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The governor framed it as a chance to compete with other regions where data centers are concentrated, including nearby Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAppalachian Power has told state lawmakers that its three plants – John Amos, Mountaineer and Mitchell – operate close to the average in PJM.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe bill would encourage the West Virginia Public Service Commission to favor fossil fuel and nuclear-generated electricity. The vast majority of the state’s electricity already comes from coal.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee passed a bill that would encourage, though not require the PSC to favor fossil fuel and nuclear energy over renewables.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSenate Bill 21 would allow the Division of Natural Resources to collect $100 each time a wind turbine kills a protected bird, including bald eagles.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAmerican 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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