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Appalachian Power files for rate increase to take effect in 2014
Appalachian Power is filing for rate changes that may increase electricity costs for homeowners in Virginia by about 1.5 percent as early as next year if approved. The company reportedly filed for the rate changes on Friday in order to address...
Tags: Electricity Production and Distribution
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UPDATE: At least 36,000 in Virginia still without power
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Utility crews are working to restore power to at least 36,000 customers in Virginia following the recent winter storm. More than 11,000 Dominion Power customers remained without electricity Friday. That includes about 7,300...
Tags: Highland County, Satellite and Cable Service, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Radio Industry, Radio
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Winter flooding causing tons of debris to wash up on Smith Mountain Lake
Flooding that took place this winter is now causing Appalachian Power to remove lots of debris from Smith Mountain Lake. While the flooding helped fill Appalachian Power's Smith Mountain Project, it also washed clean the riverbanks of the tributaries...
Tags: Bodies of Water, Rivers, Lakes and Ponds
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Appalachian Power, lake groups agree to changes
Assignment ManagerAppalachian Power and lake organizations have found some middle ground in the dispute over a controversial Shoreline Management Plan. In 2010, Appalachian Power proposed updates to the plan that governs how the shoreline is managed at Smith Mountain and...Tags: Lakes and Ponds
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Water flow levels from Smith Mountain Project to Staunton River back to normal
Water levels released from Appalachian Power’s Smith Mountain Project have returned to normal following lower-than-normal levels being released for about a month. According to a news release from Appalachian Power, water releases from the Smith...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Electricity Production and Distribution, Franklin (Franklin, Virginia), Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Natural Disasters
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Massive transformer moved in Botetourt County, all to help keep the lights on
WDBJ7 ReporterTransformers help power your homes. Appalachian Power gets them by train from Waukaushau, Wisconsin. Only a few substations can take train deliveries, so sometimes AEP has to move them between substations. You may have been stuck in traffic Thursday...Tags: Botetourt County, Virginia Department of Transportation
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UPDATE: Threat of dam failure in Wythe County decreases
According to Appalachian Power and the National Weather Service, the threat of a dam failure at the Byllesby/Buck hydroelectric dam on the New River has been downgraded. Officials in Wythe County warned residents of a potential dam failure earlier...
Tags: Structural Failures, Hydroelectricity, Electricity Production and Distribution, Floods, Environmental Issues
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UPDATE: Appalachian Power says dam situations improve across the region
Assignment ManagerAccording to Appalachian Power and the National Weather Service, the threat of a dam failure at the Byllesby/Buck hydroelectric dam on the New River has been downgraded. Officials in Wythe County warned residents of a potential dam failure earlier...Tags: Structural Failures, Water, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Floods, Weather Warnings
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UPDATE: About 3,600 CVEC, 1,300 Appalachian Power customers without power
10 a.m. UPDATE: 1,262 CVEC members remain without power. ============================ 9 a.m. UPDATE: Around 3,600 Central Virginia Electric Cooperative members are without power from Wednesday's storms. There is a downed wire affecting the Piney...
Tags: Amherst County, Montgomery County (Virginia), Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Nelson County, Smyth County
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