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NOTICE CASE NO. 18-1115-G-390P

NOTICE

CASE NO. 18-1115-G-390P

MOUNTAINEER GAS COMPANY, a public utility,
Charleston, Kanawha County.
Infrastructure Replacement and Expansion Program
Filing for 2019.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING

On July 31, 2018, Mountaineer Gas Company (Mountaineer) filed its annual Application for approval of an Infrastructure Replacement and Expansion Program for 2019 (2019 IREP) with revised IREP rates for 2019, pursuant to W.Va. Code 24-2-1k, which authorizes the Public Service Commission of West Virginia to approve cost recovery of projects to replace, upgrade and expand natural gas utility infrastructure that are deemed to be just and reasonable and in the public interest.

Mountaineer proposed to invest $119.8 million for infrastructure replacements and system upgrades from 2019 through 2023. Of the $40.2 million IREP investment projected in 2019, approximately $16.5 million was proposed as ongoing investment to expand and enhance service in Morgan, Berkeley and Jefferson Counties (Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project).

The Public Service Commission will conduct a hearing at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at Shepherd University, Frank Arts Center, 260 University Drive, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, to receive public comment in this case.

MOUNTAINEER GAS COMPANY

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