services regulated
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201 Brooks Street
Charleston, WV 25301
associated RTO
PJM Interconnection (PA-NJ-MD) |
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year established
1913 |
commission seats
3 |
Commission Staff
283 |
Selection Method | Appointed | |
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Chairperson Selection | ||
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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." |