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Beginning on or about Thursday, June 1, weather permitting, American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) will maintain the rights-of-way for some power lines in Marshall County by applying herbicides by helicopter.

Beginning on or about Thursday, June 1, weather permitting, Appalachian Power will maintain the rights-of-way for some power lines in West Virginia by applying herbicides by helicopter.

Appalachian Power updated its economic development plans for the region in a regulatory filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission. 

Appalachian Power, along with Wheeling Power, today submitted its annual Expanded Net Energy Cost (ENEC) filing to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC), in which it requested a $641.7 million increase to the current ENEC rate.

In a filing made today with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC), Appalachian Power is requesting approval for recovery of costs associated with solar and wind facilities capable of generating a combined 347 megawatts of electricity.

Appalachian Power today submitted its triennial rate review application to the Virginia State Corporation Commission. As part of the review, the company requested to increase rates by approximately $212 million, or 16 percent, to continue to provide customers with safe and reliable electric service. If approved as requested, residential customers using 1,000 kilowatt hours (kwh) a month will see a net increase in their monthly bill of approximately $20. Any increase approved by the SCC will not take effect until January 2024.

Appalachian Power's Energy Efficiency team received the 2023 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award for Sustained Excellence from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy.

The solar, wind and energy storage projects outlined in the report to the Virginia State Corporation Commission address affordability, customer reliability, and economic benefits. 

Appalachian Power is seeking Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) review of its annual update to current rates for the Modified Rate Base Cost (MRBC) tracker. The MRBC is designed to provide timely cost recovery of incremental investments not recovered through current rates, and to decrease the size and frequency of base rate case filings.

Extremely cold temperatures across the region have created extraordinary demands on the power system. We are asking businesses and the public that have electric service to help by immediately reducing electricity use as much as possible without sacrificing safety.