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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 29 - Integrated Resource Planning and Reporting › Rule 39-1-29 › Appendix 39-1-29-B - SALE OR TRANSFER PROCEEDINGS › Schedule 39-1-29-B-1 - APPLICABLE TO ALL UTILITIES

Current through June 25, 2024
In addition to the original and twelve (12) copies of the
						petition, the following items are required:
13 1. For each party to the transaction, a copy of its
						corporate charter or articles of incorporation or, if a partnership, a copy of
						any written partnership agreement.
13 2. If a party to the transaction is a foreign
						corporation, a copy of its authority to do business in the State of
						Mississippi.
13 3. For each party to the transaction, the names and
						addresses of its board of directors, officers and any person owning fifteen
						percent (15%) or more of its stock. If not a corporation, the names and
						addresses of all owners or partners.
13 4. A copy of any and all written agreements concerning
						the proposed sale or transfer.
13 5. If any acquisition adjustment to rate base or
						expenses is sought, all supporting documentation, and legal authority, together
						with the details of all accounting adjustments proposed to be made.
13 6. A list of any other Mississippi utility operations
						owned, directly or indirectly, by either party.
13 7. For each party to the transaction, a balance sheet
						for the most recent month available which shall be not less than nine months
						prior to the filing date.
13 8. For each party to the transaction, an operating
						statement of revenues and expenses for the twelve months ending as of the date
						of the balance sheet.
13 9. An exhibit listing the names and addresses of all
						interested persons as defined in RP 2.115 herein together with a certificate
						that the filing utility has served a notice of the filing upon each.
13 10. In the case of a partial transfer or sale, the
						legal description of the certificated area being transferred and a reference to
						the orders or certificates granting said area to the transferring
						utility.
13 11. All testimony to be relied upon at
						hearing.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 29 - Integrated Resource Planning and Reporting › Rule 39-1-29 › Appendix 39-1-29-C - RATE PROCEEDINGS › Schedule 39-1-29-C-4 - INITIAL FILINGS/ALL UTILITIES

Current through June 25, 2024
In addition to the original and twelve (12) copies of the
						petition, the following items are required:
13 1. All direct testimony to be relied upon.
13 2. Sample tariffs implementing the filing.
13 3. Balance sheet for the most recent month available
						which shall be not later than nine months prior to the filing date. For
						multi-state utilities, the balance sheet shall be for the company as a whole
						plus an estimated balance sheet for Mississippi operations and a summary of the
						basis on which the estimate was prepared.
13 4. Operating statement of revenues and expenses for
						twelve months ending as of the date of the balance sheet.
13 5. Proforma operating statement in the same form as
						the actual operating statement beginning with the proposed effective date of
						the tariffs.
13 6. A statement showing the number of current customers
						by classes and anticipated to be served during the test year and the
						anticipated revenues from them.
13 7. A description of the utility's property, including
						a statement of the original cost and the cost to the utility.
13 8. A statement showing the utility's calculation of
						jurisdictional rate base including, if applicable, gross plant, accumulated
						depreciation, working capital, material and supplies, other properties and
						assets, accumulated deferred income taxes, customer deposits and investment tax
						credits.
13 9. A statement showing utility's calculation of return
						on rate base for the proforma year.
13 10. Federal income tax returns and State income tax
						returns, with all required attachments and schedules, for prior three
						years.
13 11. (if corporation) Copy of charter or articles or
						incorporation.
13 12. (if corporation) The amount and kinds of stock
						authorized, issued and outstanding.
13 13. (if corporation) The number and amount of bonds
						authorized and the number and amount issued.
13 14. (if corporation) The rate and amount of dividends
						paid during the five previous fiscal years and the amount of capital stock on
						which dividends were paid each year.
13 15. (if corporation) An analysis of the surplus
						covering the period from the close of the last calendar year for which an
						annual report has been filed with the Commission to the date of the balance
						sheet attached to the notice.
13 16. An exhibit listing the names and addresses of all
						interested persons as defined in RP 2.115 herein together with a certificate
						that the filing utility has served a notice of the filing upon
						each.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 29 - Integrated Resource Planning and Reporting › Rule 39-1-29 › Appendix 39-1-29-C - RATE PROCEEDINGS › Schedule 39-1-29-C-5 - ROUTINE FILINGS/TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDERS ONLY

Current through June 25, 2024
In addition to the original and nine (9) copies of the
						petition, the following items are required:
9 1. A clear, concise and nontechnical description of the
						nature of the service or change proposed.
9 2. A statement of the reasons or the justification
						therefore.
9 3. Sufficient information to allow the determination of
						the approximate size of the revenue adjustment proposed.
9 4. Sample tariffs implementing the
						filing.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 29 - Integrated Resource Planning and Reporting › Rule 39-1-29 › Appendix 39-1-29-E - PURCHASED POWER

Current through June 25, 2024
The original and twelve (12) copies of the report, as
					 required in RP 25, shall be filed with the Commission, which report shall
					 include the following information:
12 1. The name and address of the seller(s).
12 2. The identity of the generating unit(s) out of which
					 the capacity will be delivered, if a specific unit is designated.
12 3. The terms and conditions of the purchase.
12 4. The portions of the purchase cost which shall be
					 designated as capacity related and energy related.
12 5. A statement with supporting documentation as to why
					 the purchase is in the best interest of the utility and its retail
					 customers.
12 6. The rate of return sought.
12 7. An effective date, not less than thirty (30) days
					 after the date that the utility files its report.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 30 - HIRE MISSISSIPPI - RESIDENT CONTRACTOR UTILIZATION › Section 39-1-30-100 - Purpose

Current through June 25, 2024
Public utilities in Mississippi are capital intensive
				  businesses that require millions of dollars of investment in capital and
				  operations and maintenance costs each year to meet their obligation to serve
				  Mississippi residents with essential services. These costs are then passed on
				  to the utilities' customers through their rates. For the purpose of promoting
				  economic development, creating jobs, and improving the communities served by
				  the utilities, the Commission urges utilities to maximize, consistent with law,
				  the use of goods, products, and materials produced in the State of Mississippi.
				  This rule shall serve as a tool to encourage and measure public utility
				  utilization of Mississippi resident contractors, subcontractors, vendors and
				  businesses. This rule is created to foster utility engagement with potential
				  Mississippi suppliers and contractors, providing ways to inform Mississippi
				  companies of business opportunities. However, this rule shall not be
				  interpreted to supersede any state statute, and nothing in this rule shall be
				  construed to prevent a utility from choosing the lowest and best bidder for any
				  project or interfering with the mandate to serve the ratepayers or adequately
				  respond to emergencies or support outages.
This rule is promulgated pursuant to the authority of the
				  Mississippi Public Service Commission (the "Commission") under Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
									77-3-45
				  and
				  77-3-16.
				  The purpose of this rule is to apply to new contracts and projects of the
				  utilities, and the provisions of this rule shall not apply to existing
				  contracts and/or projects for which the competitive solicitation process has
				  been initiated before the effective date of this rule.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 30 - HIRE MISSISSIPPI - RESIDENT CONTRACTOR UTILIZATION › Section 39-1-30-101 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
Local Business
				Enterprise
- A resident contractor determined by the
				utility to be qualified to furnish goods and services to the utility and placed
				on the utility's "Hire Mississippi" list pursuant to Section 103 below.
2.
Nonresident
				Contractor
- A prime contractor or subcontractor, be they
				corporate, individual or partnership, domiciled or having its principal place
				of business in a location other than the State of Mississippi that wishes to
				enter into any agreement with the utility or prime contractor for any purpose
				covered by this rule.
2.
Prime Contractor
- Any party or person
				(who is not an employee of the utility or its affiliated or associated
				companies) who directly enters into any agreement with a utility for the
				furnishing of goods or services.
3.
Resident
				Contractor
- A prime contractor or subcontractor, be they
				corporate, individual, or partnership, domiciled or having its principal place
				of business in the State of Mississippi that wishes to enter into any agreement
				with the utility or prime contractor for any purpose covered by this rule.
4.
Subcontractor
- Any party or person, who
				is not an employee of the prime contractor or the utility, who directly enters
				into any agreement with a prime contractor:
a. for the furnishing of goods or services;
				or
b. under which any portion of
				the prime contractor's obligation under any contracts with the utility is
				performed or undertaken.
A subcontractor shall be treated as a prime contractor
				  hereunder to the extent the subcontractor assumes any portion of the prime
				  contractor's obligation under any contracts with the utility.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 30 - HIRE MISSISSIPPI - RESIDENT CONTRACTOR UTILIZATION › Section 39-1-30-102 - Resident Contractor Outreach and Assistance

Current through June 25, 2024
The utility shall actively seek out opportunities to
				  identify and assist potential resident contractors in order to expand the
				  utility's contracting source pool within the state of Mississippi.
The utility shall help enable contracting relationships with
				  resident contractors by exercising reasonable efforts to explain utility
				  qualification requirements, bid and contracting procedures, materials
				  requirements, invoicing and payment schedules, and other procurement practices
				  and procedures.
The utility shall make available to resident contractors
				  lists of contract categories which may best align with the resident
				  contractor's stated qualifications.
The utility shall develop marketing program literature to
				  provide to resident contractors and the business community summarizing its
				  efforts pursuant to this rule. Such summaries shall state that the resident
				  contractor will be furnished a complete copy of this rule upon request. Such
				  summaries shall encourage the participation of resident contractors as prime
				  contractors and subcontractors.
The Commission also encourages the utilities to explore
				  opportunities for outreach involving Mississippi's institutions of higher
				  education, community colleges, and other trade and technical schools to raise
				  awareness of career opportunities in fields utilized by the public utility
				  sector, with special emphasis on explanation of the contract bidding process.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 30 - HIRE MISSISSIPPI - RESIDENT CONTRACTOR UTILIZATION › Section 39-1-30-103 - "Hire Mississippi" List

Current through June 25, 2024
The utility shall maintain a "Hire Mississippi" list
				  consisting of resident contractors determined by the utility to be qualified to
				  furnish goods and services of the types described in Miss. Code Ann. §
									77-3-16.
				  At least every three (3) months, the utility shall publish in a newspaper in
				  each county in the utility's certificated area, a notice requesting names of
				  qualified resident contractors. Special attention shall be paid to counties
				  which have no daily local paper to make reasonable efforts to reach potential
				  contractors through cost effective available avenues which may include without
				  limitation electronic communications.
A contractor wishing to be on the "Hire Mississippi" list
				  may certify to the utility that is a "Resident Contractor" as defined in
				  Section 101 above by any means the utility deems reasonable. Upon such
				  certification, the utility shall add said contractor to the "Hire Mississippi"
				  list.
To ease public access to information provided through this
				  rule, the Commission may administer a "Hire Mississippi" web portal, accessible
				  through its website that compiles, among other things, the "Hire Mississippi"
				  lists of utilities subject to this rule, information regarding contracting
				  requirements and procedures, notice of upcoming opportunities, and marketing
				  literature.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 30 - HIRE MISSISSIPPI - RESIDENT CONTRACTOR UTILIZATION › Section 39-1-30-104 - Unbundling of Contract Goods and Services

Current through June 25, 2024
When efficient or cost-effective, the utility shall unbundle
				  and separate scopes and specifications to accommodate the inclusion of resident
				  contractors in sourcing activities.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 30 - HIRE MISSISSIPPI - RESIDENT CONTRACTOR UTILIZATION › Section 39-1-30-105 - Publication of Competitive Bidding

Current through June 25, 2024
In addition to the publication requirements of Section 103
				  above and Miss. Code Ann. §
									77-3-16,
				  the utility is encouraged to pursue any additional means of publication in
				  trade journals, local newspapers, social media, or any other avenue available.
Resident contractors who operate within the area in which
				  the scope of goods or services will be performed under the applicable contracts
				  and who furnish the goods and services sought, at a minimum of once per
				  calendar year, shall be notified of any known upcoming bids for contracts
				  containing scopes of goods or services furnished by the resident contractor via
				  U.S. mail or electronic means, if available.
No contract shall be awarded to any prime contractor without
				  the utility first providing the prime contractor the utility's "Hire
				  Mississippi" list for consideration of awarding subcontracts arising out of the
				  prime contract.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 30 - HIRE MISSISSIPPI - RESIDENT CONTRACTOR UTILIZATION › Section 39-1-30-106 - Applicability to Other Filings

Current through June 25, 2024
In any filing before the Commission requesting approval of a
				  contract specified in Miss. Code Ann. §
									77-3-16,
				  the utility shall include all relevant information addressing compliance with
				  this rule in the procurement process. In cases where nonresident contractors
				  are used, the utility shall provide a brief explanation of why the nonresident
				  contractor was chosen over a resident contractor. However, utility shall not be
				  required to provide confidential competitive advantage or proprietary
				  information in these disclosures. Such explanation shall not disclose the
				  identity of the resident contractor not chosen or the nonresident contractor in
				  order to not harm the reputation of the resident contractor. The Commission
				  and/or the utility reserves the right to request such information be filed
				  confidentially when deemed necessary to fulfill the goals of this Rule or to
				  comply with contractual confidentiality obligations.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 30 - HIRE MISSISSIPPI - RESIDENT CONTRACTOR UTILIZATION › Section 39-1-30-107 - Resident Contractor Bid Feedback

Current through June 25, 2024
In any case in which a resident contractor is unsuccessful
				  in a bid on a contract which is awarded to a nonresident contractor, the
				  utility shall, at the request of any unsuccessful resident contractor bidder,
				  and only after the contract has been executed, provide general,
				  non-confidential information concerning the overall evaluation process between
				  the resident contractor's bid as contrasted with the successful bid.
				  Information on additional selection criteria, such as warranty periods,
				  maintenance costs, and delivery capability, shall be provided under
				  confidentiality protections when requested if disclosure would not violate the
				  proprietary nature of the specific contract element or otherwise violate
				  contractual obligations of confidentiality.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 30 - HIRE MISSISSIPPI - RESIDENT CONTRACTOR UTILIZATION › Section 39-1-30-108 - Annual Report Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
On March 1 of each year, the utility shall file a report
				  with the Commission addressing compliance with this rule. The report shall
				  include relevant and material information from the prior year, including proofs
				  of publication, a copy of the utility's most recent "Hire Mississippi" list, a
				  listing of all student outreach event opportunities afforded by the utility,
				  and the number of bid feedback requests received pursuant to Section 107.
Additionally, the utility shall report the total number of
				  contracts awarded by the utility in the previous year pursuant to Miss. Code
				  Ann. §
									77-3-16,
				  a breakdown of how many of those contracts were awarded to resident contractors
				  and how many to nonresident contractors, and a brief description of each
				  contract's scope of work or supply.
The report shall specify the percentage of that contractor's
				  employees that are Mississippi residents to the extent reported to the utility
				  by the contractor. If within the reporting period seventy five percent (75%) of
				  those employed pursuant to resident contractor contracts are Mississippi
				  residents, the Commission shall award a certificate to the utility naming it a
				  "Mississippi Champion."
The utilities shall also summarize any outreach efforts
				  undertaken pursuant to Section 102 above, including the response to and
				  perceived impact of such efforts.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 1 - PUBLIC UTILITIES RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE › Chapter 30 - HIRE MISSISSIPPI - RESIDENT CONTRACTOR UTILIZATION › Section 39-1-30-109 - Hearing on Annual Report Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
Upon request of the utility or by order of the Commission, a
				  public hearing for discussion of the annual report may be held after it has
				  been issued by the utility. The public hearing should protect confidential
				  information including but not limited to the identity of the contractors and
				  costs. Notice shall be provided in a manner consistent with current Commission
				  procedural rules.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subpart 1 - GENERAL RULES › Chapter 1 - APPLICABILITY › Rule 39-3-1-1

Current through June 25, 2024
100. TO WHOM APPLICABLE These Rules and
				  Regulations shall apply to every public utility, as that term is defined in
				  Section
				  77-3-3,
				  Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended, over which the Commission is given any
				  jurisdiction and to the extent of such jurisdiction.
105. PURPOSES These rules are intended to
				  define good practice, insure adequate service, and prevent discrimination,
				  unfair practices, and unreasonable demands.
110. EXEMPTIONS FOR HARDSHIP If hardships
				  result from the application of any of these rules, or if unusual difficulty is
				  involved in immediately complying with a rule, application may be made to the
				  Commission for modification of the rule or for temporary or permanent exemption
				  from its provision, but such application for modification or exemption shall be
				  supported by a full and complete justification for such action.
115. DUTIES UNDER LAW These rules shall in no
				  way relieve any utility of any of its duties under the law.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subpart 1 - GENERAL RULES › Chapter 2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 39-3-1-2

Current through June 25, 2024
100. "COMMISSION" means the Public Service
				  Commission of the State of Mississippi.
105. "CUSTOMER" means a person, firm,
				  corporation, association, municipality, the State of Mississippi, the United
				  States, any federal or state department, subdivision or agency, and any
				  institution or establishment whatsoever taking service from a public
				  utility.
110. "RESIDENTIAL
				  APARTMENT" means a room or group of rooms used only for living purposes by one
				  family group and which contains the usual or customary kitchen
				  facilities.
115. "SEPARATE
				  PREMISES" (See Rule 10.115.)
120.
				  "STANDARDS" means those instruments which have been calibrated to give accurate
				  measurement, and are used for comparison with instruments being
				  tested.
125. "PUBLIC UTILITY" or
				  "UTILITY" means a public utility as that term is defined in Section
				  77-3-3,
				  Mississippi Code of 1972, as amended.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subpart 1 - GENERAL RULES › Chapter 3 - ACCOUNTS, RECORDS AND REPORTS › Rule 39-3-1-3

Current through June 25, 2024
100. SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS Each utility shall
				  establish and maintain a system of accounts in accordance with the orders of
				  this Commission. From and after August 1, 1988:
1. All certified providers of local exchange
				  telecommunication services shall maintain their accounts in accordance with the
				  Uniform System of Accounts prescribed by the Federal Communications
				  Commission.
2. All certificated
				  providers of gas and electric service shall maintain their accounts in
				  accordance with the Uniform System of Accounts prescribed by the Federal Energy
				  Regulatory Commission; and
3. All
				  certificated providers of water or sewer services shall maintain their accounts
				  in accordance with the requirements of the Uniform System of Accounts
				  prescribed by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.
This rule shall not be interpreted so as to prevent the
					 Commission from requiring additional or supplemental accounting in addition to
					 that provided for above where such do not conflict with those prescribed by the
					 applicable Federal regulatory agency.*
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subpart 1 - GENERAL RULES › Chapter 4 - SYSTEM OPERATION AND RECORDS › Rule 39-3-1-4

Current through June 25, 2024
100. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF FACILITIES
				  Each utility shall have and maintain its entire system in such condition and
				  will furnish reasonably adequate and efficient service. Each utility shall
				  inspect its plant and other facilities in such manner as may be necessary to
				  afford a reasonable knowledge as to their condition and adequacy. Such records
				  shall be kept on the conditions found as the utility itself shall consider
				  necessary for the proper maintenance of the system unless in special cases a
				  more complete re cord is specified by the Commission.
105. SYSTEM RECORDS Each utility shall keep a
				  record of the operations of its system, which, insofar as practicable, shall
				  show the units of service made, purchased, sent out, fuels and other raw
				  materials used, and the length of time each producing unit is in operation. The
				  utility shall also keep, insofar as practicable, a record of such details of
				  system operation as may be necessary to substantially reproduce its
				  operations.
110. INDUCTIVE EFFECTS
				  Power supply and communication companies shall cooperate and use all reasonable
				  means to minimize inductive effects between power and communication circuits
				  and to work out those general coordinated methods which are mutually applicable
				  to power and communication systems. (Also See Rule No. 46)
115. MAPS
1.
				  Each utility shall keep and maintain reasonably adequate maps, plans, and
				  records showing the principal layout of every generating or producing plant and
				  of each principal compressing, boosting or substation with the location size,
				  and character or principal items of plant equipment, pipelines, connections,
				  conductors, and other facilities used in the production and delivery of
				  service.
2. Each utility shall keep
				  and maintain reasonably adequate maps, plans, and records of its distributing
				  system, showing the size, character, and location of each main or district
				  regulator, street valve and drip, substation and conductor, together with such
				  other information as will enable the utility promptly and accurately to advise
				  prospective customers and others entitled to inquire as to its facilities
				  available for serving any locality, Where the utility has only inadequate plans
				  of existing facilities, special surveys to locate such facilities will not
				  ordinarily be required, but the utility shall endeavor to keep its records
				  complete by making entries whenever its operations disclose the location of
				  facilities not already accurately recorded.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subpart 1 - GENERAL RULES › Chapter 5 - CONTINUITY OF SERVICE › Rule 39-3-1-5

Current through June 25, 2024
100. RECORD OF INTERRUPTIONS Each utility
				  shall maintain or have available a record of interruptions of service affecting
				  a major division of its system in this state, including a statement of the
				  time, duration and cause of the interruption.
105. INTENTIONAL INTERRUPTION Whenever
				  service is intentionally interrupted for any purpose, (other than as provided
				  for in interruptible clauses of contracts for service) such interruption shall,
				  insofar as practicable, except in emergencies, be at a reasonable time which
				  will cause the least inconvenience to customers. Customers who will be most
				  seriously affected by such interruption shall, insofar as may be practicable,
				  be notified in advance.
110. REPORT
				  TO COMMISSION The Commission shall be notified in writing of interruptions of
				  service affecting the entire system or any major division thereof lasting more
				  than 4 hours. The notice shall also state the cause of such
				  interruption.
115. EMERGENCY
				  OPERATION Each utility shall make reasonable provisions to meet emergencies
				  resulting from failures of utility service, illness of operators, fire, storm,
				  acts of God, or the sudden and extraordinary demands for service resulting from
				  preceding causes, and each utility shall issue instruction to its employees
				  covering procedures to be followed in the event of emergency in order to
				  prevent or mitigate interruptions or impairment of service.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subpart 1 - GENERAL RULES › Chapter 6 - CUSTOMER RELATIONS › Rule 39-3-1-6

Current through June 25, 2024
100. INFORMATION TO CUSTOMERS Each utility
				  shall upon request give its customers such information and assistance as may be
				  reasonable in order that customers may obtain efficient and reasonably adequate
				  service. Residential customers may designate in writing another person to
				  receive all notices regarding past due bills and disconnection of service. The
				  utility shall make available to their customers at all offices appropriate
				  forms for use by the customer in designating another person to receive such
				  notices. The utility may require the use of such forms as the sole means to
				  make said designation.**
105.
				  CHANGES IN CHARACTER OF SERVICE Each utility shall use due diligence to notify
				  each of its customers of any change made or proposed to be made in the
				  character of its service that would substantially affect the efficiency of the
				  services or the operation of the appliances or equipment which may be used by
				  the customers. Whenever, after such a change is made, any inspection or minor
				  adjustment of appliances or equipment is required, such inspection or
				  adjustment shall be made by the utility without charge.
110. METER READINGS AND RATES
1. Each utility shall, upon request, inform
				  its customers as to the method of reading meters.
2. It shall be the duty of the utility to
				  supply or make available to the customer, either at the beginning of service or
				  whenever the customer shall request it, a copy of the rates applicable to the
				  type or types of service furnished the customer and to assist him in obtaining
				  the rate which is most advantageous for his requirements for service.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subpart 1 - GENERAL RULES › Chapter 7 - REFUSAL TO SERVE CUSTOMERS › Rule 39-3-1-7

Current through June 25, 2024
100. COMPLIANCE BY CUSTOMER Any utility may
				  decline to serve a customer or prospective customer until he has complied with
				  all state and/or municipal regulations governing the service applied for and
				  has also complied with the reasonable rules and regulations of the
				  utility.
105. INADEQUATE FACILITIES
				  A utility may decline to serve an applicant for service, or materially change
				  the service of any customer, if in its judgment, it does not have adequate
				  facilities to render the service applied for or the desired service is of such
				  character that is likely to affect unfavorably the service to other customers;
				  provided, if the utility is otherwise obligated to serve the applicant or
				  change the service of the customer, it shall do so as soon as it may reasonably
				  provide the required facilities.
110. HAZARDOUS EQUIPMENT The utility may
				  refuse to serve a customer if, in its best judgment, the customer's
				  installation of equipment is regarded as hazardous or of such character that
				  satisfactory service cannot be given. This rule shall not be construed as
				  imposing any duty upon a utility to determine the safety or suitability of a
				  customer's installation of equipment for the use intended.
115. FOR INDEBTEDNESS
1. Residential Applicants
A utility may decline to serve any applicant who is
					 indebted to the utility for the same kind of service as that applied for;
					 provided, however, that in the event the indebtedness of the applicant for
					 service is in dispute, the applicant shall be served upon complying with the
					 deposit required in Rule 9 hereof, and, in addition thereto, making a special
					 deposit in an amount equal to the lesser of the amount of the net balance in
					 dispute or five-hundred dollars ($500.00). Upon settlement of a disputed
					 account, the balance, if any, of such special deposit due the applicant shall
					 be promptly repaid.
2.
				  Non-Residential Applicants
A utility may decline to serve any applicant who is
					 indebted to the utility for the same kind of service as that applied for;
					 provided, however, that in the event the indebtedness of the applicant for
					 service is in dispute, the applicant shall be served upon complying with the
					 deposit required in Rule 9 hereof, and, in addition thereto, making a special
					 deposit in an amount equal to no less than fifty percent (50%) of the net
					 balance in dispute. Upon settlement of a disputed account, the balance, if any,
					 of such special deposit due the applicant shall be promptly repaid.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subpart 1 - GENERAL RULES › Chapter 8 - DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE › Rule 39-3-1-8

Current through June 25, 2024
100. FOR VIOLATION OF RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. No utility shall discontinue service to
				  any customer for violation of its rules and regulations nor for nonpayment of
				  bills without first having used due diligence to give the customer notice of
				  such violation or delinquency and reasonable opportunity to comply with its
				  rules and regulations or to pay his bills. In no case shall service be actually
				  discontinued until after at least (5) five days written notice shall have been
				  given to the customer by the utility; provided, however, for fraudulent,
				  careless, negligent, or unlawful use of the commodity or service, or where a
				  dangerous condition is found to exist on the customer's premises, service may
				  be discontinued without advance notice. This notice shall include a date on or
				  after discontinuance may occur. Such notice may be given by the utility by
				  mailing by U.S. Mail, postage prepaid, to the known address of the customer.
				  **
2. No utility shall discontinue
				  service for nonpayment of bills to a residential customer on any Saturday or
				  Sunday or any holiday observed by the utility unless the utility is open to
				  accept payment (including, but not limited to, a money order) and restore
				  service on those days.
3. The
				  utility shall reconnect service in a prompt and efficient manner on the first
				  business day after the balance due has been received by the utility, except
				  under extreme circumstances where ongoing restoration efforts prevent
				  reconnection from occurring within that time period.**
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subpart 1 - GENERAL RULES › Chapter 9 - CUSTOMER DEPOSITS › Rule 39-3-1-9

Current through June 25, 2024
100. DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS
1. REGULAR CUSTOMER CLASSIFICATION Each
				  utility may require from any customer or prospective customer a cash deposit to
				  guarantee the payment of any such bills due or which may become due from such
				  customer and safe return of all property belonging to the utility installed at
				  the customer's premises or elsewhere. Such required deposit shall not exceed an
				  amount equivalent to a single estimated average bill in the case of residential
				  customers and two estimated maximum bills for any other customers; provided,
				  however, for all utilities as defined in 77-3-3(d)(3) of the Mississippi Code
				  of 1972, the required deposit shall not exceed the average final bill of
				  customers with similar class and type of service. Each utility may require a
				  reasonable deposit to guarantee safe return of personal property placed in the
				  possession of the customer.*
2.
				  SPECIAL CUSTOMER CLASSIFICATION Upon request, each utility shall refund the
				  Cash Deposit collected from a residential customer or waive any requirement of
				  Cash Deposit from a residential customer when such person meets the following
				  specific criteria:
a. Presents satisfactory
				  proof that his or her age is sixty (60) years or more. A birth certificate
				  shall be considered satisfactory proof of age.
b. indicates that he or she is a primary user
				  of the utility service and subscribed for such service in his or her own
				  name.
c. Affirms responsibility for
				  the payment of bills for the utility.
d. Has demonstrated a reasonable payment
				  pattern by having had no balance carried forward from one month's bill to the
				  next during the prior twelve month period. In the event that such deposit has
				  been refunded or waived and the customer's payment pattern changes from the
				  foregoing to one of greater frequency of past due bills or bills with prior
				  balances, customers will be required to restore the deposit so refunded or
				  waived plus any additional amount required to guarantee payment up to the
				  limits set forth in paragraph (1) above.**
3. PAYMENT OF DEPOSITS Residential customers
				  may negotiate monthly installments for initial service deposits in excess of
				  One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) provided that the entire amount of the deposit is
				  paid within 60 days. *****
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subpart 1 - GENERAL RULES › Chapter 10 - BILLING › Rule 39-3-1-10

Current through June 25, 2024
100. RENDERING AND FORM OF BILLS Bills to
				  customers shall be rendered regularly and shall show the meter reading and date
				  at the end of the period covered by the bill, the quantity consumed, the gross
				  and/or net amount of the bill, the dates of the bill or of delinquency, and if
				  practicable, the designation of the applicable rate schedule and other
				  essential facts upon which the bill is based.
105. DISPUTED BILLS
1. Residential Customers
In the event of a dispute between the customer and the
					 utility respecting any bill, the utility shall forthwith make such
					 investigation as shall be required by the particular case, and report the
					 results thereof to the customer. When the amount to be paid is in question, the
					 customer may make a deposit with the utility in an amount equal to the lesser
					 of the amount of the disputed bill or five-hundred dollars ($500.00), whereupon
					 service shall not be discontinued pending settlement of the dispute. Upon
					 settlement of the dispute by any means permitted or provided by law, the
					 balance, if any, due the customer shall be promptly repaid.
2. Non-Residential Customers
In the event of a dispute between the customer and the
					 utility respecting any bill, the utility shall forthwith make such
					 investigation as shall be required by the particular case, and report the
					 results thereof to the customer. When the amount to be paid is in question, the
					 customer may make a deposit with the utility covering no less than fifty
					 percent (50%) of the amount of the disputed bill, whereupon service shall not
					 be discontinued pending settlement of the dispute. Upon settlement of the
					 dispute by any means permitted or provided by law, the balance, if any, due the
					 customer shall be promptly repaid.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subpart 1 - GENERAL RULES › Chapter 11 - METERS › Rule 39-3-1-11

Current through June 25, 2024
100. USE OF METERS
				  REQUIRED
1. All water, gas and electric
				  service furnished by a utility shall be charged for by meter measurements,
				  except in instances where charges may otherwise be made by permission of the
				  Commission. Service used by the utility or any of its departments shall be
				  accounted for by meter measurements except for minor incidental use where
				  metering would not be practical.
2.
				  Unless otherwise authorized by the Commission, or contemplated or provided in
				  any rate schedule or service rule or regulation, legally in effect, or in a
				  franchise or lease agreement heretofore in effect, each utility shall provide
				  and install, at its own expense (except as to accommodations for meters and
				  metering equipment) and shall continue to so provide, maintain and operate all
				  equipment necessary for the delivery, regulation and measurement of service to
				  the point of delivery to its customers. Where additional meters or equipment
				  are furnished by the utility only for the convenience of the customer, charges
				  therefore shall be made in accordance with a schedule legally in
				  effect.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subpart 1 - GENERAL RULES › Chapter 12 - NEW CONSTRUCTION › Rule 39-3-1-12

Current through June 25, 2024
100. REPORTS ON NON-CERTIFIED CONSTRUCTION
				  Within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar quarter, each utility
				  shall file with the Commission a report or map in such form as the Commission
				  may approve showing all construction outside of municipalities in excess of
				  one-half mile extensions for which no certificate of convenience and necessity
				  was required under the Rules and Regulations of the Commission.
105. STANDARDS OF CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND
				  MAINTENANCE
1. As part of the Commission's
				  overall responsibility to assure the rendition of reasonably adequate and
				  reliable utility service, Parts 2 and 3 and Section 9 of the 1993 Edition of
				  the National Electrical Safety Code C2-1993) and the identical or substantially
				  similar parts and/or sections of any effective superseding edition of the
				  National Electrical Safety Code are prescribed to provide guiding principles
				  for the installation, operation and maintenance of electric supply and
				  communications lines (both overhead and underground) and for recognized
				  adequate grounding methods. Compliance with the provisions of Parts 2 and 3 and
				  Section 9 of the 1993 Edition of the National Electrical Safety Code and the
				  identical or substantially similar parts and/or sections of any effective
				  superseding edition of the National Electrical Safety Code shall constitute
				  sound operational procedure and good engineering practice.*
2. The prescribed principles are deemed to be
				  uniformly applicable to the various systems and diverse equipment operated by
				  all public utilities rendering electric or telecommunications service under the
				  jurisdiction of the Commission.
3.
				  The operation, or effect, of any aspect of this rule shall not be retroactive,
				  nor shall it be interpreted to require that any particular installation be
				  modified to comply with any revised or upgraded requirement of later or future
				  provisions of the National Electrical Safety Code.
4. The administrative authority referred to
				  in the Code in this case is the Public Service Commission.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subpart 1 - GENERAL RULES › Chapter 13 - JOINT OPERATION › Rule 39-3-1-13

Current through June 25, 2024
100. Where a utility supplies two or more
				  kinds of service, or engages in non-utility enterprises, suitable instruments
				  shall be installed and records maintained so that the services rendered to each
				  of the utility's several operations may be accurately determined.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subpart 1 - GENERAL RULES › Chapter 14 - POLES AND OTHER STRUCTURES › Rule 39-3-1-14

Current through June 25, 2024
100. IDENTIFICATION
1. Poles, towers, and other supporting
				  structures shall be constructed, located, marked or numbered so as to
				  facilitate identification thereof by employees authorized to work thereon. Date
				  of installation or year of manufacture of each such structure shall be recorded
				  by the owner by a year nail driven into the pole, or by other appropriate means
				  or records.
2. Where two or more
				  utilities maintain poles, towers, or other supporting structures within the
				  same municipality, each utility shall, within a reasonable time after the
				  adoption of these rules, mark each such pole, tower, or other supporting
				  structure with the initials of its name, abbreviation of its name, corporate
				  symbol, or other distinguishing mark by which the owner of each structure may
				  be readily and definitely determined.
3. In the case of two or more utilities
				  jointly owning any such pole, tower, or other supporting structure, the
				  distinguishing mark of each utility shall be placed thereon.
4. In the case of poles, towers, or other
				  structures erected upon private rights of way or on public ways, when of such
				  character that the construction may be deemed to be a through line, marks shall
				  be affixed more frequently than to every tenth structure.
5. The requirements herein shall apply to all
				  future erected structures and to all changes in ownership and, as far as may be
				  practicable, to all existing structures.
6. Every utility shall file with the
				  Commission, in duplicate, a statement showing (a) the initials, abbreviations
				  of name, corporate symbol or distinguishing mark used by it for the purposes
				  herein specified, (b) the means of marking to be employed, and (c) the method
				  intended to be followed in marking for identification structures upon through
				  lines.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 39 - UTILITIES › Part 3 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE › Subpart 1 - GENERAL RULES › Chapter 15 - SERVICE RULES AND REGULATIONS › Rule 39-3-1-15

Current through June 25, 2024
100. TO BE FILED Within sixty (60) days after
				  the effective date of these rules, each utility shall file with the Commission
				  a true copy of its Service Rules and Regulations, certified by an officer or
				  the manager of the utility to be correct, unless the same have been previously
				  filed pursuant to order of the Commission. If such utility does not have
				  written Service Rules and Regulations in effect upon the effective date hereof,
				  it shall within such sixty-day (60) period so notify the Commission in writing.
				  shall adopt and put into effect written Service Rules and Regulations, and
				  shall file a true written copy thereof, certified as above provided, with the
				  Commission within ninety (90) days after the effective date of these
				  rules.
105. MUST BE APPROVED Such
				  Service Rules and Regulations shall be subject to the approval of the
				  Commission. If the Commission finds that changes should be made therein before
				  approval thereof, the utility will be invited to appear and be heard upon any
				  such proposed charges. Thereupon the Commission will approve such Service Rules
				  and Regulations in their original or changed form.