Company in final stages of restoration effort, statewide progress advancing ahead of original schedule

State’s largest partner in renewable energy, Mississippi Power has nearly 160 MW of approved solar generation

75,000 customers remain without power statewide; company on track to restore 95 percent of impacted customers by Saturday night

Georgia Power not accepting payments for expedited service restoration, or declining to reconnect service due to past due bill

Power restored to 830,000 customers, company expects to restore 95 percent of impacted customers by Saturday night instead of Sunday