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WV frustration mounts amid evidence state is lagging in data center protection
Energy and Environment

WV frustration mounts amid evidence state is lagging in data center protection

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Aug 12, 2026

An energy expert sensed artificial intelligence bubble trouble at a West Virginia Public Service Commission hearing the body held in Charlesto…

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PSC makes clear coal comes first in FirstEnergy gas plant, APCo energy plan hearings
Energy and Environment

PSC makes clear coal comes first in FirstEnergy gas plant, APCo energy plan hearings

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jul 31, 2026

Coal still comes first for the West Virginia Public Service Commission.

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Upcoming PSC meetings could shape WV energy future — and grow fossil fuel cost risks
Energy and Environment

Upcoming PSC meetings could shape WV energy future — and grow fossil fuel cost risks

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jul 22, 2026

West Virginia Public Service Commission meetings slated for the coming days are poised to shape the state’s energy future.

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Inside Trump administration's eight-figure bet on MAGA ally-led WV coal plant plan
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Inside Trump administration's eight-figure bet on MAGA ally-led WV coal plant plan

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jun 26, 2026

The Trump administration is committing up to $18.5 million in grant funding to a company incorporated just last year to build a new coal-fired…

Trump administration green-lights millions to prop up struggling WV, US coal plants
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Trump administration green-lights millions to prop up struggling WV, US coal plants

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  • Updated Jun 6, 2026

Coal has been on a decades-long, market-driven slide down in the United States’ energy portfolio amid the rise of renewable power production a…

Demand uncertainty, seizure threat loom ahead of PSC's NextEra MARL project hearings
Energy and Environment

Demand uncertainty, seizure threat loom ahead of PSC's NextEra MARL project hearings

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Aug 7, 2026

West Virginians have spoken out against a regional power transmission line planned to cross the state in overwhelming numbers.

As comment hearings loom, opposition builds against NextEra's MARL project across WV
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As comment hearings loom, opposition builds against NextEra's MARL project across WV

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jun 18, 2026

Public comment hearings are set for an energy giant affiliate’s controversial proposal to build a $1.16 billion regional power transmission li…

PSC issues bond financing order for APCo, WPCo that could cover $2.6B in costs
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PSC issues bond financing order for APCo, WPCo that could cover $2.6B in costs

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated May 5, 2026

It’s not often that the West Virginia Public Service Commission issues an order that could implicate more than $2 billion in utility costs. Bu…

MARL power line cost estimates become clearer — and higher for WV ratepayers
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MARL power line cost estimates become clearer — and higher for WV ratepayers

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jun 3, 2026

Costs to West Virginia ratepayers from a controversial $1.16 billion regional power transmission line planned to cross through the state are b…

APCo, WPCo seek PSC approval, bill hike for $191M failing coal plant tower fix
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APCo, WPCo seek PSC approval, bill hike for $191M failing coal plant tower fix

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Feb 21, 2026

Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power have asked West Virginia utility regulators to approve a nearly $200 million project to save a failing co…

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