Public Hearings to be Held in First Energy Rate Case

The Public Service Commission has scheduled six public comment hearings in the pending Mon Power and Potomac Edison Rate Case.  These power companies are a part of First Energy. First Energy has requested a $95.7 million or 9.3 percent increase of rates and charges for their West Virginia customers.

Those hearings will be held:

·       October 1, 2014, 1:00 pm, at the Days Inn Convention Center, Flatwoods

·       October 1, 2014, 6:00 pm, at the Days Inn Convention Center, Flatwoods

·       October 2, 2014, 1:00 pm, at the Waterfront Place Hotel, Morgantown

·       October 2, 2014, 6:00 pm, at the Waterfront Place Hotel, Morgantown

·       October 6, 2014, 1:00 pm, at the Frank Arts Center, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown

·       October 6, 2014, 6:00 pm, at the Frank Arts Center, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown

First Energy serves approximately 523,000 customers in 37 West Virginia counties.