1. Sign the petition
2. Submit a letter of comment to the PSC: online here,or mail to: Sandra
Squire, Executive Secretary Public Service Commission of
WV 201 Brooks St Charleston, WV 25301 Be
sure to reference Case No. 12-1571 in your comments for them to be
included in Harrison Plant transfer case. A sample letter is available here. Comments must be submitted before May 29th.
3. Submit a letter to the editor of your local paper. Typically these should be 200-300 words. A sample letter to the editor is available here.
4. Come to the public hearing: May 29th at 9:30am at the Public Service Commission (201 Brooks St., Charleston, WV)
Talking Points:
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The
PSC needs to make energy efficiency investment a priority when
evaluating these kinds of projects. It’s just common sense that
we should try to reduce our energy needs first
before we require WV rate payers to pay for any new power plant
capacity.
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The
PSC needs to put WV first. WV rate payers should not be taking on
new rate increases so that an Ohio-based company can shift ownership
of its power plants from state to state to increase profits.
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This
case offers the PSC a real opportunity to move WV’s power
companies away from the financial risks of being overly dependent on
a single fuel source.
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FirstEnergy
has inflated the cost of the Harrison Power Station to twice its
previous book value. If the PSC does allow some portion of the
plant to be sold to WV rate payers, the PSC needs to make sure that
the sale price of the plant is reduced to its real book value.
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Mon
Power did not seriously evaluate many possible alternatives to this
coal plant; instead, they presented a self-serving analysis that
justified their decision to purchase this plant to bail out their
parent company.
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FirstEnergy's
proposal did not evaluate expanding energy efficiency and
demand-side management. Nationally, investments in energy
efficiency cost an average of 3 cents per kWh saved, compared to 7.4
cents per kWh for energy generated by the Harrison plant.
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