMILY SAFE
03/25/2020
NO CALL AND TELEMARKETER RELIEF ISSUES
03/18/2020
Natural Gas Issues
03/11/2020
RURAL BROADBAND/INTERNET ISSUES
03/04/2020
Energy Efficiency Issues
02/19/2020
Mississippi Utility Customer Update