PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON
CASE NO. 22-0304-E-P
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY and WHEELING POWER COMPANY
Petition to Update the MBRC Rates Currently in Effect
PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE IN RATES UPON APPLICATION
NOTICE is hereby given that Appalachian Power Company and Wheeling Power Company (the Companies), public utilities, have, on March 15, 2022, filed with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia a Petition to update the Modified Rate Base Cost (MRBC) surcharge revenues. The Public Service Commission’s June 30, 2021, Order in Case No. 20-1012-E-P required the Companies to file an annual MBRC update after March 14 but no later than March 21 of 2022, 2023, and 2024. If approved, the increased rates will apply to electric service to approximately 467,295 customers in the counties of Boone, Brooke, Cabell, Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Jackson, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Ohio, Putnam, Raleigh, Roane, Summers, Wayne, and Wyoming.
The Companies propose to recover total incremental revenue requirements for certain rate base increases added between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021. The proposed increased rates and charges will produce approximately $12.3 million annually in additional revenue, an increase of 0.77%. The average monthly bill for the various class of customers will be changed as follows:
| ($) INCREASE | (%) INCREASE | |
| Residential | $1.39 | 0.862% |
| Commercial | $2.84 | 0.752% |
| Industrial | $1,450.28 | 0.648% |
| Other | $0.09 | 0.611% |
The increases requested vary by customer class and customer usage level. Individual customers may receive an increase that is greater or less than average. The requested rates are only a proposal and are subject to change (increases or decreases) by the Public Service Commission in its review of this Petition. Any increase in rates will not become effective until authorized and approved by the Public Service Commission. The Public Service Commission will conduct an evidentiary hearing at 9:30 a.m. July 27, 2022, and to continue, if necessary, on July 28, 2022, in the Howard M. Cunningham Hearing Room, Public Service Commission Building, 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, West Virginia.
Anyone desiring to intervene should file a written petition to intervene by 4:00 p.m. May 27, 2022. Failure to intervene timely can affect your right to participate in the proceeding. Requests to intervene must comply with the Commission’s rules on intervention. Anyone desiring to protest should file a written or electronic protest at any time up to the start of the evidentiary hearing. All protests or requests to intervene should briefly state the reason for the protest or intervention. All protests and interventions should be addressed to: The Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323. A complete copy of this tariff, as well as a representative of the Company to provide any information requested concerning it, is available to all customers, prospective customers, or their agents at the following office of the Companies: 500 Lee Street, East, Suite 800, Charleston, WV 25301. A copy of this tariff is also available to all customers, prospective customers, or their agents on the website of the Companies: www.appalachianpower.com/account/bills/rates/APCORatesTariffsWV.aspx.
Any customer wishing to receive a reduced-size copy of the tariff can telephone toll-free at 800-982-4237, request such a copy, and provide the necessary mailing information, and a copy will be mailed to the customer. A copy of this tariff is also available for public inspection at the office of the Executive Secretary of the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION at 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, West Virginia.
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
and WHEELING POWER COMPANY
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