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Thousands Still Without Power After Storms Hit West Virginia

Thousands of customers remain without power in West Virginia a day after severe thunderstorms rolled through the state.

FirstEnergy says on its website that about 7,500 homes and businesses were without electricity Tuesday afternoon. That includes 2,400 customers in Pendleton County, 1,800 in Harrison County and 1,200 in Jefferson County.

Thunderstorms packing high winds buffeted northern and eastern parts of the state Monday afternoon.

FirstEnergy’s Mon Power and Potomac Edison subsidiaries serve more than 545,000 customers in West Virginia.

According to the National Weather Service, more severe thunderstorms are forecast for Tuesday evening. A flash flood watch remains in effect until midnight for counties in northern West Virginia, the eastern mountains and the Eastern Panhandle.

Hearings in September on West Virginia Power Station Plan

The public will have a chance to comment on two power companies’ proposal to purchase the Pleasants Power Station in West Virginia from Allegheny Energy Supply.

The Public Service Commission is holding three hearings next month. The first will be Sept. 6 in Parkersburg, followed by Sept. 11 in Martinsburg and Sept. 12 in Morgantown. An evidentiary hearing on the $195 million deal will be Sept. 26 to 28 in Charleston.

Monongahela Power Co. and the Potomac Edison Co. propose purchasing the coal-fired plant, which is located on the Ohio River near Belmont, northeast of Parkersburg.

Company: Proposed Energy Plan Doesn't Need Public Hearing

An electric utility company that serves more than 500,000 customers throughout northern West Virginia says its proposed energy plan doesn’t need a public hearing.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports First Energy, the parent company of MonPower and Potomac Edison, asked the Public Service Commission to reject calls for a public hearing on its 15-year resource plan.

The proposed plan suggested the West Virginia subsidiaries would seek to buy another coal-fired power plant in the near future.

Last week, the Sierra Club, a national environmental group that has challenged electric utilities throughout the country, called for a public hearing, stemming from concerns raised about the company’s plan, including the projected cost of purchasing another coal-fired power station.

The commission has not ruled whether they’ll schedule a public hearing on the case.

Regulators Approve Rate Hikes for Mon Power, Potomac Edison

West Virginia regulators have approved a $96.9 million rate increase for Mon Power and Potomac Edison to cover the utilities’ fuel and other costs.

The Public Service Commission also has approved a separate rate hike of nearly $36.7 million to cover the cost of the First Energy subsidiaries’ vegetation management system.

Both rate increases approved this week will be effective Jan. 1.

Mon Power and Potomac Edison said Wednesday in a news release that the rate increases will add about $9 to the monthly bill of a typical residential customer using1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity.

Both rate increases were negotiated by the utilities and the PSC staff, the Consumer Advocate Division, West Virginia Energy Users Group and the West Virginia Citizen Action Group.

Mon Power and Potomac Edison Seek Rate Hike

Mon Power and Potomac Edison are seeking a $165 million rate increase to cover fuel and other costs.

The First Energy subsidiaries have asked the West Virginia Public Service Commission to approve a 12.5 percent increase in their expanded net energy cost rate. The rate is separate from the utilities’ base rate.

In a Friday filing with the PSC, the companies say the proposed rate hike would add $8.79 to the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month.

Electricity Rate Settlement Proposed

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) – FirstEnergy’s two West Virginia subsidiaries would recover about $63 million annually under a proposed rate increase settlement.
 
     Under the agreement, the monthly bill for a typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours would increase from $92.62 to $99.52.
 
     Mon Power and Potomac Energy say the proposed settlement was filed Monday with the West Virginia Public Service Commission. It followed negotiations between the companies and the PSC staff, the PSC’s Consumer Advocate Division, the West Virginia Energy Group and Wal-Mart.
 
     The agreement includes a $15 million increase in base rate charges and a $47.5 million surcharge for vegetation management. If the PSC approves the settlement, the increases would go into effect Feb. 25, 2015.
 
     Mon Power serves about 385,500 customers and Potomac Edison serves about 135,000 customers.
 

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