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McCullough, Amy. "Which is it? Mississippi Power wants to use coal while other energy
providers move to gas." Mississippi Business Journal 23 Nov. 2009: 2+. General
OneFile. Web. 25 Oct. 2016.

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Intended Audience: Engineers and environmentalists

What arguments/topics does this source discuss?: This source discusses Mississippi
Powers Kemper Project. The Kemper Project is the first gasification plant of its kind,
which incorporates the integrated gasification combined cycle. Researchers argue that the
Kemper Project is needed because of volatile natural gas prices. If synthesis gas is
generated through lignite coal successfully, there will not be a dependency of energy
companies on unpredictable natural gas prices. In order to fund the $2.2 billion power
plant, Mississippi Power Company is raising the customers rates through the Baseload
Act.

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Mississippi Power Company wants to build a $2.2-billion lignite coal plant in Kemper
County to fill an energy generation need because a dependence on pricey, volatile natural
gas would be too expensive for rate payers.

North Carolina's Progress Energy Inc. announced plans in August to replace three of its
coal-fired units with a gas fired facility.

Phase II of the [Public Service Commission] hearings, which will begin in Feb. 2010,
will evaluate the economics of the proposed Kemper IGCC project, examining natural
gas and carbon dioxide price forecasts. The PSC will also consider other solutions to the
energy need, such as generation from independent power producers or other
technologies.