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The Kanawha County Commission has said it opposes Appalachian Power’s latest proposal for a rate increase.
Late Friday afternoon, Appalachian Power announced it would seek a 17 percent rate increase, or more than $28 a month for the average residential customer.
On Monday, Kanawha County’s commissioners called that “staggering” and “unacceptable.”
In its filing, the company said it has invested $1 billion to improve generation, transmission and distribution in the past five years. It also cited $118 million in storm repair costs.
The Kanawha County Commission has opposed other Appalachian Power rate increases and urged the West Virginia Public Service Commission to reject the latest request.
Appalachian Power’s president proposed to mitigate the impact of the increase on ratepayers, but did not provide further details of what that might mean.
As of June 1, the average monthly bill for a customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours was about $170.
