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West Virginia produced 9 percent less coal from April to June than it did the previous year.
The period coincides with the closure of the Port of Baltimore from March to May, after a container ship struck and collapsed the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Baltimore is a major coal export terminal, and much of that tonnage originates in northern West Virginia.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, northern West Virginia production fell 14 percent in the second quarter, versus 3 percent in southern West Virginia.
Production fell across Appalachia during the quarter, particularly in Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
The first thing he mentioned at a press conference in Raleigh County Monday was his plan to triple the state’s energy production in the next 25 years. And he wants stakeholders to help him come up with solutions.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia saw a 33% reduction in per-capita CO2 emissions from 2005 to 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPublic anger is growing over rising electricity prices nationwide. In West Virginia, Appalachian Power customers have been paying hundreds of millions of dollars in hidden costs.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMorissey set a goal to more than triple West Virginia’s electricity output by 2050. He wants the state to build 50 megawatts of power, up from the 15 megawatts it currently can produce.
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