Mississippi Power customers to receive more than four dollars off bills

Gulfport, Miss. – A Mississippi Power residential customer using 1,000 kWh of electricity per month will see an average savings of $4.14 on their total monthly bill. The Public Service Commission today approved the company’s annual fuel filing, reducing the fuel portion of customers’ bills by three percent.

“The Commission’s approval of our annual fuel filing allows us to deliver savings to our customers, beginning in their February bills,” said Mississippi Power President and CEO Anthony Wilson. “Mississippi Power will continue to take advantage of lower fuel costs – and reliably and efficiently operate our generating units – to benefit our customers.”

The company made its annual filing this past November, which reflected a decrease in fuel costs, driven primarily by lower natural gas prices. Each year the Commission adjusts Mississippi Power’s prices up or down to reflect changes in the cost of fuel used by the company to generate electricity. Mississippi Power does not earn a profit on fuel costs, which is reflected dollar-for-dollar in customers’ bills.

Mississippi Power, a subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), produces safe, reliable and environmentally responsible energy for more than 187,000 customers in 23 southeast Mississippi counties. With nearly 160 megawatts of approved solar energy capacity, Mississippi Power is the largest partner in providing renewable energy in the state of Mississippi. Visit our websites at mississippipower.com and mississippipowernews.com, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

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