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Next Big Pipeline Fight: Duke Energy's North Carolina Gas Plans

The Mountain Valley Pipeline may be finished, but the debate continues on what could power the southeast for decades to come.

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Federal Data: Utilities Used Coal Plants Less In 2023, Even In W. Va.

Four of the five main power plants in the state produced less electricity in 2023 than in any year since 2001, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data.

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Wind, Solar Leave Coal In The Dust So Far This Year, Data Show

Renewables outpaced coal in the first five months of the year, growing a gap that began last year.

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PSC Chair: EPA Rules Would Threaten W.Va. Power Plant Upgrades

PSC Chair Charlotte Lane said U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules would jeopardize hundreds of millions of dollars of investments in the state’s coal fleet.

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