MORGANTOWN – Hope Gas has asked the state Public Service Commission to put on hold its proceedings to abandon its Red Lines pipeline system spanning 22 counties […]
Energy
Senate committee advances bill to promote coal and gas power over wind and solar
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Senate Energy Committee gave its blessing on Thursday to a bill aimed at incentivizing utility companies to invest in coal, natural gas and […]
Morgantown-based oil and gas company listed on New York Stock Exchange with $1.3B valuation
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – An oil and gas company that got a modest start in Cranberry Square by Cheat Lake in 2017 was recently valued at $1.3 billion, […]
FirstEnergy looks ahead to replace West Virginia coal-fired power plants with gas fired
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – As Mon Power’s Fort Martin and Harrison power stations approach retirement age, parent company FirstEnergy is contemplating replacing them with combined-cycle plants fueled by […]
Senate bill offers tax credits for coal company road improvements, equipment purchases
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee approved on Monday a resurrected version of a bill to allow coal companies to take a severance […]
Senate committee moves bill to raise property tax on windmills
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A resurrected state Senate bill that would raise the property tax on windmills cleared the Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee on Monday, but […]
New Mon County state senator introduces three energy bills
MORGANTOWN – Monongalia County’s newest state senator – Republican Chris Rose – is also the new chair of the Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee and introduced […]
Hope Gas continues condemnation suits for Morgantown pipeline route; some settle, some fighting
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Thirty-one condemnation suits filed by Hope Gas against western Monongalia County landowners along the planned route of its new Morgantown pipeline continue to work […]
GO-WV producers oppose Hope Gas plan to transfer Red Lines to Diversified Midstream
dbeard@domininopost.com MORGANTOWN – In mid-January, Hope Gas offered the Public Service Commission a partial solution to its proposal to abandon its Red Line and convert about 479 […]
PJM forecasts ‘significant growth’ in power demand over next 20 years
MORGANTOWN – PJM Interconnection – the regional power grid operator – is predicting a “significant growth in electricity demand” over the next 20 years. PJM estimates the […]
