Mississippi PSC approves Entergy, Mississippi Power rate and accounting orders that raise typical residential bills

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The Public Service Commission approved multiple Entergy and Mississippi Power rider adjustments and accounting orders that staff said will be mitigated in part; combined Entergy rider changes will raise a 1,000 kWh residential bill by about $14.22 monthly beginning February, while Mississippi Power's mitigated proposal lowers a larger unmitigated increase.

The Mississippi Public Service Commission on Tuesday approved a package of Entergy Mississippi and Mississippi Power filings that staff said reflect higher projected fuel costs and periodic true-ups, while endorsing mitigation steps designed to lessen immediate impacts for customers.

Staff presenter Miss Myrick told the commission Entergy’s combined rider filings (MISO cost/revenue, grid modernization, power management, net energy metering and the ECR fuel rider) will change a range of factors beginning in February 2026. She said the MISO credit factor will move from -4.11249% to -2.39099% (a $24.3 million effect, about $2.27 on a 1,000-kWh residential bill), the GMR factor will fall roughly 0.17579 percentage points (about a $2.5 million reduction, ~23¢/1,000 kWh), and the PMR adjustment as revised will lower that factor and reduce the monthly impact by roughly $2.05…

Mississippi PSC approves Entergy, Mississippi Power rate and accounting orders that raise typical residential bills

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