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PSC Gives Longview Power Extension For Gas, Solar Projects

Longview Power, which operates a coal-burning plant near the Pennsylvania border, applied to the PSC in 2020 for a siting certificate to build a gas plant and solar facility.

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Mon Power Repurposes Brownfield Sites For Solar Power

On a winding road just up the hill from a shuttered coal plant, Mon Power is now generating electricity from an array of solar panels.

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Under New Owner, Pleasants Plant Not Producing Much Power

The California-based company proposed to manufacture graphite for electric vehicle batteries and use the hydrogen byproduct to fuel the power plant.

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Mon Power Begins Construction On 3rd Solar Site In State

Mon Power is building a 5.75 megawatt solar facility on 36 acres of former coal ash landfill in Berkeley County.

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Consumer Advocate Says PSC Should Say No To Added Fuel Costs

Appalachian Power’s rates have risen 45 percent in the past five years, the West Virginia Public Service Commission’s Consumer Advocate says.

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