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Appalachian, Wheeling Power Companies Proposal Will Cause Significant Rate Increases for Low-Income West Virginians

September 24, 2021

September 24, 2021 WASHINGTON—Today, representatives from 15 West Virginia and national organizations, including Mountain State Justice, WV Center for Budget and Policy, and the National Consumer Law Center, submitted a letter to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) urging it to reject the request by the Appalachian and Wheeling Power Companies to place…

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Federal Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program to Launch Wednesday

May 11, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 11, 2021 Program aims to bring affordable broadband internet service to low-income households WASHINGTON, D.C. — Tomorrow, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will launch the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, a temporary FCC program to help families and households struggling to afford broadband internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Advocates at the…

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Advocates Praise California Public Utility Commission’s Unanimous Vote to Pass Utility Shut-Off Protections for Residents

June 12, 2020

California adopts rules and programs to reduce residential disconnections from gas and electric service San Francisco – Consumer advocates praised yesterday’s unanimous vote by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to adopt a suite of utility credit and collections rules and programs to reduce residential electric and natural gas disconnections for customers of the large…

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Appalachian, Wheeling Power Companies Proposal Will Cause Significant Rate Increases for Low-Income West Virginians

Federal Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program to Launch Wednesday

Advocates Praise California Public Utility Commission’s Unanimous Vote to Pass Utility Shut-Off Protections for Residents

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