The SCC, regarding the increase the base rate, will hold public hearings in Abingdon and Rocky Mount in November, 2009. The local hearings would give members of the public in Appalachian’s southwestern Virginia service territory more convenient locations to offer testimony as public witnesses.
Appalachian seeks an increase in base rates in the amount of $154m. The proposed rate increase would raise the monthly bill of a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity from $91.49 to $107.14, an increase of $15.65 or 17.1%
The hearing in Abingdon would be held on November 18, 2009 and the next local hearing would be in Rocky Mount on November 19, 2009. The evidentiary hearing would be held on March 16, 2010. The written comments on the proposal must be submitted by March 3, 2010.
