dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – FirstEnergy sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison want to build a new gas-fired power plant at their Fort Martin site outside Morgantown. The companies have filed with […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
PSC grants four-year extension for Longview Power companies to begin building gas-fired power plant
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission has granted two Longview Power subsidiaries an extension on the timeline to start and complete construction of a combined-cycle gas-fired power plant […]
Longview Power daughter companies ask PSC for extensions to build and begin operating gas-fired power plant
MORGANTOWN – In April 2020, the Public Service Commission granted Longview Power a citing certificate to build a 1,200-megawatt gas-fired power plant adjacent to its existing coal-fired plant. The PSC […]
Capito, Miller team up on bill to strike down new EPA power plant rule; Manchin seeks extended comment period, WV public hearing
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. Carol Miller have teamed to introduce a bill in their respective chambers to stop the U.S. EPA from implementing its […]
Senate insulin copay cap bill sparks long House debate, citing fears of premium hikes
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates spent nearly an hour debating the Senate bill to cap the copay for insulin and devices for patients with diabetes. Opponents foresee unintended economic […]
House holds long debate on adding coal to Senate bill promoting gas-fired power projects
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates on Thursday took up a Senate bill aimed at promoting the state’s natural gas industry and spent about 45 minutes debating an amendment to […]
