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 […]
Tag: coal-fired power
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 […]
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 […]
PJM warns legislators of looming challenges: increasing power demand, decreasing supply
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – When you get up in the morning, you want to know your lights will come on and you can plug in and recharge your […]
PSC wraps up coal-cost task force investigation, order utilities to pursue energy efficiency programs for customers
MORGANTOWN – Concluding a task force investigation that began in 2022, the state Public Service Commission has ordered the state’s four electric utilities to “continue to pursue […]
Report: PJM needs better planning for higher electricity demand and more plant retirements
A new report released Tuesday morning and sponsored by advocacy group Americans for a Clean Energy Grid says that PJM – the regional transmission organization – is […]
The real cost of coal for West Virginia
When the Environmental Protection Agency announced its new carbon emission rules for coal-fired plants, there were a lot of numbers that got thrown around — and quite […]
Guest essay: U.S. needs coal
by Syd Peng It’s not hard to sense that something extraordinary is happening in the United States: Digital technology has been neglected by policymakers in the nation’s […]
WVU professor wants people to ‘keep an open mind’ about prevailing climate change theory, consider other hypotheses
MORGANTOWN — A WVU professor would like people to think differently about climate change — and all the costly efforts being made to accelerate green energy. Dr. […]
Delegate Evan Hansen recounts his trip to the COP28 climate conference in Dubai
MORGANTOWN – Delegate Evan Hansen is back from his trip to the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai and talked with The Dominion Post about […]
