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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
OF WEST VIRGINIA
CHARLESTON
CASE NO. 24-0611-E-T-PW
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY and
WHEELING POWER COMPANY
Application for approval for revisions to Schedules LCP and IP.
NOTICE OF FILING AND HEARING
On July 18, 2024, Appalachian Power Company (APCo) and Wheeling Power Company (WPCo) (jointly the Companies), filed an Application for Approval of Revisions to their Schedules LCP and IP (Tariff Sheet Nos. 14 and 15, respectively) (hereinafter the Application) pursuant to W.Va. Code § 24-2-4a.
The Companies proposed to add new language to the “Special Terms and Conditions” section of each Schedule. The new language is:
The following terms and conditions apply to Customers over 200 MW:
Contracts will be made for an initial period of twenty (20) years
and shall remain in effect thereafter unless cancelled or modified
pursuant to the terms hereunder.
Either party shall give at least five years’ written notice to the other of the intention to discontinue service under the terms of this Schedule. Such notice shall not reduce the twenty-year initial
term. In the event of a permanent closure by the customer occur-
ring after the first five (5) years of the initial contract term, the
customer may exit the contract by providing a one-time payment
equal to five (5) years of minimum billing under this Schedule.
The customer shall give at least five (5) years’ written notice to
the Company of the intention to reduce the contract capacity
specified in the contract, but any contract capacity changes may
be implemented with less than five (5) years’ notice with mutual
agreement. Such notice shall not reduce the maximum contract
capacity established during the term of the contract by more than
20 percent, except by mutual agreement. Such notice shall not be
given during the first five (5) years of the initial contract term.
In addition to the Measurement and Determination of Demand
and Energy provisions, the customer’s monthly billing demand
shall in no event be less than 90 percent of the greater of (a) the
customer’s on-peak contract capacity or (b) the customer’s highest
previously established monthly billing demand during the past 11
months or (c) the customer’s maximum demand created during
the billing month.
The customer shall provide collateral in a form acceptable to the
Company based upon the creditworthiness of the customer. The
amount of collateral provided shall be equal to 24 times the
customer’s previous maximum monthly non-fuel bill. During the
first year of the contract, the maximum expected bill for the year
shall be used. The amount of collateral to be provided will be
recomputed annually, and updated if the recomputed value is 10
percent greater than the current amount held.
According to the Application, the Companies do not propose any change in rates.1 Further, the proposed revisions to Schedules LCP and IP would not apply to current customers; only to “certain potential large new customers.” In addition, the Companies stated that the proposed revisions would not impose an incremental rate burden on any of the Companies’ West Virginia Retail Customers.
The Application is on file with and available for public inspection at the Commission, 201 Brooks Street, in Charleston, West Virginia, and is available online at the Commission website (www.psc.state.wv.us).
The Commission schedules this matter for evidentiary hearing to be held on January 22, 2025, at 9:30, a.m., continuing, if necessary, on January 23, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., to be held in the Howard M. Cunningham Hearing Room, Commission Headquarters, 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, West Virginia. Interested persons should be able to view the evidentiary hearing via an internet livestream. The Commission website, www.psc.state.wv.us,contains links to “Case Information,” “Submit a Comment,” and “Commission Webcast.”
Anyone desiring to intervene should file a written petition to intervene no later than 4:00 p.m., November 13, 2024. Failure to timely intervene may affect your right to participate in the proceeding. All requests to intervene should briefly state the reason for the request to intervene and comply with the rules on intervention set forth in the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. The Commission will receive public comments and protests until the beginning of the hearing. All written comments, protests and requests to intervene should state the case name and number and be addressed to Karen Buckley, Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323. Public comments may also be filed online at http://www.psc.state.wv.us/scripts/onlinecomments/default.cfm by clicking the “Formal Case” link.
Appalachian Power Company and
Wheeling Power Company
1Application at Bates 4, ¶ 4.