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CASE NO. 19-0788-E-P

CASE NO. 19-0788-E-P
MONONGAHELA
POWER COMPANY and
THE POTOMAC
EDISON COMPANY.
Petition for Reconciliation of Surcharge and Regular Review of Vegetation Management Program.
NOTICE OF FILING AND HEARING
On August 21, 2019, Monongahela Power Company and The Potomac Edison Company (together Companies) filed their petition for review, requesting increased rates for their Vegetation Management Surcharge (VMS) to be effective January 1, 2020. The proposed increase is projected to result in a total annual increase in rates of $7,605,391. This amount is comprised of an actual VMS over-recovery balance of $6,115,133 as of June 30, 2019, and a projected under-recovery of $21,241,036 for the 2020/2021 rate effective period. This is an overall increase in total revenue and average rates of
0.5 percent. The primary reasons for the requested increase are (i) the movement to a four-year Vegetation Management Plan cycle from a five-year cycle and (ii) increased operations and maintenance work instead of capital work because of rights-of-ways now being reclaimed.

The hearing in this case is scheduled to begin on November 15, 2019, at 9:30 a.m., in the Howard M. Cunningham Hearing Room, Public Service Commission, 20 l Brooks Street, Charleston, West Virginia. Interested persons may attend the hearing and make public comment.

Anyone desiring to petition to intervene should file a written petition within ten days following the publication of this notice. Direct Testimony of all interveners in this case will be due October 30, 2019. Failure to timely seek to intervene can affect your rights to participate in future proceedings. The Commission will receive written comments or protests up to the date of the hearing. All protests or requests to intervene should briefly state the reason for the protest or intervention. Requests to intervene must comply with the Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure. All comments, protests and request to intervene should be address to Connie Graley, Executive Secretary,
P.O. Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia, 25323.
Monongahela Power Company and The
Potomac Edison
Company
Times: October 16, 2019