I have a 960 sq. ft. home that my 83 year old mother and I share. We went on the budget last Feb 2010. The budget started off @ $111.00 then 113.00 then 138.00 then $140.00 and today it went to $188.00. HELP! STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! Will you fight or be drove into poverty? Chris Kitts Brewster Start calling and emailing your representatives and your governor...we have harassed the crap out of ours. It is about time they honor their campaign promises and not allow SWVA to get left behind and crapped on. Enuff peeps harass enuff and things start happening...don't sit back and take it. Stand up and speak out!!! Michael Colna Nearly 8000 people have signed the petition at www.wardarmstrong.com. Can you help us reach 10, 000?! Please share the petition link with your friends and family!! And stay tuned for the latest on continuing the fight to rein in Appalachian Power's rate hikes!!! STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! Americans have no problem paying a fair price for a good product... But for now we are stuck paying a very inflated price for a mediocre product. Nicole Ballard I hate paying the big power bills too, but recently in Tazewell County Virginia, they had the oppotunity to have an alternative power source (wind turbines) and they shut it down because they said they want to be able o set and look at the mountain tops with trees. Dont get me wrong I like looking at them too, but i like to stay warm and have a lil bit of money to say buy food with rather than pay AEP those outrageous bills of 600 a month like some people are. STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! The SCC wrote me back today to inform me of why our bills are so high: 1. APCo has no obligation to its customers to accurately meter their usage. (its a guess, meaning they charge what they want.) 2. Of course...the many increases AEP filed for and the SCC found to be of just cause. 3.longer billing period 34 days ins...tead of 30 (I guess we used that extra $300 of power in those 4 days?) 4. Its cold STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! So they basically told on themselves for unjust billing practices. Instead of being charged fairly for the amount we use, our bills are based on guesses. So all the money we have spent on "Green" practices such as insulation, heat pumps, and leaving our thermostats at 60 degrees actually saves us nothing. Breanne Weller Jackson AEP; What a crock... Alice Hawkins Price AEP knows that they have us right where they want us!!They know we have no other alternative !! I am so sick of paying 4 and 5 hundred $ elec. bills no wonder noone can aford to feed there kids!!! STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! What do you keep your thermostat on? Ours stays at 65... STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! Please dont forget to sign the petition via the link on this page. The more support, the more change! STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! Oh how wonderful it is... to sit in the dark freezing. Wouldn't it be nice to go back to the days when we could turn our heat up a few degrees and not be charged $1000 a month? Barbara Childers Hunt How true!!! AEP knows they sre our only option, so they can charge whatever they want, and they pay the politicians enough so they do what AEP wants, not what the people who elected them want. Robin Edmonds my light bills has been as high as 1800.00 for one month in the winter...usually every Jan or Feb STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! Oh no, another snow storm... Since these storms are obviously our fault..I guess our bills will go up another 150% STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! I wonder how much power AEP CEO's and SCC members use each month? Janie Snyder Well that sucks! So what is the answer to this problem; you know AEP will keep raising their rates? STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! One company running basically the whole state is a monopoly in my book... STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! Dont forget to sign the petition in the links section STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! Will we fight for our families? yes we will! these continued hikes will push many into poverty... Please stand up! Unite! Hard working families should not have to sell their home to pay for their power! STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! only you can bring about real change! STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! STAND UP VIRGINIA! let your voice be heard! STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! Please invite your friend to join us in this fight. Remember to call! STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! Just posted contact numbers for public officials under the "Discussions" tab. Please take the time to call these people! If we dont call, we can’t complain when our power bills are $2, 000. STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! Please take the time to sign the petition. Only you can change this unjust and unfair practice! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/stop-aep-and-the-virginia-scc-from-destroying-american-families STOP AEP AND THE VIRGINIA SCC FROM DESTROYING AMERICAN FAMILIES - The Petition Site www.thepetitionsite.com only we can stop them from destroying american families STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! Bombard you state and local representatives with phone calls, emails, and letters. Let them know we will not stand for this strong armed robbery! STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! Are you tired of trying to conserve energy because it seems like the less you use the more they charge? STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION! How much did your power bill increase this month? Please suggest us to your friends! Jean Hanna Davis Next time there's a hearing, we should show up. The hearing for this was in June. STOP AEP RATE INCREASES OR GIVE US ANOTHER OPTION