MORGANTOWN – West Virginia has 15,655 total abandoned wells – about 6,300 considered orphaned. That doesn’t include wells at or near the end of the useful lives on land leased […]
Energy
AAA: Thanksgiving will see more travelers than 2021, but highest holiday gas prices on record
MORGANTOWN – With the pandemic on the wane, more people will be traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday than in 2021, according to AAA. But they’ll be paying more to do […]
Deskins to legislators: Fluctuating natural gas prices affect budget surpluses, prices expected to fall
MORGANTOWN – One of the factors that helped sink Amendment 2, with its associated plan to reimburse counties for lost property taxes from state budget surpluses, is the certainty – […]
Mon Power recruiting customers for solar power credit program — aimed at building 5 solar plants
MORGANTOWN – Mon Power is actively recruiting customers for its solar renewable energy credits (SREC) program announced in May. An email recently sent to customers says, “Buying solar credits makes […]
Evolving Energy Conference panelists outline government’s role in energy transition
MORGANTOWN – One message everyone at WVU’s Evolving Energy Conference agreed on Thursday morning was that the energy transition is a tag team effort. Industry makes the actual advances. But […]
WVU Evolving Energy Conference looks at a transition that involves fossil energy in the move to carbon-free future
MORGANTOWN — “Beyond Coal” and “Beyond Gas” have been catchphrases signifying the generally adversarial nature of the clean energy transition in West Virginia. But “Beyond Despair” would be a good […]
Northeast Natural Energy donates $10,000 to Friends of Deckers Creek
MORGANTOWN — Northeast Natural Energy has donated $10,000 to Friends of Deckers Creek. FODC will use the funds to purchase stream water quality monitoring equipment that will record water quality […]
In light of strong opposition, Manchin pulls permitting reform bill from Senate’s continuing resolution to fund government
MORGANTOWN – In the face of strong opposition to her permitting reform bill, Sen. Joe Manchin announced late Tuesday afternoon he was pulling it from inclusion in the continuing resolution […]
Capito gives her support to Manchin’s Energy Independence and Security Act
MORGANTOWN – As Sen. Joe Manchin faces what many are terming an uphill battle for his permitting bill – the Energy Independence and Security Act – he gained a key […]
Solar advocates promote the economic potential of community solar projects in West Virginia
MORGANTOWN – Community solar power offers an alternative way for homeowners and businesses to save money and to stimulate the economy, a group of solar power advocates said in a […]
