Grave Marker Dedication Honors Black Activist Bessie Woodson Yancey
A grave marker dedication was held this month for an Appalachian activist who died decades ago.
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Appalachian Power Still Has Too Much Coal, And It's Costly
Appalachian Power continues to have high inventories of coal at its West Virginia plants, and that’s costing the company and electricity customers. The company asked the Public Service Commission on T...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSidewinder Sues Jefferson County Planning Commission Over Rejected Water Bottling Plant
After plans for a water bottling facility in Jefferson County were rejected last month, the company behind the project is suing the local planning commission over their decision.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTrump's Coal Order Comes As Companies Choose Everything Else
Natural gas is the dominant fuel for electricity now, displacing coal several years ago. Last year, for the first time, wind and solar also outpaced coal.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUMWA President: We Can Mine More Coal, But Who Will Buy It?
Domestically, coal has declined to 15% of electric power generation. There are few signs that utilities are about to reverse their long decommitment from coal.
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Appalachian Power, Mon Power: Microgrid Bill Could Raise Rates
The bill, which would expand the number of microgrids to power data centers in the state, also includes provisions affecting the operation of Mon Power and Appalachian Power’s coal plants.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAfter Rejection, Developers ‘Pursuing All Options’ To Build Middleway Bottling Plant
Sidewinder Enterprises, a development company that aims to build a bottling plant in Jefferson County, says a rejection from the local planning commission won't mark the end of its effort to build the plant.
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