“It allows us to continue to use coal, even though the cost of coal is going up.”
—Jeri Matheney, corporate communications manager for Appalachian Power, defending his utility’s request for a substantial rate hike in West Virginia
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Posted 8:40 PM on 28 Feb 2009
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