May 20, 2021
Bills for an average residential customer of Appalachian Power Co. will go up by about $11 a month, effective July 1.
The State Corporation Commission on Tuesday approved a request by Appalachian to raise the rate it charges to cover transmission costs for the electricity it delivers to about 500,000 customers in Virginia.
“We are sensitive to the effects of rate increases, especially in times such as these,” the commission stated in an order that referred to the ongoing COVID-19 public health crisis.
State OK’s rate increase for Appalachian Power
