MORGANTOWN – “Hold on to this photo,” Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom joked Wednesday evening outside the Mon County Center. “It may never happen again.” Regardless of what comes […]
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An estimated 250 people turn out for PSC public hearing on MARL
MORGANTOWN – There was a lot said about the MidAtlantic Resiliency Link power transmission project Wednesday evening. A lot. An estimated 250 people turned up at the Mon County Center […]
Mon Commission brings on legal counsel to follow MARL process
MORGANTOWN – As anticipated, the Monongalia County Commission will join its counterparts in Preston, Mineral and Hampshire counties in filing for intervenor status with the West Virginia Public Service Commission […]
Monongalia County to intervene in MARL application before PSC
MORGANTOWN – Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom said Wednesday that the commission will file for intervenor status with the West Virginia Public Service Commission in regard to the MidAtlantic […]
NextEra MARL application before PSC available for public review
MORGANTOWN – Six binders totaling more than 3,000 pages. That, in physical form, is the NextEra Energy Transmission MidAtlantic application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity currently before the […]
PSC seeks additional financial reporting in MUB, Star City merger
Staff with the West Virginia Public Service Commission has restated its belief that Star City should provide additional financial documentation tied to its water and sewer utilities. The request comes […]
Officials disappointed, not surprised by proposed MARL route
MORGANTOWN — County commissioners in Preston and Hampshire counties said they were disappointed to see the route proposed for NextEra Energy Transmission’s MidAtlantic Resiliency Link transmission project run across their […]
Star City, MUB send utility takeover plan to public service commission
MORGANTOWN — With a unanimous vote Tuesday evening, the Morgantown Utility Board joined Star City Town Council in approving an asset purchase agreement and an operations and maintenance agreement that […]
‘It’s a no-brainer’: Mon Commission opposes passthrough power lines
MORGANTOWN — “It solves a problem, but somebody else’s problem … And to be forced to accept this project without any benefit to our citizens while extremely impacting our citizens […]
Mon Commission ‘struggling to see a benefit’ from transmission project
MORGANTOWN — What direct benefit will NextEra’s MidAtlantic Resiliency Link power transmission project provide to Monongalia County and its residents in trade for clearing a 200-foot swath through up to […]










