Electricity

A Conversation About Hidden Costs On Utility Bills, This West Virginia Morning

Kentucky utility regulators could approve a rate increase for Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities customers. They’ve approved new power plants to meet the electricity demands of data centers. Customers may not have known about the hidden cost they’re paying for two coal plants. Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom Managing Editor Ryan Van Velzer spoke with WVPB’s Curtis Tate about his reporting on those plants.

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Unprofitable Out-Of-State Coal Plants Costing Kentucky Electricity Customers

Behind the rates paid by the companies’ customers is a hidden cost that doesn’t show up on their bills. Customers receive electricity from two aging, out-of-state coal plants that lose a lot of money.

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AEP Reports Nearly $1 Billion Profit In Third Quarter

American Electric Power recorded $972 million in profits in the three months ending Sept. 30, up from $960 million a year ago.

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Appalachian Power Coal Plant's Winter Failures Raise Reliability Questions

Data the company provided to utility regulators in Virginia show one of the plant’s three units failed on Jan. 21 and 22. This was during one of the coldest periods of the year, with record demand for electricity in the region.

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