dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission has issued a new order requiring all public utilities to have customer notification plans in place for planned and unplanned outages. The […]
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Mon Power, Potomac Edison see steady rise in solar net-metering customers
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – FirstEnergy sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison have seen substantial growth in new net-metering customers during the past year – 30% and 32% respectively. The companies jointly […]
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. […]
County commission commends response to Easter weekend storm
MORGANTOWN — In his tenure on the Monongalia County Commission, Jeff Arnett said he’s come to understand that unexpected, early-morning phone calls are rarely made to deliver good news. That […]
Part of Morgantown sees power outage
MORGANTOWN – Part of the city was hit by a power outage Tuesday afternoon. The Mon Power outage page showed 1,941 of 49,869 customers without power. A call to the […]
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 […]
Power returns to Morgantown after New Year’s Eve storm
MORGANTOWN – Electric power had returned to Morgantown and the surrounding area Thursday afternoon following Tuesday afternoon’s New Years Eve storm that took down trees and power lines. At 4 […]
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 […]
AS tour of Mon Power’s Rivesville solar site
By David Bearddbeard@dominionpost.com RIVESVILLE – Mon Power and Potomac Edison have their second utility-scale solar site online in this small coal town north of Fairmont. The 27-acre site sits on […]
PSC orders utilities and cable companies to provide outage alerts via text and email
MORGANTOWN — The state Public Service Commission has ordered all utilities and cable companies — except motor carriers — to have in place a process to notify customers of planned […]
