Magnolia Tribune reported that Central District Public Service Commissioner De’Keither Stamps will hold a roundtable on Monday, Nov. 16, to gather public comment on a proposed statewide utility credit system for outages that occur during fair weather.
The meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. Nov. 16 in the docket room of the Mississippi Public Service Commission at 501 N. West Street in Jackson, Magnolia Tribune reported. The outlet said the roundtable will invite state residents, business owners and other stakeholders to comment on a system that would provide bill credits for outages not caused by storms or other natural disasters.
Magnolia Tribune quoted Stamps saying the proposal is aimed at improving reliability for customers. Stamps told the paper that some states already offer credits — in some cases up to $35 per day for each day an outage continues — and that Mississippi currently has no such policy.
The proposed framework described by Magnolia Tribune would review utility reliability standards, outage frequency and restoration times, and would aim to provide credits automatically without customers filing claims. Stamps also told the paper he wants the costs of any credits to come from utility company revenues rather than being passed along to ratepayers.
Magnolia Tribune reported the matter was placed on the Public Service Commission’s docket in October 2026 as the first step. Stamps told the paper the process will follow the Administrative Procedures Act. He encouraged citizens to attend and comment.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
