PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION OF WEST
VIRGINIA CHARLESTON
CASE NO. 23-0460-E- 42T
MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY and THE
POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY
Rule 42T tariff filing to increase rates and charges.
NOTICE OF HEARING
On May 31, 2023, Monongahela Power Company and
The Potomac Edison Company filed revised tariff sheets
reflecting increased base rates and charges of
$207,452,687 or 13 percent in total revenues, including
the proposed Infrastructure Investment Program and the
Energy Assistance Outreach Program for low-income
customers detailed in the filing on a combined company
basis. The average monthly bill for the various classes
of customers will be changed as follows:
Base Rate Increase
($) INCREASE (%) INCREASE
Residential $18.07 15.0%
Commercial $55.16 12.5%
Industrial $478.70 9.4%
Street Lighting $155.13 17.2%
The effective date of the proposed increased rates and
charges has been suspended through March 26, 2024
unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service
Commission . The increases shown are based on
averages of all customers in the indicated class.
Individual customers may receive increases that are
greater or lesser than the average shown. Furthermore,
the requested rates and charges are only a proposal
and are subject to change (increases or decreases) by
the Public Service Commission in its review of this filing.
Any increase in rates and charges will not become
effective until authorized and approved by the Public
Service Commission.
This matter is scheduled for an evidentiary hearing on
January 24-26, 2023. The hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m
. in the Howard M. Cunningham Hearing Room at the
Public Service Commission, 201 Brooks Street,
Charleston, West Virginia. The Commission may cancel
the evidentiary hearing for good cause shown.
Interested persons intending to attend the hearing
should monitor the Commission web docket.
The Commission will receive public comments until the
beginning of the hearing. All written comments 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.
MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY and
THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY
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