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November 14,201 9

VIA FEDEX OVE

Ms. Connie Graley Executive Secretary Public Service Commission of West Virginia 201 Brooks Street PO Box 812 Charleston, WV 25323

Re: Petition for Reconciliation of Surcharge and Regular Review of Vegetation Management Program Monongahela Power Company and The Potomac Edison Company Case No. 19-0788-E-P

Dear Ms. Graley:

Monongahela Power Company and The Potomac Edison Company are hereby filing an original and 12 copies of the Proofs of Publication received from newspapers in the above- referenced case.

Sincerely,

Gary A. J&' Senior Corporate Counsel WV State Bar No. 1855

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CASE NO 19-0788-E-P MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY and

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public utiltties. Petition for Recon- ciliation of Surcharge and Regular Review of Vegetation Management Pro ora m

Compgny and the Poto- mac Edison Company (together Companies) filed their pelilion for [e- view. requesting in- creased rates for their Vegetation Management Surcharge (VMS) to be effective January 1, 2020. The proposed in- crease is projecled Io re- suit in a total annual in- crease in rates of $7,605,391, This amount Is comprised of an actual VMS over-recover bal- ance of $6,115,133 as of June 30, 2019, and a projected under-recovery of $21,241,036 tor the 2020/2021. rate effective period. This is an overall increase in total revenue and average rales of 0.5 percent. The primary rea- sons for the requested increase are (I) the movement 10 a four-year Vegetation Management Plan cycle from a fiveyear cyde and (ii) in- creased operations and maintenance work in- stead of capital work be- cause of rights-of-ways now being cleared.

This matter was sched- uled for an evidentiary hearing on November 15, 2019, at 930 a.m. The hearing will be moved to Wednesday, December 11, 2019. beginning at 930 a.m. in the Howard M. Cunningham Heanng Room, Public Service Commission, 201 Brooks Street. Charleston. West Virginia. interested per-

sons may attend the hearing and make pub- lic comment The hearing can also be viewed on the internet by access- ing the hearing webcast at

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&ebcastldefault. hlm l h e Commissm will re- ceive written comments or protests up to the date of hearing All com- ments should be addressed to Connie Graley, Executive Secretary, P.O. Box812. Charleston West Virginia, 25323. The Public may also file comments elec- tronically and review the Mon Power and PE ENEC proposals online a! h t ~ D ~ / ~ . ~ c . ~ t e . w v . U S . -

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Haines, L.C. P.O. Box 26. 191 Armstrong Street, Keyser, West Virginia 26726 any answer or answers you may have by December 1Bth, 2019. If you fail to so appear, any interest you may hav'e will be forfeited. A copy of said Petition can be obtained from the

of West Vlrginla, 1931. as amended. The land to which defeasibte l l e is sought by the Petitioners IS loc6ted in Frankfrot District, Mineral County, West Virginia, and is designated as Parcel No. f , Project No. 83294837-2 70 00 on the maps and plans of said project. Said lands, rights of way, and easements are more particularly Bounded and described in the Nofice filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Mineral

PUBLlC SER\rlCE C0U;LSlSSION Of WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON

CASE MO. 19-0788-E-P

~ O N O N G A H ~ ~ POWER COMPANY and THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY. Public Utilities. Petition for Reconciliation of Surcharge and Regular Revjew of Vegetation Management Program.

On August 21,201 9, the Monongahela Power Company and the Polmac Edison Company (together Companies) filed their petition for review, requesting increased rates for their Vegetation Management Surcharge (VMS) to be effWive January 1 ,,2020. The proposed Increase is projected to result in a total annual increase in rates of S7.605,391. This amount is comprised of an actual VMS over-recover balance of $6,115,133 as of June 30, 2019, and a projected under-recovery of $2f ,241,036 for the 202012021 rate effective period. This is an overall increase in total revenue and average rates 01 0.5 percent The primary reasons lor the requested increase are (i) Ihe movement to 'a fouyear Vegetation Management Plan cycle from a five-year cycle and (ii) increased operations and maintenance work instead ofcapital work because of rights-of-ways now being cleared.

This matter was scheduled for an evidentiary hearing on November 15,2019, at 9:30 a.m. The hearlng will be moved to Wednesday, December i 1! 2019, beginning at 9130 a.m. in the Howard NI. Cunningham Hearing Room, Public Sentice Commission, 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, West Virginia. lnterested persons may attend the hearing and make public comment. The hearing can also be viewed on the internet by accessing the hearing webcast at http~~.psc.state.~.ushstebcastldeiault .hlm.

The Commission will receive written comments or protests up lo the date of hearing. All comments should be addressed lo Connie Graley, Executive Secretary, P.O. Box $12, Charleston West Virginia,.25323. The Public may also fiie comments electronically and review the Mon Power and PE ENEC proposals online at hltp:Nwv~.psc.state.rv\l.us.

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se No. 19-0788-E

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certifj that on this 14'h day of November 2019, a copy of the foregoing

Proofs of Publica~io~ was sent by U.S. Mail, First Class, to:

Barry A. Naum Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

1 100 Bent Creek Boulevard, Suite 10 1 Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

John Auville Public Service Commission of WV

201 Brooks Street PO Box 812

Charleston, WV 25323

Heather B. Osbom Consumer Advocate Division

Public Service Commission of WV Suite 810

300 Capitol Street Charleston, WV 25301