Decisions on Mississippi Power Face New Officials
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Public Service Commissioner is the hardest job that few people are thinking about in Mississippi's crowded election year.
The winners of two open public service commissioner posts will just have settled into their offices in the Woolfolk State Office Building overlooking Mississippi's capitol when they will be asked to decide the future of the Mississippi Power Co.
Maybe that's a little strong, but a series of decisions that will be made in relation to the electrical utility and its rate case will go a long way in shaping the future of Mississippi Power, and could influence the future of its parent company as well.
Some of the candidates are already closely associated with the commission. Central District candidate Ryan Brown, a Democrat, has been working as a commission staffer for Central District Commissioner Cecil Brown. The two men are not related. Republican Brent Bailey, also a Central District candidate, has been active in lobbying the commission on renewable energy issues.
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