dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – As the state Public Service Commission ponders the fast-tracked Brandonville Solar project, letters of protest have begun trickling in – seven as of Tuesday. The letters cover […]
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Mon Power, Potomac Edison will seek PSC OK for a new gas-fired power plant
dbeard@dominionpost.com SHINNSTON – With the tall chimneys and cooling towers of the Harrison Power Station looming overhead, FirstEnergy leaders announced Thursday afternoon that subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison will […]
PSC approves modified rate hike for Hope Gas pipeline replacement program
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission this week denied a request by Hope Gas to delay the PSC’s decision on Hope’s Pipeline Replacement and Expansion Program – PREP […]
PSC smooths way for Brandonville Solar project
[THIS STORY has been updated to include a PSC order issued Monday.] dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The 1,154-acre Brandonville Solar project could see PSC approval in less than two months. An […]
Hope Gas seeks extension on PSC decision in its pipeline program rate-hike case
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Hope Gas has hit a snag in its rate-hike proposal case for its Pipeline Replacement and Expansion Program – PREP. Hope told the Public Service Commission on […]
Brandonville Solar seeks PSC OK for Preston solar project
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – A company called Brandonville Solar has applied for a Public Service Commission siting certificate for a 100 megawatt solar project. The project would sit on 1,154 acres […]
Hope Gas gets interim OK on a rate-hike request
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – An administrative law judge has given interim approval for one of three hope Gas rate-hike requests pending before the Public Service Commission. This one is Hope’s 2025 […]
Mon Power/Potomac Edison explore building gas-fired power plant
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – FirstEnergy sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison are exploring having a gas-fired power plant in service by 2031. And the Gas & OI Association of West Virginia […]
PSC updates order to utilities requiring them to have outage notification plans in place
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission has issued a new order requiring all public utilities to have customer notification plans in place for planned and unplanned outages. The […]
Two Hope Gas rate-hike proposals make progress at PSC
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission has held a hearing and set a deadline for the parties to wrap up negotiations on Hope Gas’ rate-hike proposal for its […]









