PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
OF WEST VIRGINIA
CHARLESTON
CASE NO. 22-1082-E-PC
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY and
WHEELING POWER COMPANY
Petition for Consent and Approval to Implement a Voluntary Schedule for Owners of Plug-in Electric Vehicles.
NOTICE OF OPTIONAL TIME OF DAY RATES
TO CHARGE PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES
By Order issued June 12, 2023, the Commission approved Appalachian Power Company’s (APCo) and Wheeling Power Company’s (WPCo) (collectively Companies), voluntary schedule for residential customers who own plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), subject to future evaluation. Schedule PEV is optional and allows residential customers to charge PEVs on a time-of-day rate schedule. Schedule PEV takes effect July 1, 2023. Schedule PEV will not result in a rate increase for any customers. Schedule PEV can result in lower charging costs for PEV owners. The Commission will evaluate Schedule PEV and accept public comments on Schedule PEV tariff provisions on an ongoing basis.
SCHEDULE PEV
(Residential Plug-In Electric Vehicle Charging)
AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE
Available to customers eligible for Tariff RS (Residential Service) who use charging stations for PEV programmed to consume electrical energy primarily during off-peak hours specified by the Company, who take Standard Service from the Company and currently have an AMI meter. The PEV must be a licensed electric motor vehicle which is subject to state inspection, and which is either owned or leased by the Customer.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
PEVs eligible to be served under this Schedule shall be metered through one single-phase, multi-register meter capable of measuring electrical energy consumption during on-peak and off-peak billing periods. Metering that is capable of separately identifying PEV usage shall be installed at the Company’s discretion.
CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
The supply of electricity to such charging system must be via a dedicated had-wired circuit, single-phase, at not more than 240 volts, nor more than 100 amperes. Receipt of service under this schedule is conditional upon Company approval.
MONTHLY RATE (Schedule Code 059)
Basic Service Charge ……………………………… $12.50/month
Energy Charge:
All KWH during the on-peak billing period. 13.668 cents per KWH
All KWH: during the off-peak billing period. 3.891 cents per KWH
For the purpose of this Schedule, the on-peak billing period is defined as 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., local time, for all weekdays, Monday through Friday. The off-peak billing period is defined as 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., local time, for all weekdays, all hours of the day on Saturdays and Sundays, and the legally observed holidays of New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
OTHER CHARGES/CREDITS
Service under this Schedule may be subject to the C.S (Original Sheet No. 27), the E.C.S. (Original Sheet No. 27A-1), the E.E./D.R. (Original Sheet No. 33), the V.M.P. (Original Sheet No. 36), the BRSP (Original Sheet No. 23), the M.B.R.S. (Original Sheet No. 29-1), the B.B.S. (Original Sheet No. 30-1), the M.R.B.C.S. (Original Sheet No. 45), the E.N.E.C. (Original Sheet No. 34), and C.R.R.C. (Original Sheet No. 35) which is embedded in the ENEC rates. Further information can be found at RIDER APPLICABILITY (Original Sheet No. 37).
MINIMUM CHARGE
This Schedule is subject to a minimum monthly charge equal to the Basic Service Charge.
LOCAL TAX ADJUSTMENT
To bills for electric service supplied within specified municipalities or political subdivisions which impose taxes based upon the amount of electric service sold or revenues received by the Company, as specified on Original Sheet No. 4-1, will be added a surcharge equal to the percentage shown on Sheet Nos. 4-2, 4-3, and 4-4 to accomplish a recovery of these taxes.
PAYMENT
Bills are due upon receipt and payable by mail, checkless payment plan, electronic payment plan, or at authorized payment agents of the Company within twenty (20) days of the mailing date. Effective October 1, 2006, any current amount due and not received by mail, checkless payment plan, electronic payment plan, or at authorized payment agents of the Company by the next scheduled read date shall be subject to a delayed payment charge of 1%. This charge shall not be applicable to local consumer utility taxes.
SEPARATE METERING PROVISION
Customers shall receive service under this Schedule for PEV load with time-differentiated characteristics and service under Standard Schedule R.S. for general use load. Such general use load shall be separately wired to a standard residential meter.
TERM
Customers who opt to take service under this schedule are required to enter into a written service agreement including proof of purchase of a qualifying PEV. Should the Customer discontinue operating the qualifying PEV, the Customer will notify the Company so that arrangements can be made to remove PEV metering and terminate service under this Schedule.
SPECIAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This Schedule is subject to the Company’s Terms and Conditions of Standard Service. The Company reserves the right to inspect at all reasonable times the vehicle charging devices which qualify the residence for service under this Schedule. If the Company finds that in its sole judgement the availability conditions of this tariff are being violated, it may discontinue billing the customer under this Schedule and commence billing under the appropriate Residential Service Tariff. The Company shall have the option of reading meters monthly or bi-monthly.