Public hearing set for Appalachian Power rate hike request

The state has set a time and place for you to sound off about Appalachian Power’s newest rate hike request.

The State Corporation Commission will hold a public hearing on June 30th to consider APCO’s fuel rate hike request.  APCO’s want to increase its fuel rate more than 50% from 2.160 cents per kilowatt-hour (¢/kwh) to 3.381 ¢/kwh.  APCO also submitted an alternative proposal, that would reduce that rate hike temporarily to 3.050 ¢/kwh, with the rest of the rate hike coming after August 2010.

The hearing will be at the SCC’s offices in Richmond, at 10:00 a.m.

If you cannot make it, but want to listen the hearing online, go to the SCC’s website by http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case” title=“clicking here”>clicking here.

Written comments must be sent in by June 23rd either by mail or through the SCC’s website.  The SCC asks that all written comments reference case # PUE-2009-00038.

The address for comments to the SCC is:

Clerk of the State Corporation Commission
Document Control Center
P.O. Box 2118
Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118

Here’s the information to submit a comment online:

Go to the SCC’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case
Click on the “PUBLIC COMMENTS/NOTICES” link
Then the “SUBMIT COMMENTS” button for case number PUE-2009-00038