West Virginia Signs Off on Two-Step Power Rate Hike, Pushing Bills up 5.6%

West Virginia signs off on two-step power rate hike, pushing bills up 5.6%

West Virginia utility customers are set to pay more for electricity after state regulators approved a two-step rate hike for local utilities Mon Power and Potomac Edison. While the plan is smaller than one option the companies proposed, it still means higher monthly bills for households already dealing with rising costs. What happened? According to The Dominion Post, state utility regulators signed off on a phased rate increase for customers of …

Relief from energy bills unlikely as utilities request billions in rate hikes

Consumers are unlikely to see any relief in gas and electric bills as utilities proposed more than $18 billion in rate hikes across the country over the first half of the year.