Governor Tate Reeves officially signs SB 2453, which should bring relief to thousands of HSUD electricity customers
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JACKSON, MS. (TVMO) - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves officially signed SB 2453 yesterday, marking a monumental moment for thousands of Holly Springs Utility Department electricity customers, who have been impacted by the HSUD power crisis.
In the wake of the February 2023 Ice Storm which impacted vast areas of Northern Mississippi, the failings of the Holly Springs Utility Department’s Electricity Division was more than evident. Becuase while many power companies in the impacted area restored power to thousands of their customers with 48-hours, it was the complete opposite for people served by the HSUD power grid.
In light of the failings of HSUD, which Northern District Public Service Commissioner Chris Brown would label as the HSUD Power Crisis. A community activist, along with several members of the Mississippi State Legislator banded together, to bring relief to the thousands of HSUD customers impacted by the crisis.
One key component in resolving the HSUD power crisis was Senate Bill 2453, which has been documented by Mississippi author, Mark Tozer, in his recently released HSUD power crisis book.
SB 2453 was an amendment to current Mississippi Legislation, which now gives the Mississippi PSC to authority to investigate the failings of municipal owned utility departments, who operate power grids more than a mile outside of their city limits.
With this land mark legislation, which was officially enacted in Mississippi in April 2024, the PSC quickly launched an investigation into HSUD for failing to provide inadequate power, to thousands of their electricity customers.
While SB 2453 became active on passage, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves held a public signing of the bill yesterday in the state capital.