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Thirty-nine cents a month. That’s how much the average electricity user’s bill will go down thanks to a West Virginia Public Service Commission order on Tuesday.
Last April, Appalachian Power sought recovery of about $20 million in fuel costs, and Tuesday, the PSC approved it.
While residential customers won’t see an increase, commercial and industrial users will, to the tune of 1.4% and 2.6%, respectively.
Appalachian Power is also seeking a base rate increase from the PSC. If approved as proposed, it would raise the average residential customer’s bill by 16%, or $27.
Commercial and industrial users would pay more, too. Hundreds of people, and at least two school boards, have submitted comments to the PSC in opposition to the increase. The PSC will consider the case this summer.
The bill, which would expand the number of microgrids to power data centers in the state, also includes provisions affecting the operation of Mon Power and Appalachian Power’s coal plants.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this episode of The Legislature Today, a number of bills have moved through the West Virginia Legislature this year that make changes to the practice of medicine in the state. A bill to remove the certificate of need for hospitals failed, but bills allowing optometrists and pharmacists to expand their practice are still moving. Sen. Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, has argued against some of these bills so he joined News Director Eric Douglas in our studio to discuss why.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIf approved by the West Virginia Public Service Commission, the company’s proposal would raise the average customer’s bill by $23.74 a month.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSen. Chris Rose, a Monongalia County Republican, will ask Senate President Randy Smith to recuse himself from Senate Bill 505. The Energy committee approved this bill last week, and Rose is one of its co-sponsors.
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