MORGANTOWN – Lake Lynn Generation has supplied answers to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for questions FERC sent to the company in January regarding alleged poor maintenance of recreation sites […]
Environment
House divides over energy, raw milk bills; sends Randall Reid-Smith bill to governor
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates held some lively debate and saw a divided vote over a couple energy-related bills and a raw milk bill on Monday. The milk bill […]
House Energy Committee advances solar power and coal power bills
MORGANTOWN – Solar power and coal power both received potential boosts from bills advanced by the House Energy and Manufacturing Committee on Tuesday. The solar bill is HB 5528. Current […]
GO-WV joins with other gas groups in letter to U.S. energy secretary objecting to LNG export pause
MORGANTOWN – The Gas & Oil Association of West Virginia – GO-WV – has joined with two other regional gas and oil groups to object to and point out the […]
Senate passes left-lane highway passing bill, carbon sequestration permitting bill
MORGANTOWN – The Senate on Friday passed a bill to address the frustration of vehicles driving too slowly in the left lane of a highway, and one concerning carbon sequestration […]
Delegates debate how community air monitoring may be used, pass bill
CHARLESTON — After debate that has flared up almost daily, the House of Delegates passed a bill that would define standards for community programs to monitor and analyze information about […]
Cyber safety, highway safety, carbon sequestration bills clear Senate and House
MORGANTOWN — The Senate and House passed a couple handfuls of bills on Monday, among them one for child cyber safety, one for highway safety and one concerning carbon sequestration […]
Senate Energy Committee advances bill to enable state primacy over EPA for permitting underground carbon sequestration wells
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Energy Committee on Thursday approved a carbon dioxide sequestration bill needed to pave the way for the state hydrogen hub and other carbon capture projects. SB […]
Senate Energy Committee OKs bill to raise property tax on windmills; negotiations to come
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Energy Committee passed a bill on Tuesday that would raise the tax on windmills — with the understanding that the current version isn’t the final word […]
Solar United Neighbors survey shows statewide support for solar power and net metering
MORGANTOWN – As the state Public Service Commission considers a Mon Power/Potomac Edison proposal to lower the credits for home solar customers, Solar United Neighbors has released results of a […]
