Two Virginia Utility Companies Are Proposing Rate Hikes. The State Corporation Commission In Southwest Virginia Is Holding Public Hearings This Week Into What Electric Customers Have To Say About The Increases. Old Dominion Power, Which Serves 30-Thousand Customers In Wise, Lee, Russell, Scott, And Dickenson Counties, Is Asking For A 30 Percent Hike. Appalachian Power Is Proposing A 17 Percent Increase To Its Customers.