Wednesday, June 19 2013 3:50 PM EDT2013-06-19 19:50:07 GMT
Responding to Appalachian Power's proposal to buy parts of three coal generating units, intervenors filed June 18 with the West Virginia PSC recommending that just one unit is enough for now.
Responding to Appalachian Power's proposal to buy parts of three coal generating units, intervenors filed June 18 with the West Virginia PSC recommending that just one unit is enough for now.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:23 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:23:00 GMT
VICKI SMITH Associated Press JULIAN, W.Va. (AP) - Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with
Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with the push of a few buttons on a hand-held remote, the flames flicker out, the smoke dissipates and the lights come on. The roar of fire is replaced by the trickle of nearby water.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:00 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:00:23 GMT
In a news release Wednesday, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-WV, threw his support behind an effort to update digital black lung screening standards. Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers'
In a news release Wednesday, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-WV, threw his support behind an effort to update digital black lung screening standards.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:29 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:29:23 GMT
HUNTINGTON - A new Marshall University energy project will demonstrate hydroelectric power using acid mine drainage from coal mining as its source of energy. Marshall University's Center for Environmental,
A new Marshall University energy project will demonstrate hydroelectric power using acid mine drainage from coal mining as its source of energy.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:35 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:35:02 GMT
As domestic use of coal slows and gas resources expand so rapidly that prices have plummeted to historic lows, the nation's fossil fuel giants are looking across the ocean for a solution.
As domestic use of coal slows and gas resources expand so rapidly that prices have plummeted to historic lows, the nation's fossil fuel giants are looking across the ocean for a solution.
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued an order Dec. 17 reducing the Expanded Net Energy Cost rates for Monongahela Power Company (Mon Power) and Potomac Edison Company (PE) customers by more than $65 million, effective Jan. 1, 2013.
A residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month will experience a decrease on their monthly bill of approximately $4.80. Average residential use is about 1,200 kWh.
Mon Power and PE asked the commission not to implement the rate decrease pending the outcome of a separate matter -- the proposed transfer of ownership of about 80 percent of ownership of the Harrison power station to Mon Power -- that may cause rates to increase.
The commission instead decided that, in consideration of the challenging economic circumstances that West Virginia ratepayers have faced in recent years, the continuing and escalating annual rate increases over the last six years and the onset of the winter heating season, that it was in the public interest to lower the electric rates of Mon Power and PE as soon as possible.
Mon Power and PE serve approximately 520,000 customers in thirty-seven West Virginia counties.
More information may be obtained by accessing the Commission website, www.psc.state.wv.us, and referencing case number 12-1238-E-GI
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