Electricity rates could go up by nearly 24%, $16 for the average residential customer using 1,000 kwh per month.

Appalachian Power Co. won’t be able to recover construction costs for a new coal-fired power plant in West Virginia from its Virginia customers.

The university says Appalachian Power contracted the pilot to do a routine examination of the power lines near where the research horse herd was last week

The company plans an eight mile, $15 million upgrade for the Montgomery County, Blacksburg, and Christiansburg areas.

Among the reasons the SCC cited for denying the proposal, include the argument that APCO’s cost estimate of $2.23 billion was “not credible.“

Appalachian Power’s planned 40 million dollar upgrade in the Dixie Caverns area of Roanoke County is sure to cause controversy but ApCo says it’s sure it is needed.

APCO says a carrier trucked eight copies of the application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Wednesday

Appalachian Power is holding its first public meeting on the 10 million dollar “Sunscape” project.

Appalachian Power plans its first significant upgrade for a portion of the south Roanoke area in 50 years.

APCO said the improvements are needed to prevent overloads, based on forecasts and peak demand during the hottest days last summer

As of 9:00 p.m., the number of Roanoke City and Roanoke County customers without electricity is fewer than 5,000.
Total APCo power outages in our area is fewer than 9,000

Click for a link to Appalachian Power’s website to check on power outages in your area

The State Corporation Commission decided to allow APCo to increase the fuel rate portion of your bill by only 1.418 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), instead of the 1.614 cents APCo asked for.

For families who use 1,000 kWh per month in their homes, the change will equal a decrease of $1.96, or 2.7% according to the SCC.