MORGANTOWN – The Public Service Commission on Thursday gave FirstEnergy sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison the OK to pursue one of the two rate-increase options they presented to the […]
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Mon Power/Potomac Edison moving forward on new gas-fired power plant
MORGANTOWN – FirstEnergy sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison continue moving forward on their planned combined cycle gas plant. It will be the first major power plant in Monongalia County […]
Hope Gas Morgantown Connector pipeline brings local gas to Morgantown
MORGANTOWN – The Hope Gas Morgantown Connector pipeline is bringing natural gas to Morgantown and boosting the area’s energy economy. “The Morgantown Connector provides a variety of benefits to Hope’s […]
Report: Ratepayers will foot the bill for power transmission project
MORGANTOWN — Depending on who you ask, NextEra’s MidAtlantic Resiliency Link transmission project will either take advantage of West Virginia ratepayers and countryside to power up data centers in Virginia […]
New Mon County state senator introduces three energy bills
MORGANTOWN – Monongalia County’s newest state senator – Republican Chris Rose – is also the new chair of the Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee and introduced three energy-related bills […]
Utility rates are high because our leaders are failing us
by Quenton King It’s been quite a year, and I don’t mean just 2024. Last month, climate scientists released data showing May was the hottest month on record. More than […]
Biden’s EPA regs threaten coal, natural gas and the power grid
The Biden administration’s EPA has released new carbon emission rules that will force the country’s remaining coal-fired power plants to close, make it more difficult for future natural gas power […]
U.S. oil and clean energy both boom under Biden
Donald Trump recently warned that Joe Biden would lead us into World War II, a conflict that ended almost 80 years ago. Another world event he may not be current […]
A year after Winter Storm Elliot, our grid problem remains dire
EDITOR’S NOTE: Froma Harrop is on vacation this week. Last year on the morning before Christmas, just as much of the country was preparing food for a holiday dinner that […]
Hansen at COP28
The future of energy and the Mountain State The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, came to a close this past Tuesday. World leaders […]
