PUBLIC SERVICE
COMMISSION OF WEST
VIRGINIA CHARLESTON
CASE NO. 23-0956-E-IDS
APPALACHIAN POWER
COMPANY and WHEELING POWER COMPANY
Application for approval for
Written Plan for the
Construction of Utility
Infrastructure at two West Virginia Business Ready Sites
and for Associated Cost
Recovery Pursuant
to W. Va. Code § 24-2-1n.
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 December 28, 2023, filed with the Public Service Commission of West
Virginia a Petition to update
their Business Ready Sites
Program (BRSP) surcharge
rates, per W. Va. Code § 24-2-
1n and the Commission’s April 14, 2023 Order in Case No. 22-1059-E-IDS. If approved, the
increased rates will apply to
electric service to the
Companies’ 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, Wetzel, and
Wyoming. The Companies
propose to increase BRSP
rates by approximately $2
million, effective for the period June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2025. If approved, the average monthly bill for the various
classes of customers will be
changed as follows:
($) INCREASE (%) INCREASE
Residential $0.24 0.14
Commercial $0.54 0.13%
Industrial $114.15 0.05%
Special Contract $176.35 0.03%
Other $0.01 0.04%
The increases shown are based on the averages of all customers in the indicated class. Individual customers may receive an
increase that is greater or less than average.
Furthermore, 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
proposed BRSP surcharge represents a 0.11% increase in total rates with an impact on the average residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month receiving a $0.24 increase in monthly bills from $169.29 to $169.169.53 or 0.14%.
This matter is scheduled for an evidentiary hearing on Thursday, May 2, 2024. 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.
Anyone desiring to intervene should file a written
petition to intervene by March 15, 2024. 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. 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.
APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY
and WHEELING POWER COMPANY
15955