The state Public Service Commission has
postponed Tuesday’s scheduled start of an evidentiary hearing on Appalachian
Power Company’s request for a 17 percent rate hike on its customers.
The PSC made the move because of an
ongoing problem with the offices of the state Consumer Advocate. There was a
major water leak in the Union Building in Charleston
The hearing has been rescheduled to
begin Jan. 20 but there’s a chance there will be a settlement between all the
parties involved before then. Settlement negotiations are continuing.
The PSC hosted a pair of public
hearings on the proposed increase Monday in Charleston
