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 — The $7.5 billion Kemper plant was designed to gasify soft lignite coal, strip out much of the carbon dioxide and other pollutants and burn the gas to generate power.

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Mississippi Power Files for Approval to Build Kemper County IGCC Plant

 — Mississippi Power last week filed for a certificate of public convenience and necessity at the Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC) to build a 582-MW integrated gasification combined cycle ...

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$7.5 billion Kemper power plant suspends coal gasification

 — The Kemper County plant was supposed to be a cutting-edge demonstration of the power of "clean coal," and, despite running five years late and more than $4 billion over budget, Kemper was able ...

Mississippi Power: Kemper plant was, will remain asset to …

 — Atlanta-based Southern Co., the parent company of Mississippi Power, announced recently that it would absorb an additional $2.8 billion in losses from the Kemper County power plant's lignite ...

Two years since Kemper clean coal project ended

 — July 6 marked two years since the Mississippi Public Service Commission issued an order that called for a settlement in the battle over the controversial Kemper Project clean coal power plant, known now as Plant Ratcliffe. In February 2018, the PSC unanimously approved a settlement that reduced the amount of capital costs the …

Coal mine layoffs latest fallout at Kemper power plant

 — The $7.5 billion Kemper plant was designed to gasify soft lignite coal, strip out much of the carbon dioxide and other pollutants, and burn the gas to generate power.

Coal mine layoffs latest fallout at Kemper power plant

 — The company that supplies lignite coal to Mississippi Power Co.'s Kemper County power plant says it will lay off 75 workers at the mine.

IEEFA U.S.: Southern Company demolishes part of …

 — However, the coal gasification system, called TRIG™, had only been tested on a small-scale facility which processed an average of less than two tons of coal per hour and remained unproven in a …

Revisiting the Kemper County IGCC Facility (now Plant …

maintenance buildings will soon be all that is left at Plant Ratcliffe. You may have seen the reports that on October 9, 2021, parts of the former Kemper County facility were …

Kemper County IGCC Project Update

 — The integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant located in Kemper County, Mississippi, is a 2 x 1 plant that will produce 582 MW at peak and 524 MW fired on syngas, with ammonia, sulfuric ...

As Time Runs Out for Southern Company, Brain Drain Begins at Kemper

 — As Southern Company's Kemper power plant boondoggle stalls yet again, job postings reveal that a group of key engineers and managers has left the company. ... "The Operations Manager will be responsible for providing leadership for the Kemper County Generating Facility," according to the job summary, and must foster "reliable and ...

In Blow to 'Clean Coal,' Flawed Plant Will Burn Gas Instead

 — The Kemper County plant, built to take advantage of a strip coal mine next door, was three years behind schedule and, at a cost of about $7.5 billion, $4 billion over its projected budget.

Coal mine layoffs latest fallout at Kemper power plant

 — DEKALB - The company that supplies lignite coal to Mississippi Power Co.'s Kemper County power plant says it will lay off 75 workers at the mine. It's the latest fallout from the suspending the part of the plant that was supposed to gasify coal and remove pollutants. Mississippi Power has said it could lay off 250 workers at the plant.

About Kemper Project

Kemper County, Mississippi is home to the best people on the planet. And they're building an amazing new technology wonder there too. ... The Kemper power plant uses innovative technology to give power to Mississippi, keeping the State's environment clean by preventing pollutants from entering the atmosphere. The power plant is a first-of ...

Point-Counterpoint: Kemper County power plant

 — Economically, coal and nuclear power plants always cost more to construct but are at a long-term advantage to natural gas because fuel costs over the life of a plant's operation is much cheaper.

The Three Factors That Doomed Kemper County …

 — A final cost-cutting pressure relates to the need to automate power plant functions and reduce headcount. A nuclear power plant may employ as many as a thousand people; a coal plant around 700 or so.

Kemper County Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Power Plant

The combined cycle unit of Kemper County IGCC power plant started commercial production in August 2014. Mississippi Power has set up an integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant in Kemper County, Mississippi, US, in 2014. ... The plant will generate 12,000 direct and indirect jobs during the construction phase and more than …

Mississippi Power breaks ground on Kemper County IGCC Power Plant

 — A sea of black suits and dress shoes smudged with Mississippi red dirt flooded a remote area of rural Kemper County Thursday morning as Mississippi Power broke ground on the future Kemper County ...

Major "Clean Coal" Project in Mississippi Shuts Down

 — Kemper County Power Generation Facility, the flagship "clean coal" project in rural eastern Mississippi, will rely on natural gas rather than coal to produce electricity, …

Mississippi Power Names Kemper County IGCC Plant

 — Mississippi Power last week announced that its new integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) plant under construction in Kemper County, Miss., will be named in honor of David M. Ratcliffe ...

The Kemper Plant is '99 percent' complete. Now what?

 — The plant is designed to produce 582 megawatts, or power 190,000 homes, once it starts generating electricity from lignite. Shepard said the commission approved …

As Time Runs Out for Southern Company, Brain Drain Begins …

 — The plant's operations manager, one of the most senior positions at the facility, tasked with day-to-day oversight of the entire power plant and its roughly 100 …

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

 — The Kemper Power Plant leverages innovative technology to power Mississippi, while preventing pollutants from entering the atmosphere. Home; The Kemper Plant. Kemper Plant FAQ ... For additional information about how the Kemper County energy facility, one of the US flagship CCS projects, will demonstrate the feasibility of …

Kemper County Coal Plant Careers and Employment

 — Find out what works well at Kemper County Coal Plant from the people who know best. Get the inside scoop on jobs, salaries, top office locations, and CEO insights. Compare pay for popular roles and read about the team's work-life balance. Uncover why Kemper County Coal Plant is the best company for you.

Mississippi Power awaits PSC decision on Kemper plant

 — By Jennifer Jacob Brown jbrown@themeridanstar The talk has been going on for a long time. Mississippi Power Company wants to build a gasified lignite power plant in Kemper County. If

'A NEW DAY' IN KEMPER COUNTY | Local News

 — According to economic statistics from the power plant, the plant has spent $6.09 million among 23 companies in Kemper County and $178.6 million with 129 companies in Lauderdale County.

Clean Coal's Flagship Project Has Failed

 — A plan to slash emissions from coal burning by 65 percent has proved too problematic at the beleaguered Kemper power plant. The Mississippi power plant widely …

Regulators, utility split on Mississippi's Kemper power plant rates

 — Regulators and Mississippi Power Co. disagree over how much money the company should get for the functioning portion of its Kemper County power plant.

The Kemper project just collapsed. What it …

 — One of the nation's largest symbols of carbon capture technology — the Kemper project — has collapsed into a pile of debris, highlighting the strategy of one of the nation's largest utilities as...

Billions over budget. Two years after deadline. What's

In searching for a spot to build a pilot plant, Southern Company settled on a location in rural Kemper County, about 200 miles inland from the Gulf Coast, a safe distance from the Hurricane ...

Revisiting the Kemper County IGCC Facility (now Plant …

n the late afternoon of December 14, 2021, I made a visit to MS Power Company's Plant Ratcliffe (formerly known as the Kemper County Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Generating Project) near DeKalb, MS. The purpose of the visit was to get an update on the activities at the site, understand the

Companies join forces on Kemper County IGCC project

 — Mississippi Power's investment will be approximately $2.2 billion. Approximately 260 permanent jobs, plus 1,000 jobs during peak construction, will be …

Kemper County Power Plant: Mississippi Power Wants To …

 — JACKSON, MS — Mississippi Power Co. wants to settle on terms to wind down a coal-fueled power plant project in Kemper County, according to a state official overseeing the talks.

Kemper-related mine expected to cut 75 jobs

 — Liberty Fuels Company, which runs Liberty Mine adjacent to Mississippi Power's Kemper County energy facility, expects to lay off 75 employees at the mine in …