MORGANTOWN – Hope Gas has asked the state Public Service Commission for its OK to build a new 30-mile pipeline from Wadestown in western Monongalia County eastward […]
Energy
Longview Power asks PSC to trim $145 million from Mon Power/Potomac Edison $167.5 million rate hike case
MORGANTOWN – FirstEnergy sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison are seeking a new rate hike of $167.5 million to cover their costs of producing electricity. But competitor […]
Protests continue against Mon Power/Potomac Edison proposal to lower net metering credits; companies explain their reasoning
MORGANTOWN – Public opposition continues to a proposal by Mon Power and Potomac Edison to change the way they credit home solar power customers who contract for […]
Mon Power/Potomac Edison net-metering credit reduction proposal generates protests, some legal confusion
MORGANTOWN – Mon Power’s and Potomac Edison’s proposal to change the way it credits home solar power customers who contract for net metering has generated opposition and […]
PSC OKs Hope Gas rate hike case for infrastructure work; separate but related rate cut case continues
MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission on Friday approved one of two rate cases filed by Hope Gas. This one was filed in May and is […]
Hope Gas customers may see smaller bills through new rate filing with PSC
MORGANTOWN – Hope Gas customers could see their gas bills drop through a recent filing with the state Public Service Commission. The filing is Hope’s 2023 Purchased […]
Consumer groups say PSC task force report on coal-fired power plants falls short on its mission to save ratepayers money
MORGANTOWN – A coalition of consumer- and energy-advocacy groups has expressed disappointment with the report issued by a task force appointed by the Public Service Commission to […]
Mon Power, Potomac Edison seek new rate hike to recoup energy production costs
MORGANTOWN – FirstEnergy sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison are seeking a new rate hike to start in 2024. It’s an ENEC – expended net energy costs […]
Four energy leaders talk advanced technology reshaping West Virginia’s future
MORGANTOWN – Four leaders in advanced energy technologies shared their thoughts and visions with members of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce at its annual conference at […]
NETL team converts CO2 into acetate: Project can reduce greenhouse gas while supplying useful commercial raw material
PITTSBURGH – As greenhouse gas and global warming worries continue around the world, a three-person team of researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory have found a […]