'Give us a break': Residents sound off on AEP-controlled utilities' $641.7 million rate hike request at PSC hearing - Charleston Gazette-Mail
'Give us a break': Residents sound off on AEP-controlled utilities' $641.7 million rate hike request at PSC hearing | Energy and Environment | wvgazettemail.com
Enough.
That was the watchword expressed forcefully by locals sounding off against a $641.7 million rate hike proposed by Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power at a public comment hearing West Virginia utility regulators conducted on the request Monday.
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