MORGANTOWN – A Public Service Commission ruling on Mon Power’s and Potomac Edison’s latest rate hike request is still a ways off – March 26, 2024, is […]
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WV Energy Users Group asks PSC to require Mon Power/Potomac Edison — not ratepayers — to bear costs of Pleasants plant negotiations
MORGANTOWN – The West Virginia Energy Users Group – a coalition of 12 industrial power customers across the state that use large amounts of electricity – are […]
‘New option’ for Pleasants plant is the best option for everyone
When it comes to the Pleasants Power Station, so far there have only been two options — neither of them good. Either Mon Power/Potomac Edison buys the […]
If Mon Power buys Pleasants, only the shareholders win
“So when the company makes money the profit all goes to the stockholders and management, but when they lose money (by not investing in new tech) they […]
Guest essay: Pleasants deal bad for Mon County
Also unfair to MonPower consumers by Jim Kotcon The Pleasants power plant is a 43-year-old, 1,300-MW, coal-fired power plant in Pleasants County. MonPower’s parent company, FirstEnergy, tried […]
Mon Power seeks more time from PSC to consider Pleasants purchase; also requests temporary rate hike to cover interim costs
MORGANTOWN – FirstEnergy subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison are asking the state Public Service Commission for more time to consider their possible purchase of the coal-fired […]
Senators explore power supply failure — especially natural gas — during Christmas storm
MORGANTOWN – The winter storm of Dec. 23-25 produced an unexpectedly high demand for electricity. Despite the surprise, PJM , the 13-state power grid organization – thought […]
PSC OK’s Mon Power/Potomac Edison rate hike settlement; requires companies to prepare report of possible Pleasants plant purchase
MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission has OK’d the modified rate hike for Mon Power and Potomac Edison that the companies agreed to in a December […]
FirstEnergy offers safety tips for holiday drone pilots, and a new drone safety video game
MORGANTOWN — With the expectation that people will give and receive drones for Christmas, Mon Power’s parent company FirstEnergy offered safety tips for folks getting ready to […]
Mon Power/Potomac Edison reach settlement for rate hike half of what it asked of PSC; remainder deferred for 2023 filing
MORGANTOWN — Mon Power and Potomac Edison customers will see a rate hike come January, but only half of what the companies requested from the state Public […]
