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An energy company that’s making a big investment in southeast Kentucky also has its sights set on northern West Virginia.
Rye Development, of Portland, Oregon, on Thursday announced a $1.3 billion investment in a pumped storage power generation facility in Bell County, Kentucky.
The same company has also applied for a preliminary permit with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to study locating a similar facility in Hardy and Grant counties.
The proposed Cabin Run Pumped Storage project could generate up to 230 megawatts of electricity. For comparison, the largest solar facility in West Virginia generates 19 megawatts.
It works by taking electricity during off-peak hours to pump water into a reservoir. During the hours of peak demand, the water is released, generating hydroelectric power.
The U.S. Department of Energy is kicking in an $81 million grant for the Kentucky project.
Rye Development’s permit application is currently pending before the commission.
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West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 21 states asking the Supreme Court of the United States to protect states’ right to manage their own environmental permitting.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAt least one primary election race is headed for a recount. Also, an independent audit finds a critical deficit that could affect struggling families. And, the termination of a federal grant program for first time farmers is leaving some growers – and communities – in a bind.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIt’s been a year-and-a-half since Hurricane Helene ravaged central Appalachia. Communities are still recovering, including those who were already in recovery for addiction.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA recent study from the group Environment America finds renewable power generation in West Virginia almost doubled over the last decade, and most of it in the last two years.
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