Officials with Entergy Mississippi say the economic growth is helping stabilize rates and provide revenue for grid upgrades.

Kelley Williams with Bigger Pie Forum told attendees at the Mississippi Public Service Commission’s Power Grid Summit Thursday that higher electricity rates are coming to the Magnolia State unless its residents “wake up” and demand answers from officials about deals with data center operators.

Williams said the question is not being asked as to who is going to pay for the power usage of Amazon, AVAIO and Compass when they flip the switch to operate in Mississippi. The answer is unknown, he said, because the agreements are not being made public.

“We don’t know the answer to that question because it’s a secret,” Williams told the 50 or so attendees at the PSC Summit

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