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5.7avg. commissioner years of serviceSource: Advanced Energy United
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11.12ยขavg. price per kWhSource: EIA
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2legislative session length, monthsSource: Legislative Session
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41%residential market share of the largest utilitySource: December 2024, Advanced Energy United
breakdown of market shareUtility Percentage Market Share in West Virginia
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Appalachian Power Co
Market Share41% -
Mon Power
Market Share39% -
The Potomac Edison Company
Market Share15%
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8governor years servedSource: December 2024, Advanced Energy United
West Virginia
Public Service Commission of West Virginia
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services regulated
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Address
201 Brooks Street
Charleston, WV 25301
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associated RTO
PJM Interconnection (PA-NJ-MD) |
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year established
1913 |
| commission seats
3 |
| Commission Staff
283 |
Commissioners
Charlotte R. Lane
James C. "Jim" Justice
Renee A. Larrick
James C. "Jim" Justice
William B. "Bill" Raney
James C. "Jim" Justice
Commissioner Selection Details
| Selection Method | Appointed | |
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| Term length | 6 Years | |
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| Bipartisan Requirement | No more than two commissioners may belong to the same political party. |
Bipartisan RequirementNo more than two commissioners may belong to the same political party.
Source: W. Va. Code § 24-1-3(c)
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| Commissioner Prequalifications | There are statutory qualifications to becoming a commissioner, as follows: "(b)The commissioners shall be citizens and residents of this... |
Commissioner PrequalificationsThere are statutory qualifications to becoming a commissioner, as follows: "(b)The commissioners shall be citizens and residents of this state and at least one of them shall be duly licensed to practice law in West Virginia, with not less than ten years' actual work experience in the legal profession as a member of a state bar. ... (g) No person while in the employ of, or holding any official relation to, any public utility subject to the provisions of this chapter or holding any stocks or bonds of a public utility subject to the provisions of this chapter or who is pecuniarily interested in a public utility subject to the provisions of this chapter may serve as a member of the commission or as an employee of the commission."
Source: W. Va. Code § § 24-1-3(b), (g)
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