dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The Dominion Post visited FirstEnergy’s Fort Martin site recently to talk about its proposed new 1,200 megawatt combined cycle gas turbine plant and tour its coal-fired plant. […]
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Mon Power’s proposed new gas-fired plant: PSC hears testimony for and against the project
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Various parties have filed testimony with the Public Service Commission for and against Mon Power and Potomac Edison’s proposed new gas-fired power plant at Fort Martin – […]
FirstEnergy notifies PSC of plan to apply for approval of gas-fired power plant project
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – FirstEnergy sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison on Monday filed notice with the Public Service Commission that they will be filing an application for a certificate of […]
FirstEnergy Foundation ‘Gifts of the Season’ Grant benefits Ronald McDonald House
The Dominion Post FAIRMONT – This holiday season, the FirstEnergy Foundation is sharing the spirit of giving by awarding a $20,000 in “Gifts of the Season” grant to a Morgantown […]
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 […]
A look at MARL and PJM’s B3800 project series
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – An error in a Potomac Edison filing with the state Public Service Commission briefly led to public belief that two separate transmission line projects– Potomac Edison’s and […]
Potomac Edison to seek PSC permit for Jefferson County transmission line project
dbeard@dominionpost.com EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to note that, per FirstEnergy, Potomac Edison erroneously referred to the Gore-Doubs-Goose Creek Improvement Project as part of the NextEra Energy Transmission […]
FirstEnergy shares stats of April 19 storm response effort
MORGANTOWN — By all accounts, the business end of the storm that turned out the lights in Morgantown and the surrounding area on April 19 only lasted a few minutes. […]
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 natural gas. FirstEnergy […]
FirstEnergy customers will see some fee changes as company moved to third-party payment processing
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Some FirstEnergy customers will see a new small fee when they pay their bills online. Others will see a decrease in an accustomed fee. This stems from […]










