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Appalachian Power WV
Appalachian Power (AEP subsidiary) WV · ~430-440K WV customers · southern WV service area (Charleston / Huntington / Beckley / Bluefield corridor) · regulated IOU under WV Public Service Commission oversight · PJM APS Zone
Post-sunset since March 1, 2026 (application cutoff) / September 1, 2026 (completion cutoff). New residential NM applicants credited at ~12.4¢/kWh export vs ~17.2¢/kWh retail — ~4.8¢/kWh spread on every self-consumed kWh the battery shifts. April 2026 +4% rate hike effective June 1, 2026 (~$4.84/mo on a 1,000 kWh bill). ~25% rate growth over the past 5 years per WV PSC filings. APCo also serves VA under a separate (1:1 NM preserved) regulatory regime — verify customer is in WV territory before quoting these dynamics.
Lead with: Post-sunset EDG spread + PJM APS Zone rate hedge + derecho/winter-storm resilience + system takeover
Mon Power
Mon Power (Monongahela Power Company, FirstEnergy subsidiary) · north-central WV including Morgantown + the I-79 corridor · ~390K WV customers (combined FE WV operations ~545K with Potomac Edison) · regulated IOU under WV Public Service Commission · PJM
Post-sunset since January 1, 2025. New residential customers credited at $0.0934/kWh export vs ~13-14¢/kWh retail — ~4-5¢/kWh spread on every self-consumed kWh. FirstEnergy supply rates rose 27-28% in 2025 (PJM capacity-cost pass-through; PJM capacity costs spiked 833% in a single 2024 auction). FirstEnergy proposed +3% Aug 1, 2026 + +2.9% June 1, 2027 distribution increases on top of the 2025 supply hike. Same parent as OH's Ohio Edison + CEI + Toledo Edison; same structural rate pressure pattern.
Lead with: Post-sunset EDG spread + FirstEnergy 27-28% supply-hike pattern + derecho/winter-storm resilience
Potomac Edison WV
Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy subsidiary) WV · WV Eastern Panhandle (Berkeley / Jefferson / Morgan / Hampshire / Mineral / Hardy / Grant / Pendleton counties) · ~155K WV customers · regulated IOU under WV Public Service Commission · PJM
Sister utility to Mon Power — same FirstEnergy parent, same January 1, 2025 NM sunset, same $0.0934/kWh post-sunset export credit, same retail rate range ~13-14¢/kWh. Same FirstEnergy 27-28% 2025 supply-rate hike and same +3% Aug 1, 2026 + +2.9% June 1, 2027 proposed distribution increases. Potomac Edison serves the Eastern Panhandle (Berkeley + Jefferson counties are the highest-growth WV counties; commuter overlap with DC metro adds bill-sensitivity context).
Lead with: Post-sunset EDG spread + FirstEnergy 27-28% supply-hike pattern + Eastern Panhandle winter-storm resilience