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ELECTRIC UTILITY RESTRUCTURING
There are 25 distribution EPAs and one generation and transmission electric power association in Mississippi. These associations are member owned and provide reliable and quality electric service to their members on a not-for-profit basis.

Mississippi's current system of utility regulation has served our members well and should not be restructured unless it can be shown that the proposed restructuring will be in the long term best interests of our members. Among the key issues that will need to be addressed are the following:

All classes of consumers should be treated equitably.
Electric industry restructuring should be done in a way that benefits all customer classes fairly and does not unduly disadvantage any customer class.

All consumers should have access to electric service.
Electric service is vital for health, safety and economic opportunity; universal service is a cornerstone of public interest.

Safety and reliability must not be jeopardized.
Market-based decisions, driven by economics and competition alone, could jeopardize critical safety and reliability and long-term strategic resource and facilities planning.

ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATIONS OF MISSISSIPPI
For more information e-mail Ron Stewart or
contact him at 1-601-605-8600.