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Appalachian Power asks for rate increase
Appalachian Power has asked the Virginia State Corporation Commission for the OK to increase your bill. Appalachian Power says it is "seeking to increase the fuel factor component" of rates because of higher fuel costs. Appalachian Power says the...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Appalachian Power Company, Economy, Business and Finance
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Ken Cuccinelli talks about high electric rates
It's a complicated issue that has a big impact on people's lives. Electric Rates are going up in hometowns that are served by Appalachian Power. So why will electricty cost you more? It's a question Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is answering this...
Tags: Ken Cuccinelli, Patrick Henry
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Attorney General Cuccinelli holding town hall meetings in Lynchburg, Roanoke, Martinsville
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is hosting three town hall meetings in southwest Virginia next week.
Officials say Cuccinelli is expected to discuss electricity rates and what factors drive the prices that consumers pay for electricity.
He also will...Tags: Ken Cuccinelli, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Patrick Henry
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Appalachian Power files application for $25M project in the New River Valley
Appalachain Power has filed
an application with the state to build a new $25 million electric line to serve Montgomery County, Blacksburg and Christiansburg.
The line would reinforce the electric grid and prevent potential overload conditions in the New...Tags: Montgomery County (Virginia), Blacksburg, Companies and Corporations, Appalachian Power Company, Companies and Corporations
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Government agency ready to prepare citizens for magnetic storms
Everyone is familiar with weather systems on earth like rain, wind and snow. But space weather – variable conditions in the space surrounding Earth – has important consequences for our lives inside Earth’s atmosphere. Solar activity...Tags: Government, Disasters and Accidents, U.S. Military, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Travel
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Appalachian Power gets OK to continue operating Claytor Hydroelectric Project
Appalachian Power will be operating the Claytor Hydroelectric Project on the New River in Pulaski County for the next 30 years.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved a 30-year license so Appalachian Power can continue operating the...Tags: Volleyball, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Environmental Issues, Hydroelectricity
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State approves more rate increases for Appalachian Power
NEWS7 Associate ProducerThe electricity that's probably keeping your house warm right now will start costing you more very soon. Tuesday, the State Corporation Commission approved another rate increase for Appalachian Power Company. You may recall, last month the Commission...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Appalachian Power Company, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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UPDATED: Power restored to more than 600 homes in Montgomery Co.
UPDATED 11:25pm:
Power has been restored to all customers affected by an outage in Montgomery County.
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Representatives for Appalachian Power Company say crews are working hard to bring power...Tags: Forests, Natural Resources, Companies and Corporations, Environmental Issues, Appalachian Power Company
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Electric rates, entertainer's endorsement making news in 9th House District race
ReporterDemocratic Delegate Ward Armstrong maintained his focus on electric rates Wednesday afternoon during a news conference outside the Roanoke headquarters of Appalachian Power. Speaking to reporters, Armstrong continued his criticism of the electric...Tags: Music, Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia), Entertainment, Pat Boone, Politics
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Appalachian Power gets green light for small rate increase
Appalachian Power Company is getting the green light for a small rate increase.
Customers can expect to pay about one-half of a percent more for electricity beginning in February.
For example, a bill that runs about $100 will go up nearly 50 cents....Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy Saving, Companies and Corporations, Appalachian Power Company, Environmental Issues
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Appalachian Power President sends letter about House of Delegates race; urges shareholders to vote
ReporterAppalachian Power is weighing in on the 9th District House of Delegates race between Democrat Ward Armstrong and Republican Charles Poindexter. In a letter to shareholders who live in the 9th district, Appalachian President Charles Patton said "there...Tags: Finance, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Shareholders, Politics, Companies and Corporations
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Appalachian Power Company Fights Back with New TV ad
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterIf you had the television on recently it was hard to miss all of those political advertisements. The election may be over, but the power company isn't forgetting the ads that slammed electric rates. Now Appalachian Power is taking to the airwaves with...Tags: Virginia General Assembly, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Appalachian Power Company, Elections
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