Charleston, WV (WOAY)—West Virginia’s top electric utilities are being asked to reveal how they work with the nation’s largest power grid.
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) has ordered Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power, and Monongahela Power to explain how they interact with PJM.
PJM is the 13-state electric power grid that helps manage energy reliability and pricing.
The move follows legislation signed by Governor Patrick Morrisey on April 30 as part of his broader microgrid program, which aims to strengthen the state’s energy independence.
The heart of the issue is PJM’s capacity market system, the Reliability Pricing Model, designed to ensure long-term power reliability by auctioning off electricity supply commitments from participating utilities.
Mon Power and Potomac Edison currently participate in these auctions.
However, Appalachian and Wheeling Power do not, and now the Commission wants to know why.
The PSC asks those utilities to detail how a switch to full participation in the PJM auction system might impact West Virginia ratepayers.
The companies must file responses by October 1 under Case No. 25-0540-E-GI.
Visit psc.state.wv.us for more information.
