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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Mar. 04, 2025

Executive: Not Even A Data Center Would Increase Coal Plant Use

Members of the Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee pressed Randall Short, director of regulatory services for Appalachian Power, on why the company’s three West Virginia plants didn’t operate more.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Feb. 28, 2025

First Energy CEO Says Gas Will Replace Mon Power Coal Plants

First Energy President and CEO Brian Tierney said in the company’s fourth quarter earnings presentation Thursday that the new plants would cost $4 billion to $6 billion.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Feb. 25, 2025

Microgrid Bill Advances In Senate, But Not Without Debate

Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Tuesday that a hydrogen-fueled microgrid would be built in Mason County to power a data center. To allow that, state lawmakers will need to approve Senate Bill 552, which enab...

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Feb. 21, 2025

Kentucky Power Wants To Keep Its Share Of Mitchell Coal Plant

Earlier this week, Kentucky Power went back to Kentucky regulators and asked them to reopen the case.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Feb. 12, 2025

No New Coal To Make Electricity, Utilities Tell State Lawmakers

American Electric Power, FirstEnergy and Dominion Power told members of the legislature that they’d maintain their coal assets in West Virginia. In the future, though, they said they would not be building new coal plants.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jan. 13, 2025