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West Virginia improved its position last year in solar installation, but it still lags neighboring states.
West Virginia ranked 38th for solar installation in 2024, an improvement over 50th in 2023 and 46th in 2022.
Still, according to data from the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie, West Virginia is behind all of its neighboring states in solar capacity, with just over 200 megawatts. Of that, 167 megawatts was installed last year.
One megawatt can power about 173 homes. First Energy subsidiary Mon Power activated its first two solar sites in the state last year in Monongalia and Marion counties.
A third is under construction in Berkeley County, and Mon Power will seek approval from the Public Service Commission for two others in Tucker and Hancock counties.
Residential, commercial and industrial customers can subscribe for solar credits.
Appalachian Power has built solar facilities, but so far, all of them are in Virginia.
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 NewsOn this episode of The Legislature Today, a number of bills have moved through the West Virginia Legislature this year that make changes to the practice of medicine in the state. A bill to remove the certificate of need for hospitals failed, but bills allowing optometrists and pharmacists to expand their practice are still moving. Sen. Eric Tarr, R-Putnam, has argued against some of these bills so he joined News Director Eric Douglas in our studio to discuss why.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIf approved by the West Virginia Public Service Commission, the company’s proposal would raise the average customer’s bill by $23.74 a month.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSen. Chris Rose, a Monongalia County Republican, will ask Senate President Randy Smith to recuse himself from Senate Bill 505. The Energy committee approved this bill last week, and Rose is one of its co-sponsors.
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