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Appalachian Power Company and its partner, Wheeling Power, have proposed an increase in costs to customers. They need an extra $37.2 million. This money will help them follow federal environmental

The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill, on Feb. 28, 2024, that would require utilities to have an outage communication plan in place to notify customers of both planned and unexpected utility service disruptions. House Bill 4010 could loom especially large in West Virginia given the state’s chronically high frequency of electric outages, requiring utilities to provide their plans to the state Public Service Commission.

The West Virginia House of Delegates Energy and Manufacturing Committee approved a bill, on Feb. 14, 2024, that would allow a tax credit for operating environmental pollution control equipment at coal-fired plants. House Bill 5522 would apply to electric utility-controlled plants.

The West Virginia Public Service Commission has scheduled public comment and evidentiary hearings on a $37.2 million rate increase requested by American Electric Power utilities Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power for their three coal-fired power plants in the state. A public comment hearing is slated for Feb. 29, and an evidentiary hearing is scheduled to start the same day.

The West Virginia Public Service Commission has scheduled public comment and evidentiary hearings on a $37.2 million rate increase requested by American Electric Power utilities Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power for their three coal-fired power plants in the state. A public comment hearing is slated for Feb. 29, and an evidentiary hearing is scheduled to start the same day.

Athens, w.va. – ShySpeaks, an American hip hop and spoken word artist, will present – through conversation, video storytelling and performance – “Hidden Heroes” at Concord University on Monday, Feb.

Charleston – The state’s Public Service Commission is taking comments on a proposed $37.2 million electricity rate increase affecting 462,000 ratepayers.

Solar advocates, led by Solar Holler founder and CEO Dan Conant, are fighting a plan by FirstEnergy utilities Mon Power and Potomac Edison to change the structure of net metering in West Virginia. They say the plan would short-change customers who generate their own electricity, but the utilities and others, including the state Public Service Commission Consumer Advocate Division, say non-solar customers are subsidizing solar customers under the current setup.

The Public Service Commission signed off on allowing the utilities to recoup $321.1 million from customers over the next decade. The decision will cost the average residential ratepayer using 1,000 kilowatts of power per month an extra $2.50 monthly for 10 years.

The Public Service Commission signed off on allowing the utilities to recoup $321.1 million from customers over the next decade. The decision will cost the average residential ratepayer using 1,000 kilowatts of power per month an extra $2.50 monthly for 10 years.