PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON

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1 The Law Office of Vincent Trivelli, PLLC 178 Chancery Row Morgantown, West Virginia Phone (304) Toll Free Fax (304) October Ms. Sandra Squire, Executive Secretary Public Service Commission of West Virginia P.O. Box Brooks Street Charleston, WV RE: Monongahela Power Company, the Potomac Edison Company, Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company, and FirstEnergy Corp. Case No E-PC Dear Ms. Squire: Enclosed for filing in the above-styled and numbered case, please find, on behalf of the West Virginia State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, the original and twelve (12) copies of the prepared Direct Testimony of Steve White. Copies have been served upon all parties of record. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at our Morgantown office. Yo& truly, n Enclosure (WV Bar #Sols) Cc: Parties of Record 9

2 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON Case No E-PC MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY, THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY, both doing business as ALLEGHENY POWER, TRANS-ALLEGHENY INTERSTATE LINE COMPANY, and FIRSTENERGY CORP. Joint Petition for Consent and Approval of Merger and for Related Relief DIRECT TESTIMONY OF STEVE WHITE ON BEHALF OF WEST VIRGINIA STATE BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL, AFL-CIO October 14, 2010

3 Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company, Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company, and FirstEnergy Corp. Case No E-PC Direct Testimony of Steve White Page 1 of A. A. PLEASE STATE YOURNAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS. My name is Steve White, and I am the Director of the Affiliated Construction Trades Foundation ( ACTy), a division of the West Virginia State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO ( Council ). The Council offices are located at 600 Leon Sullivan Way, Charleston, WV The Commission granted the Council s request to participate as a party in this proceeding on September 9,2010. PLEASE DESCRIBE YOUR PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND. A. I have a Bachelors Degree in Economics and a Masters Degree in Labor Relations, both from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Before coming to the Council, I worked for seven years at the Washington D.C. headquarters of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America as a research specialist in their corporate research department and other duties. I have been ACT S Director since WHY DID THE COUNCIL INTERVENE IN THIS CASE? The Council is a labor organization that represents approximately 20,000 construction 15 workers throughout the State of West Virginia and surrounding counties. The membership of the Council includes ratepayers and employees who work in the construction and maintenance of various projects including electric generating stations, substations and portions of the construction of transmission lines, including those owned by Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company, and Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company, all of which are affiliates of Allegheny Energy, Inc. 21

4 Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company, Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company, and FirstEnergy Coy. Case No E-PC Direct Testimony of Steve White Page 2 of 2 1 DOES THE COUNCIL SUPPORT THE PROPOSED MERGER? 2 A. Yes A. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY THAT IS? The Council supports the proposed merger due to the long, positive history that we have with Allegheny. It is our position the merger will create a more stable and financially viable company which will maintain the employment opportunities we have enjoyed in the past as well as create possibilities for increased investment and construction employment opportunities in the future. In my experience the vast majority of construction and maintenance work undertaken by Allegheny in West Virginia has been done by local, union, construction workers. These good paying jobs, with health and pension benefits, are good for the Council s members and good for the State of West Virginia. At the same time, Allegheny and its customers have received quality work at competitive pricing from well-trained construction workers. Thus, the hiring of local union workers has been a positive for all involved. A strong Allegheny, which I believe will result if this merger is approved, will mean a continuation - and possibly an expansion - of this positive relationship. That will be good for this State. The Council encourages the Commission to approve the proposed merger of FirstEnergy Corp. and Allegheny Energy, Inc. DOES THIS CONCLUDE YOUR DIRECT TESTIMONY? 20 A. Yes. 21

5 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON CASE NO E-PC MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY, THE POTOMAC EDISON COMPANY, TRANS-ALLEGHENY INTERSTATE LINE COMPANY, and FIRSTENERGY COW. Joint Petition for Consent and Approval of Merger And for Related Relief CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE The undersigned counsel for the West Virginia State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, certifies that service of the foregoing Direct Testimony of Steve White has been made by depositing a true and exact copy thereof in the U.S. Mail, postage prepaid, on the /J 6 day of October, 2010 to the following: Christopher L. Callas, Esq. John Philip Melick, Esq. James Robert Alsop, Esq. Counsel, PATH Joint Applicants Jackson Kelly PLLC P.O. Box 553 Charleston, WV Randall B. Palmer, Esq. Jeffrey P. Trout, Esq. Jennifer L. Petrisek, Esq. Allegheny Energy, Inc. 800 Cabin Hill Drive Greensburg, Pennsylvania Wendy E. Stark, Esq. Ebony L. Miller FirstEnergy Service Company 76 South Main Street Akron, OH David A. Sade, Esq. Jennifer L. Stollings, Esq. Consumer Advocate Division 700 Union Building 723 Kanawha Boulevard, East Charleston, WV John Auville, Esq. Wendy Braswell, Esq. Public Service Commission of West Virginia 201 Brooks Street P.O. Box 812 Charleston, WV Susan J. Riggs, Esq. Derrick P. Williamson, Esq. West Virginia Energy Users Group Spilman Thomas & Battle P.O. Box 273 Charleston, WV

6 Timothy Hairston 197 Marshall Avenue Westover, WV Thomas Rodd, Esq. The Calwell Practice, PLLC Law and Arts Center West 500 Randolph Street Charleston, WV James R. Rosenberg, Esq. Abato, Rubenstein and Abato, PA 809 Gleneagles Court, Suite 320 Baltimore, MD Charles A. Shields, Esq. Wilson & Shields, LC P.O. Box 1607 Fairmont, WV Devish Gupta, Esq. Constellation E$nergy 11 1 Market Place, Suite 500 Baltimore, MD Bradley J. Pyles, Esq. Pyles & Turner, LLP P.O. Box 596 Logan, WV Kathryn Reed Bayless, Esq. Bayless Law Firm, PLLC 1607 West Main Street Princeton, WV Scott H. Straws, Esq. Katharine M. Mapes, Esq. Spiegel & McDiarmid, LLP 1333 New Hampshire Ave., N.W. Washington, DC Bradley W. Stephens, Esq. Stephens Law Office, PLLC 235 High Street #5 18 Monongahela Building Morgantown, WV I Law Office of Vincent Trivelli,'PLLC 178 Chancery Row Morgantown, WV (304)