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The Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) determined Wednesday to continue current rates for Black Diamond Power Co. while it conducts a general investigation into the company.
Black Diamond, which is based in Charleston but primarily serves customers in Clay, Wyoming and Raleigh counties, requested commission approval of a rate increase in August.
The PSC has received close to 50 service and billing complaints against Black Diamond over the past year.
In its announcement Nov. 26, the PSC noted public comment hearings in Clay and Mullens where dozens of people including Sen. Brian Helton, R-Fayette, and Sen. Rollan Roberts, R-Raleigh, spoke of erratic bills even though usage seemed to remain the same from month to month, inability to reach customer service representatives with billing questions, aged equipment, and frequent outages.
Additionally, the City Manager for Mullens, Krystal Wallace, spoke about Black Diamond owing months of business & occupation and utility tax payments.
The commission has been conducting a formal investigation since October.
Speaker of the House of Delegates, Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, sent a letter to the PSC in October recommending they should deny Black Diamond’s request for a rate increase and that the company should be sold.
The PSC did not provide an updated timeline and the investigation remains open at this time.
Gov. Morrisey said his focus is on supporting guard members serving in Washington, as well as the families of the two guard members shot last week.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe official West Virginia Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Celebration is planned for Thursday, Dec. 4 starting at 6 p.m. at the state Capitol. The free festivities will take place on the Capitol steps facing Kanawha Boulevard.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRevenue collections for the state are up with a $28.5 million surplus, and collections are also up 10.5% from the previous November, according to state officials.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPresident Donald Trump on Sunday said he's invited the family of a National Guard member fatally shot last week to the White House, saying he spoke to her parents and they were “devastated.”
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