The West Virginia Public Service Commission has issued key approvals for a 2,060-megawatt gas-fired plant in Doddridge County, West Virginia. The PSC signed off plans for a gas-fired plant and potential carbon capture facility to go along with the plant.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency is closing a long-gaping loophole on coal ash disposal oversight at surface impoundments throughout West Virginia. The proposal setting up the final EPA rule has drawn criticism from West Virginia-serving utilities American Electric Power and FirstEnergy as well as the state Public Service Commission.
The West Virginia Public Service Commission approved a rate increase for West Virginia American Water the PSC says will result in an 8% increase in water and sewer rates for the average customers in new rates that took effect Saturday. It s the latest in a long string of rate hikes the PSC has approved for the utility.
A bill advanced by the West Virginia House of Delegates Transportation and Infrastructure Committee would bar public water utilities from seeking rate recovery to comply with standards for fire hydrant maintenance and testing in the legislation, House Bill 5617.
FirstEnergy utilities and solar advocates have reached an agreement over the utilities net metering plan for customers that generate their own electricity. The deal proposed to the West Virginia Public Service Commission by Mon Power, Potomac Edison and groups including solar installer Solar Holler would resolve what has been an especially intense rate case-based dispute.