Aluminum Plates For Deep Space Win W.Va. 'Coolest' Contest
Aluminum plates that helped keep astronauts on the Artemis II rocket safe won the first ever Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition.
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PJM Proposes Cutting Energy For Data Centers That Don’t Bring Their Own
PJM, the nation’s largest grid operator, has filed a new two-part proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to help offset the soaring electrical demand from data centers.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDifferent Approaches To Providing Electric Power, This West Virginia Morning
Lawmakers in both West Virginia and Virginia have been looking at ways to make power bills more affordable, but their approaches are very different. We spoke with economists, politicians and ratepayers to learn why tensions between the two states may be driving up costs.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsElectric Bills Increasing, Faster In Southern W.Va.
West Virginian's electric rates have increased less than the national average as a whole, but regional breakdowns show a costly difference.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsStakeholder Weighs In On 'Ratepayers Bill Of Rights'
On this episode of The Legislature Today, bills must be out of their respective committees by Sunday to be able to meet crossover day next Wednesday, and lawmakers are still working their way through next fiscal year’s budget. Also, we speak with Emmett Pepper, the policy director for Energy Efficient West Virginia, to learn about the Ratepayers Bill of Rights.
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A Conversation About Hidden Costs On Utility Bills, This West Virginia Morning
Kentucky utility regulators could approve a rate increase for Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities customers. They’ve approved new power plants to meet the electricity demands of data centers. Customers may not have known about the hidden cost they’re paying for two coal plants. Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom Managing Editor Ryan Van Velzer spoke with WVPB’s Curtis Tate about his reporting on those plants.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUnprofitable Out-Of-State Coal Plants Costing Kentucky Electricity Customers
Behind the rates paid by the companies’ customers is a hidden cost that doesn’t show up on their bills. Customers receive electricity from two aging, out-of-state coal plants that lose a lot of money.
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