Mississippi Code
Article 1 - Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity; Rates; Service
§ 77-3-91. Definitions applicable to §§ 77-3-91 through 77-3-95

The following terms when used in Sections 77-3-91 through 77-3-95 shall have the following meaning:
"Utility" means an entity as defined in Section 77-3-3(d)(i), Mississippi Code of 1972, and whose rates for retail electric service are subject to regulation in this state.
"Commission" means the Mississippi Public Service Commission.
"Return" means before-tax return on common equity capital of the utility.
"Non-utility generator" means an entity selling electric capacity or energy at wholesale and which is not itself a utility as defined in paragraph (a) of this section. Non-utility generator shall not include any entity that is making the sale to the purchasing utility pursuant to a holding company system pooling agreement or a wholesale power sales agreement between or among affiliates where the allocation of power is mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
"Non-associated source" means an entity which is not an affiliate or a subsidiary of the utility.
"Capacity" means that portion of a wholesale purchase which represents the availability of the generating unit to produce the energy to be transmitted to the purchasing utility.
"Energy" means the electricity, as opposed to the availability, received by the purchasing utility pursuant to the sale.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 77 - Public Utilities and Carriers

Chapter 3 - Regulation of Public Utilities

Article 1 - Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity; Rates; Service

§ 77-3-1. Application of article to municipal public utilities

§ 77-3-3. Definitions

§ 77-3-5. Jurisdiction and powers of commission

§ 77-3-9. Attorney for public service commission

§ 77-3-13. Issuance of certificates; temporary certificates; cancelability review upon change of ownership

§ 77-3-15. Two or more persons holding certificates for similar operations in same municipality

§ 77-3-17. Operation of public utility following expiration of municipal franchise; municipal acquisition of utility

§ 77-3-19. Applicant for certificate must obtain a municipal franchise

§ 77-3-21. Hearing on adequacy of service afforded by certificate holder

§ 77-3-22. Placement of privately owned water and sewer systems in receivership; conditions

§ 77-3-22.1. Preferences in transfer of ownership of privately owned water or sewer system in receivership

§ 77-3-23. Procedure for sale, assignment, lease or transfer of certificate

§ 77-3-25. Unlawful sale, lease, assignment or transfer of certificate or certain other utility property

§ 77-3-27. Commission to investigate violations

§ 77-3-29. Extension of service

§ 77-3-31. Accounts and depreciation reports of utilities

§ 77-3-35. Regulation of rates and charges generally; approval of certain contracts of utilities; regulation of provision of telecommunication services; adoption of alternative methods of regulation; Public Service Commission authorized to regulate o...

§ 77-3-41. Rates fixed by commission

§ 77-3-42. Rate increase resulting from fuel adjustment clauses or riders; audits of fuel purchases

§ 77-3-44. Rate-regulated electric public utilities authorized to undertake economic development activities

§ 77-3-45. Promulgation of rules and regulations

§ 77-3-46. Management reviews of public utility companies

§ 77-3-47. Hearings by commission

§ 77-3-49. Issuance of process by commission; witnesses

§ 77-3-51. Depositions by agreement

§ 77-3-53. Certified copies of documents and orders as evidence

§ 77-3-55. Orders, findings, authorizations and certificates to be in writing and entered in minutes

§ 77-3-57. Service on parties

§ 77-3-59. Decisions; compliance with orders

§ 77-3-61. Alteration of orders

§ 77-3-63. Record of proceedings; reporter

§ 77-3-65. Rehearing; stay of order

§ 77-3-71. Appeals to supreme court

§ 77-3-73. Appealed commission matters to take preference in all courts

§ 77-3-75. Enforcement of commission orders

§ 77-3-77. Burden of proof on party seeking to vacate commission order

§ 77-3-79. Reports by utilities; inspection of records; filing deadlines; penalties

§ 77-3-83. Penalties are cumulative

§ 77-3-85. Jurisdiction of actions to recover penalties and criminal prosecutions; limitation of actions

§ 77-3-87. Utilities taxed for expense of regulation by commission; collection of tax; adjustment of tax rate; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund

§ 77-3-89. Payment of expenses; audit of books and accounts; Public Utilities Staff Regulation Fund; funding of agency expenses; deposit of monies into State General Fund

§ 77-3-90. Annual reports of commission

§ 77-3-91. Definitions applicable to §§ 77-3-91 through 77-3-95