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‘Regulated’ utilities not working anymore

Recently, Mon Power and Hope Gas both filed with the Public Service Commission for rate increases — requests that were met with public indignation.  Figuring out how utilities get paid is complicated, but we’ve done our best to figure it out for you. In the simplest possible ...

Mon Power, Hope Gas seek rate increases from PSC

CHARLESTON — Two West Virginia utilities are asking the state Public Service Commission for a rate increase. Both Hope Gas and Mon Power/Potomac Edison made filings this week with the PSC. Hope Gas, which provides natural gas to approximately 111,000 customers in 35 West Virginia ...

PSC approves Hope Gas acquisition of facilities

CHARLESTON — The Public Service Commission of West Virginia has approved the acquisition of certain facilities by Hope Gas, Inc. from Equitrans, L.P. This allows Hope to begin implementing its strategies to bring additional gas supply onto the system to enhance the flow of gas to customers ...

If Mon Power buys Pleasants, only the shareholders win

“So when the company makes money the profit all goes to the stockholders and management, but when they lose money (by not investing in new tech) they want bailout cash from ‘the little people?’ I don’t think so.”   The anonymous comment above, submitted to the Public Service ...