Dive Summary:

• Eleven utilities filed reports with West Virginia's Public Service Commission Monday, indicating that they incurred costs of $172 million from storm damage in June.
• Mon Power and Potomac Edison, which are subsidiaries of Appalachian Power and First Energy, reported having to replace 2,700 power poles, 300-plus miles of wire and 1,600 transformers.
• Three people were killed, and 680,000 customers were left without power during the June storms.

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Utility company filings with the state Public Service Commission show a June windstorm cost West Virginia's largest power providers a combined $172 million. ...