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 President and CEO Brian Tierney broadly alluded ...
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 adjacent to the Longview coal-fired plant. Mountain State ...
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 gave Longview five years to start construction and 10 years to begin operation. Those ...
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 proposed new greenhouse gas emissions rule for power plants – a rule they say would force the closure of coal- ...
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 consequences. Both sides drew on personal stories of people living with diabetes and other diseases ...
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 also promote coal – reflecting the not always friendly tension of the sometimes rival industries. In other House ...