2025-UN-77

Key events and submissions in this proceeding include:

- August 7, 2025: Entergy Mississippi, LLC filed a notice with the Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC) regarding a routine change in the standard rates for purchases from qualifying cogeneration and small power production facilities with a design capacity of 100 kilowatts or less. This filing included Schedule QF-25, which will supersede Schedule QF-24. The filing was also certified as being served to relevant parties including MPSC staff and counsel, in compliance with commission rules and electronic filing procedures 1, 1, 2, 1.

- September 30, 2025: The proposed effective date for Schedule QF-25, which updates the rates for purchases from qualifying facilities, replacing the previously effective Schedule QF-24 3, 1, 1, 4, 2, 4, 3.

No other specific deadlines or scheduled events are mentioned in the provided excerpts.

This docket concerns Entergy Mississippi, LLC's routine filing with the Mississippi Public Service Commission to implement revised rates (Schedule QF-25) for purchases of electric energy from qualifying cogeneration and small power production facilities with a design capacity of 100 kilowatts or less. The new rates become effective September 30, 2025, and replace the prior Schedule QF-24. Key provisions include:

- Payment options for qualifying facilities: either a single rate for all hours (3.124 cents/kWh) or differentiated rates for peak (3.256 cents/kWh, 7 am–10 pm CST Mon–Sat) and off-peak hours (2.971 cents/kWh).
- A $12.00 monthly service charge for meter reading, accounting, and billing.
- The qualifying facility must pay the full installed cost of any additional facilities and metering equipment required beyond standard service, as well as applicable tax expenses.
- Payments to and from the qualifying facility are netted monthly; if less than $1.00 is due, the balance is carried over.
- The contract period is not less than one year.
- The company may require interruption or reduction of energy deliveries for maintenance, emergencies, or system conditions 1, 2.

The financial and timeline risks and concerns discussed in this docket include:

Financial risks and concerns:
- Qualifying facilities must pay the full installed cost of any facilities and metering in excess of what would have been required if they were not a qualifying facility. These payments can be collected as a lump sum, a monthly charge, or a combination, potentially causing significant upfront or ongoing financial impact to the facility owner 1, 2.
- There is a $12.00 per month service charge for meter reading, accounting, and billing services, adding to operational costs 2, 3.
- Qualifying facilities are responsible for any tax expenses incurred as a result of contributions-in-aid or other payments made to the company, increasing potential financial liabilities 1, 3.
- The company will deduct any amounts owed by the qualifying facility from amounts due for energy delivered, and if the net is negative, the facility must pay the company. Small balances (under $1.00) are carried over, but this could complicate cash flow management for smaller generators 2, 3.

Timeline risks and concerns:
- The company may require the qualifying facility to interrupt or reduce energy deliveries for maintenance, emergencies, forced outages, operating conditions, or prudent electrical practices. This introduces uncertainty about when and how much energy the qualifying facility can deliver and be paid for 1, 3.
- The contract period is set at not less than one year, but rates and service terms are subject to periodic updates and changes by the company and the Mississippi Public Service Commission, creating regulatory risk regarding future rate changes or contract terms 1, 3.
- Once a payment calculation option is chosen (all-hours rate or peak/off-peak rates), it cannot be changed during the contract term, limiting the facility's flexibility to adapt to changing market conditions or operational realities 2, 3.

Overall, the primary risks are financial exposure to variable charges, potential interruptions in service or payments due to utility operations, and regulatory uncertainty over contract length and rate adjustments.

The stakeholders explicitly named in the docket for Entergy Mississippi, LLC’s routine rate change filing (Docket 2025-un-77) are:

- Entergy Mississippi, LLC (the regulated utility and applicant)
- Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC, the regulatory authority)
- Mississippi Public Utilities Staff (including its Executive Director and General Counsel)
- Katherine Collier (Executive Secretary, MPSC)
- Jim Beckett (Executive Director, Mississippi Public Utilities Staff)
- Kyle Jones (General Counsel, MPSC)
- Emily Kruger (General Counsel, Mississippi Public Utilities Staff)
- Alicia S. Hall (Attorney for Entergy Mississippi, LLC)
- John S. Stringer (Counsel for Entergy Services, LLC)

There is no information in the provided excerpts indicating any stakeholder is explicitly for or against the proposals in this docket. The excerpts only describe the filing, notification, and service of the routine rate change (from Schedule QF-24 to QF-25) and list the parties who were served notice as part of regulatory procedure 1, 2.

The provided excerpts do not identify specific "areas of growth" in the context of this docket. The documents detail a routine change in rates and the implementation of Schedule QF-25 for purchases from qualifying cogeneration and small power production facilities with a design capacity of 100 kilowatts or less, but they do not discuss growth areas such as market expansion, increased interconnection requests, or technology adoption.

The key considerations addressed in the docket relate to:
- The calculation of payment options for qualifying facilities (per kWh delivered, with options for all hours or peak/off-peak hours)
- Service and facilities charges, including the qualifying facility paying for installed costs exceeding standard infrastructure and a $12/month service charge
- Metering and maintenance requirements, including costs for metering, responsibilities for meter protection, and monthly meter reading
- Conditions under which the company may interrupt or reduce energy delivery due to maintenance or operating emergencies
- Contractual and procedural details, such as payments, credits, contract period (not less than one year), and regulatory compliance

None of the excerpts reference broader strategic growth objectives or describe targeted growth areas as part of this filing 1, 2, 3.