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Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power see solar net-metering customer growth

MORGANTOWN – We recently reported on the significant growth of net-metering customers for FirstEnergy's West Virginia sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison. AEP's West Virginia sisters Appalachian Power (APCo) and Wheeling Power released their numbers this week, and they also have seen more ...

Mon Power sees solar net-metering customers grow by 50% since 2021

MORGANTOWN — While the number of net-metering customers remains a minute portion of Mon Power's customer base, the number of households generating their own power has grown by 50% since 2021. Mon Power serves about 395,000 customers in 34 West Virginia counties. Its net-metering ...

New Hope Gas PC filing proposes rate cuts for most customers

MORGANTOWN – Lower natural gas prices could mean good news for most Hope Gas customers, according to a Thursday Hope Gas filing with the state Public Service Commission. The case is Hope's 2024 Purchased Gas Application (PGA), which gas companies are required to file annually to account ...

ARCH2 hydrogen hub receives first $30 million from Department of Energy

MORGANTOWN – Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito jointly announced on Tuesday that the initial $30 million of the total $925 million award was released from the Department of Energy to officially launch the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) in West Virginia. They ...

Hope Gas modifies rate-hike proposal following PSC staff opposition

MORGANTOWN — Hope Gas has simplified its May rate-hike proposal and backed off — temporarily — from elements of it following opposition from Public Service Commission staff. Under the revised proposal, Hope Gas residential customers would see their rates rise by $6.08 per month — a ...