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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
OF WEST VIRGINIA
CHARLESTON
CASE NO. 21-0857-E-CN
MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY and
THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY,
public utilities
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the
Internal Modification at Coal Fired Generating Plants Necessary to Comply
with Federal Environmental Regulations and Surcharge.
AMENDED NOTICE OF FILING AND EVIDENTIARY HEARING
On December 17, 2021, Monongahela Power Company and The Potomac Edison Company (collectively, Companies) requested that the Commission approve an environmental compliance program to meet effluent limitation guidelines (ELG) at Ft. Martin and Harrison power stations, as described in the filing, and implementation of an associated cost recovery Surcharge to recover costs. Details of the proposed project construction and proposed Surcharge can be found on the Commission’s website at http://www.psc.state.wv.us.
The ELG compliance plan is needed to comply with ELG rules issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and involve water treatment for bottom ash and flue gas desulfurization processes. The proposed plan is needed for those power plants to operate beyond 2028. The incremental revenue increase due to the Surcharge is estimated to be initially $6,545,986 in 2024 when the Surcharge begins and is expected to total $26,154,891 by 2026 when all the installations are complete. The Surcharge is proposed to be reviewed annually by the Commission beginning September 2024. The Surcharge estimated rates for 2024-2026 by rate schedule are shown below:
Table 1
Rate 2024 ELG Surcharge 2025 ELG Surcharge 2026 ELG Surcharge
Schedule Class $ / kW-kVA $ / kWh $ / kW-kVA $ / kWh $ / kW-kVA $ / kWh
A&R Residential $0.00051 $0.00149 $0.00204
B&G General Svc $0.00052 $0.00151 $0.00209
C&E General Svc $0.16 $0.45 $0.63
CSH Church & School $0.00064 $0.00186 $0.00258
D, PH & AGS Large General Svc $0.19 $0.54 $0.75
K & pp Large Power Svc $0.111 $0.313 $0.427
Street Lighting St Lighting $0.00021 $0.00059 $0.00081
The average monthly bill impact for the various classes of customers is proposed to be changed as follows:
Total Rate Increase with Proposed Surcharge
Average Increase Average Increase Average Increase
Per Customer Per Customer Per Customer
2024 2025 2026
Residential $0.51 $1.49 $2.04
Commercial $1.63 $4.64 $6.36
Industrial $690.60 $1977.02 $2735.08
Streetlighting $0.47 $1.32 $1.82
Change Change Change
2024 2025 2026
Residential 0.5% 1.4% 2.0%
Commercial 0.5% 1.4% 1.9%
Industrial 0.4% 1.2% 1.7%
Streetlighting 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
Total Company 0.5% 0.3% 1.9%
Average
This matter is scheduled for an evidentiary hearing on August 10, 2022. The hearing was previously scheduled for June 1, 2022. The hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Howard M. Cunningham Hearing Room at the Public Service Commission Building, 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, West Virginia.
Anyone desiring to intervene should file a written petition to intervene no later than July 5, 2022. All petitions 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 until the beginning of the hearing. All written comments and petitions to intervene should state the case name and number and be addressed to Karen Buckley, Acting 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.
MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY and
THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY