Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: March 3 The Intelligencer on COVID-19 vaccine myths: Dr. Clay Marsh has been part of the effort that led West Virginia to be a leader in trying to fight the spread of COVID-19 and in distributing the vaccine that might help us one day turn the corner in that fight. Mountain State residents have come to trust him as he talks us through the horrific plague we are enduring. It is to be hoped,.
An ice storm in early 2003 knocked out electricity service to thousands of West Virginians. The derecho in June 2012 did the same. So did the back-to-back ice storms this
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CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 11 The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following order (Case No. 21-0045-E-C):
NORMA J. DAVIS, Rosemont, Tucker County, Complainant, V. MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY, a public utility, Defendant.
COMMISSION ORDER
On January 27, 2021, Norma J. Davis filed a verified formal complaint against Monongahela Power Company.
On January 27, 2021, the Commission referred this case to the Division of Administrative Law Judges for a decision to be rendered on or before October 25, 2021.
On February 10, 2021 this case was sent to mediation.
In consideration thereof, IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Administrative Law Judge decision due date of October 25, 2021, is hereby rescinded.
Feb 2, 2021
CHARLESTON The Public Service Commission of West Virginia has authorized Appalachian Power Company and Wheeling Power Company to use approximately $13 million of the remaining Fresh Start Funds to provide assistance with paying electric bills for residential customers suffering from severe financial problems due to the COVID-19.
In 2018, the Commission ordered utilities operating in the state to investigate the financial impacts resulting from the 2017 Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. APCo/WPCo earmarked $15 million of those savings to establish the Fresh Start Fund to provide financial assistance for the electric bills of low-income West Virginia residential customers.
“The financial impacts of the pandemic on APCo and WPCo customers are ongoing and unprecedented,” said PSC Chairman Charlotte Lane. “Although the Fresh Start Fund was initially created to assist low-income customers, none of us could have predicted where we find ourselves today. Many of our f
CHARLESTON â Appalachian Power, along with Wheeling Power, submitted an application to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) this past week for approval of a broadband infrastructure expansion project that will facilitate broadband access in unserved areas of Logan and Mingo counties, according to a news release.
The company is requesting approval of the project plan and cost recovery for the estimated $61.3 million investment, which includes installing 430 miles of middle-mile fiber optic cable infrastructure needed to expand high-speed broadband access.
âWith utility poles already in place near homes and businesses, even in the most rugged and mountainous areas, we are well-positioned to help expand broadband access in rural parts of our service area,â said Chris Beam, Appalachian Power president and chief operating officer. âThe expansion of fiber also provides a robust communications platform for electric grid enhancements that improve energy