As power bills climb across West Virginia, residents say lawmakers aren’t doing enough to lower costs

As power bills climb across West Virginia, residents say lawmakers aren’t doing enough to lower costs

BRIDGEPORT — Kim Conrad sat at a table on her porch in Harrison County, flipping through electric bills she could no longer keep up with. One was for more than $320. Another topped $469 after a missed payment rolled to the next month.  Conrad, who lives on disability income after leaving her full-time job, said the bills compete with groceries, medical costs and the medication she needs after being diagnosed with lung cancer last year. “It takes…