CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Public Service Commission last week denied a bulk of the power rate increase requested by Appalachian Power according to an order filed by the PSC on Thursday evening.

Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power, subsidiaries of American Electric Power, were seeking a $250.5 million increase that would have made residential customers pay about $24 more on their monthly bills. kAm%96 !$r[ :? :ED @C56C %9FCD52J[ 56?:65 2== 3FE 23@FE Sfe >:==:@? @7 E96 4@>A2?:6D’ C6BF6DE] u@C ?@H[ E92E Sfe]` >:==:@? :?4C62D6 H:== ?@E 4@>6 @FE @7 4FDE@>6CD’ A@4<6ED[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 @C56C]k^Am kAm%96 !$r D2:5 2?@E96C 564:D:@? H:== 36 7@CE94@>:?8 C682C5:?8 2 A=2? 3J pAA2=249:2? !@H6C E@ D64FC:E:K6 D@>6 @7 E96 4@>A2?J’D 2DD6ED E9C@F89 E96 :DDF2?46 @7 3@?5D E@ 96=A :?4C62D6 C6G6?F6

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