Public hearings begin Monday on a proposed 5% rate increase for Mountaineer Gas customers.
Mountaineer Gas officials filed for the rate increase, which would add up to about $3.40 a month for the average customer, last November.
The public meetings come before a planned PSC evidentiary hearing on the request which is scheduled for July 17th – July 19th.
The hearings schedule is as follows:
Monday, June 25th
6:30 p.m., West Virginia Public Service Commission, 201 Brooks Street, Charleston
Thursday, July 5th
6:30 p.m., Pullman Plaza Hotel, 1001 Third Avenue, Huntington
Friday, July 6th
1:00 p.m., Oglebay Resort & Conference Center, Pine Room, WV 88, Wheeling
Thursday, July 12th
6:30 p.m., Raleigh County Convention Center, Room A, 200 Armory Drive, Beckley
You can also submit comments online at www.psc.state.wv.us.
Mountaineer Gas has 217,000 customers in 48 counties.