MORGANTOWN – The Senate on Friday passed a bill to address the frustration of vehicles driving too slowly in the left lane of a highway, and one […]
Energy
Cyber safety, highway safety, carbon sequestration bills clear Senate and House
MORGANTOWN — The Senate and House passed a couple handfuls of bills on Monday, among them one for child cyber safety, one for highway safety and one […]
Senate Energy Committee advances bill to enable state primacy over EPA for permitting underground carbon sequestration wells
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Energy Committee on Thursday approved a carbon dioxide sequestration bill needed to pave the way for the state hydrogen hub and other carbon […]
PSC: FirstEnergy says Ohio lobbying scandal had no effect on West Virginia bills
MORGANTOWN — An independent audit into the finances of FirstEnergy sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison found that West Virginia customers rates were not affected by what […]
Mon Power, Potomac Edison reach settlement in base rate case, await PSC approval; net metering credit still in question
MORGANTOWN — Mon Power, Potomac Edison and the various parties involved in the companies’ base-rate increase case have filed a proposed settlement with the Public Service Commission […]
Senate Energy Committee OKs bill to raise property tax on windmills; negotiations to come
MORGANTOWN — The Senate Energy Committee passed a bill on Tuesday that would raise the tax on windmills — with the understanding that the current version isn’t […]
Mon Power/Potomac Edison customers oppose proposed reduction in net-metering credits during PSC public hearing
MORGANTOWN – A few dozen people aired their views to the Public Service Commission Monday evening regarding the Mon Power/Potomac Edison proposal to cut in half the […]
Solar United Neighbors survey shows statewide support for solar power and net metering
MORGANTOWN – As the state Public Service Commission considers a Mon Power/Potomac Edison proposal to lower the credits for home solar customers, Solar United Neighbors has released […]
FERC seeks answers from Lake Lynn Generation on allegations of poor park maintenance
MORGANTOWN — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has heard the allegations about Lake Lynn Generation’s poor maintenance of Cheat Lake recreational sites and is seeking answers. FERC […]
Senate adopts resolution urging Congress to reform energy project-permitting process
MORGANTOWN — Senate President Craig Blair stepped down from the president’s dais Monday morning to promote a resolution urging the federal government to reform its energy permitting […]
