The OCC urged that costs to accommodate large data-center loads should not be borne by residential utility customers; Angela O'Brien said OCC is advocating at state and federal levels to shift those costs to the large users who cause the upgrades.

In response to questions, OCC said it does not perform audits itself; PUCO staff conducts audits and OCC reviews the reports. Angela O'Brien said project costs are typically passed through to consumers rather than absorbed from utility profits.

The board acknowledged receipt of signatures from alliance partners that will allow Madison County to apply to the United States Department of Agriculture (named in the meeting as 'Bridal Utility Service') for funding to move a District 5 project from septic to sewer; the board authorized moving forward with the application.

Entergy Mississippi staff told Madison County residents the utility is using outage and AMI meter data to prioritize transformer replacements, circuit cycle trimming and other reliability work under a five‑year plan through 2030; staff urged residents to submit outage details for bill analysis and inspections.

Residents at the Madison County meeting described four‑day outages and steep bill increases after Winter Storm Fern; Entergy said billing timing and a fuel‑adjustment clause can explain some increases and encouraged affected customers to request a bill analysis or visit an assistance event on Feb. 28.