Update On Federal Government's "Science Project" In Missississississippi -- January 9, 2017

The story is tracked here. 

Posted earlier:

This debacle, recently described by The New York Times as Obama's energy centerpiece, is tracked here. 

Update on the Kemper Mississippi River plant, from Penn Energy:

• Mississippi Power Co to add another month to the construction schedule
• delay will add another $62 million to the cost of the power plant
• new completion date: November 30, 2016
• total price is now nearly $6.9 billion -- let's call it $7 billion, and move on
• original cost estimate: $2.9 billion -- let's call it $3 billion, and move on
• stockholders have absorbed $2.6 billion in losses

Where we are today: bizjournals report that the plant will be operational by January 31, 2017 --

• I see bizjournal is also calling it a $7 billion project (exactly what I posted above some months ago
• most recent delay due to "challenges with the gas clean-up systems for gasifier 'B'"
• this delay has affected integrated operation of both gasifiers
• company says facility will be placed in service by January 31, 2017
• project's cost estimate will rise by $34 million
• any delay after January 31, 2017: $25 to $35 million / month