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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate,

Upgrade Fort Martin? Buy Pleasants? Either Way, It's Expensive

Though it isn’t clear what the selling price for Pleasants might be, Mon Power ratepayers would likely cover the cost of acquiring Pleasants or upgrading Fort Martin.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate,

During Christmas Freeze, Coal Units Were Offline At 2 Plants, Data Show

A large portion of West Virginia’s coal-fired electricity generation was not available to meet the demand as temperatures plummeted ahead of Christmas Eve.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate,

EPA Sets 'Good Neighbor' Rule To Reduce Smog From Power Plants

West Virginia and 22 other states have to cut NOx emissions. In West Virginia, emissions need to go down by 30 percent by 2027, and in all states, by 50 percent by 2029.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate,

Manchin Asks EPA To Delay 'Good Neighbor Rule' Over Grid Concerns

The rule would require a reduction in nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants and other industrial facilities within three years of its implementation. It would mean some power plants have to install new equipment to meet the rule’s requirements or shut down.

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Pleasants Power Station's Owner, Energy Harbor, To Be Sold To Vistra

Vistra only wants Energy Harbor’s three nuclear power plants, two in Ohio and one in Pennsylvania.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate,

Sierra Club: Harrison County Coal Plant Among The Nation's Deadliest

Mon Power’s Harrison Power Station in Harrison County, is one of 17 deadliest in the country, contributing to 122 premature deaths a year because of particulate matter.

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