(Lynchburg, VA) -- Some Appalachian customers could see their monthly power bill go up by $6 dollars per month soon. Thomas Cage explains.Preview: Wrap Script:
The utility wants another base rate increase. The average customer’s monthly base rate bill is already more than $70 dollars a month. Customer Brittany Brady tells WSET it is "insane".Preview: WSET reports the typical annual bill has risen by $600 since 2021.Preview: The company says the increase covers capital cost increases - the purchase of land, buildings, construction, and equipment; it also would go towards rising interest rates and material and labor costs, and storm recovery costs. State regulators will decide on the request in November.