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Whistleblower says utility should repay $382 million in federal aid given to failed clean coal plant

By JEFF AMY, Associated Press
Published: October 31, 2023, 11:06am

ATLANTA (AP) — A former employee is suing to force a Mississippi utility to repay $382 million that the federal government gave to build a failed coal-fueled power plant.

Kelli Williams, a former construction manager for Atlanta-based Southern Co., filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the company and its subsidiary Mississippi Power Co.

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