RICHMOND — The State Corporation Commission (SCC) will hold a public hearing on March 24, 2011 on a request by Kentucky Utilities Company for an increase in its fuel rate.

Kentucky Utilities, doing business in Virginia as Old Dominion Power Company, seeks to increase its fuel factor by 0.560 cents per kilowatt-hour (¢/kWh) from 2.482 ¢/kWh to 3.042 ¢/kWh effective for service rendered on or after April 1, 2011. The proposed fuel factor will increase a customer’s monthly bill by $5.60 for each 1,000 kWh of electricity used.

A public hearing on the request is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, 2011. It will be held in the Commission’s second floor courtroom located in the Tyler Building, 1300 East Main Street, in downtown Richmond. Any person wishing to comment at the hearing should arrive early and notify the SCC bailiff.

Written comments on the proposals must be submitted by March 21, 2011. All correspondence should be sent to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118, and refer to case number PUE-2011-00019.

Interested persons desiring to submit comments electronically may do so at the SCC’s website: www.scc.virginia.gov/case. Click on the PUBLIC COMMENTS/NOTICES link and then the SUBMIT COMMENTS button for case number PUE-2011-00019.

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Case Number PUE-2011-00019