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The SCC reviews Phase I electric rates every three years under the statutory review framework.
Rate period: Three successive 12-month test periods ending before the review year.
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VA · electric · PUR-2026-00044
Appalachian Power — 2026 general rate case
Active case·Hearing·Utility request
Bottom line
The filing requests a 10.5% prospective ROE, compared with the 9.75% ROE authorized in Appalachian Power's prior biennial review. The statutory deadline is a backstop, not a scheduled decision date, and any revised rates cannot take effect before March 1, 2027.
Case summary
Appalachian Power filed its 2026 biennial base-rate review on May 29, 2026. The company requests approximately $61.4 million of additional annual retail generation and distribution revenue, including a $75.7 million distribution increase offset by a $14.3 million generation decrease. The SCC scheduled an October 20 evidentiary hearing; a final order is statutorily due by January 15, 2027.
- Latest development
- Order for notice and hearing entered
- Next event
- Public-witness hearing
Jun 23, 2026
Oct 19, 2026
Case stage
Regulatory process
hearing
Filed
May 29, 2026
Testimony
Not recorded
Hearings
Oct 20, 2026
Briefing
Not recorded
Decision
Jun 23, 2026
Rates effective
Not recorded
State rules
Base-rate reviews and adjustment mechanisms in Virginia
This docket is a full base-rate review. Selected charges can change on separate schedules without reopening every issue in this case.
Full base-rate review
Between full reviews
Rate adjustment clauses
Project- and rider-specific
Virginia law permits separate rate adjustment clauses for approved generation, grid, environmental, and other investments. These riders operate independently from base rates and are reviewed in their own proceedings.
Governing source ↗Fuel factor
Separate periodic filing
The fuel factor passes prudently incurred fuel and purchased-power costs through a separate SCC proceeding instead of waiting for the next base-rate review.
Governing source ↗Current case economics
Economics
Filed request and any outcome captured in this docket.
| Metric | Utility request | Current case outcome | Like-for-like difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual revenue increase | $61.4M Annual utility request | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Rate base | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Return on equity | 10.5% prospective common equity return · May 29, 2026 | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Common equity ratio | Not available Not captured in current case sources | Not available No outcome yet | — |
| Residential bill impact | 9.1 typical residential customer using 1,000 kWh per month · May 29, 2026 | Not available No outcome yet | — |
Utility context
Prior authorizations, mechanism values, actuals, and company projections are shown separately because they are not default like-for-like case comparisons.
Common equity ratio
authorized · Appalachian Power Virginia retail authorized capital structure; 51.8% debt and 48.2% equity. · Mar 31, 2026
48.2%
Rate base
disclosed actual · Combined APCo and Wheeling Power rate-base proxy across Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and FERC wholesale operations. · Dec 31, 2025
$14,215M
Return on equity
authorized · Appalachian Power Virginia retail authorized return on equity. · Mar 31, 2026
9.75%
Full docket record
6 events · 5 documents · 4 citations
View record
Full docket record
6 events · 5 documents · 4 citations
- Last updated
- Jul 20, 2026
- Docket reviewed
- Jul 20, 2026
- Economics reviewed
- Jul 20, 2026
- Official documents
- 5
- Evidence citations
- 4
Docket history
Material filings, hearings, orders, and effective dates.
May 29, 2026
Biennial base-rate application filed
official commission · completed
Jun 23, 2026
Order for notice and hearing entered
official commission · completed
Oct 19, 2026
Public-witness hearing
official commission · scheduled
Oct 20, 2026
Evidentiary hearing
official commission · scheduled
Jan 15, 2027
Statutory final-order deadline
statutory deadline · scheduled
Mar 1, 2027
Earliest possible effective date for any revised rates
statutory deadline · conditional
Documents
Docket and evidence documents linked to this proceeding.
Virginia SCC case information — PUR-2026-00044
official docket · direct · —
SCC order for notice and hearing — hearing schedule
evidence · primary · Jun 23, 2026
SCC order for notice and hearing — residential bill impact
evidence · primary · Jun 23, 2026
SCC order for notice and hearing — requested economics
evidence · primary · Jun 23, 2026
SCC order for notice and hearing — filing and statutory timing
evidence · primary · Jun 23, 2026
Citations
Field-level excerpts and review metadata supporting material facts.
SCC order for notice and hearing — residential bill impact
commission order · Jun 23, 2026
SCC order for notice and hearing — requested economics
commission order · Jun 23, 2026
SCC order for notice and hearing — filing and statutory timing
commission order · Jun 23, 2026
SCC order for notice and hearing — hearing schedule
commission order · Jun 23, 2026
Raw observations
Stage-preserving economics and party positions as published in the canonical record.
| Metric | Stage | Party | Period | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential monthly bill impact | utility request | Appalachian Power Company — Virginia | — | 9.1 | |
| Revenue change | utility request | Appalachian Power Company — Virginia | — | 3.3% | |
| Annual revenue change | utility request | Appalachian Power Company — Virginia | — | $61.4M | |
| Return on equity | utility request | Appalachian Power Company — Virginia | — | 10.5% |