RICHMOND — The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has set the schedules to receive public comment in several cases involving rate reviews or changes proposed by Kentucky Utilities, Dominion Virginia Power and Appalachian Power. The procedural schedule differs for each case. Persons wishing to provide testimony at public hearings or submit written or electronically-filed comments should carefully review each utility’s proposal. It is important to reference the case number to ensure that comments are directed to the proper case.

KENTUCKY UTILITIES

In case number PUE-2011-00013, Kentucky Utilities (doing business in Virginia as Old Dominion Power Company) is requesting authority to adjust its base rates for electricity service. To give members of the public in the company’s southwestern Virginia service territory a more convenient location to offer testimony as public witnesses, the SCC will hold a public hearing to begin at 11 a.m. on May 25, 2011, in the Norton City Council Chambers, 618 Virginia Avenue in Norton.

Written public comments are due by September 6, 2011. A hearing in Richmond is scheduled for September 13, 2011, at 10 a.m.

DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER

In case number PUE-2011-00027, the SCC will conduct a biennial review of the company’s base rates that recovers costs associated with the provision of electric generation and distribution services. Written public comments are due by September 13, 2011. A hearing in Richmond is scheduled for September 20, 2011, at 10 a.m.

APPALACHIAN POWER

Appalachian Power has submitted four rate requests for the SCC’s consideration.

• Case number PUE-2011-00034 – Application for approval of a rate adjustment clause to recover the incremental costs of participation in the Renewable Energy Portfolio Program
• Case number PUE-2011-00035 – Application for a rate adjustment clause to recover costs incurred in complying with state and federal environmental laws and regulations
• Case number PUE-2011-00036 – Application for a rate adjustment clause with respect to the Dresden Generating Plant
• Case number PUE-2011-00037 – Application for a biennial review of the company’s base rates that recovers costs associated with the provision of electric generation and distribution services

For the convenience of the public in the company’s service territory, the SCC will hold public hearings at two locations in southwest Virginia on the four proposed rate adjustments.

The first local hearing is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on May 25, 2011, in the auditorium of the Abingdon High School, 705 Thompson Drive in Abingdon. A second hearing will begin at 5 p.m. on May 26 in the auditorium of the Franklin County High School, 700 Tanyard Road in Rocky Mount.

In case number PUE-2011-00034, written public comments are due by September 20, 2011. A hearing in Richmond is scheduled for October 4, 2011, at 10 a.m.

In case number PUE-2011-00035, written public comments are due by August 14, 2011. A hearing in Richmond is scheduled for August 31, 2011, at 10 a.m.

In case number PUE-2011-00036, written public comments are due by August 16, 2011. A hearing in Richmond is scheduled for August 23, 2011, at 10 a.m.

In case number PUE-2011-00037, written public comments are due by September 6, 2011. A hearing in Richmond is scheduled for September 13, 2011, at 10 a.m.

The Richmond hearings will be held in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building at 1300 East Main Street. Any person wishing to testify at the hearings should arrive early and notify the SCC bailiff. Public witnesses are sworn in and are subject to cross-examination.

The SCC intends to webcast the audio portion of the Richmond hearings via the Internet. Instructions can be found on the SCC website at http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case.

Written comments on any of these requests may be sent to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. Please refer to the proper case number.

Interested persons desiring to submit comments electronically may do so at the SCC’s website: http://www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Click on the PUBLIC COMMENTS/NOTICES link and then the SUBMIT COMMENTS button for the specific case.

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