Saturday, January 16, 2010
PSC Schedules Hearings
WEST VIRGINIA...
The state Public Service Commission has agreed to schedule a public hearing in McDowell County to receive comments from residents of southern West Virginia impacted by widespread power outages during the recent winter storm. Last week, Senate Majority Leader H. Truman Chafin, D-Mingo, asked state regulators to investigate storm-related power outages that left thousands in the dark over the holidays. Chafin said residents of McDowell and Mingo counties in particular went without electricity for as long as 10 days. Chafin argues that dry-rotted lines and trees encroaching on right-of-ways may have contributed to the problem. The PSC responded to Chafin’s request, and ordered a general investigation into the conditions surrounding the Appalachian Power and Allegheny Power outages that occurred as a result of the Dec. 18 storm. The PSC also set two public hearings — one in Logan and one in Clarksburg.
The state Public Service Commission has agreed to schedule a public hearing in McDowell County to receive comments from residents of southern West Virginia impacted by widespread power outages during the recent winter storm. Last week, Senate Majority Leader H. Truman Chafin, D-Mingo, asked state regulators to investigate storm-related power outages that left thousands in the dark over the holidays. Chafin said residents of McDowell and Mingo counties in particular went without electricity for as long as 10 days. Chafin argues that dry-rotted lines and trees encroaching on right-of-ways may have contributed to the problem. The PSC responded to Chafin’s request, and ordered a general investigation into the conditions surrounding the Appalachian Power and Allegheny Power outages that occurred as a result of the Dec. 18 storm. The PSC also set two public hearings — one in Logan and one in Clarksburg.
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