The PSC Must Do What’s Right for West Virginia
Do you know the old advice to investors – “Buy low and sell high”? Well, building a new gas-fired power plant right now is doing exactly the opposite. This is the worst time in history to be paying for construction of a new natural gas-fired power plant. It’s buying when the cost of buying has […]
Appalachian Gas: Near-Term and Long-Term Trends
Analysts expect natural gas production in Appalachia to grow in the coming decades, but the immediate outlook is a murkier prospect.
Data Centers 101
The race towards data centers is already reshaping energy systems, land use, and local economies across Appalachia.
Data Center Expansion Continues a Legacy of Fossil Exploitation
Data center projects in Appalachia would use a staggering amount of fracked gas and could harm communities’ health and the environment.
West Virginia regulators should deny Mon Power’s gas plant proposal in Monongalia County.
Due to the project’s exorbitant cost, the disinterest shown by FirstEnergy in seeking a special tariff to insulate existing customers from data center-driven rate increases, and the utilities’ failure to adequately explore less costly alternative means of ensuring reliable and cost effective service, the Commission should not approve the companies’ plan to construct a new 1.2 GW gas-fired power plant.
Why are West Virginia power bills so high?
There are several central reasons why West Virginia’s electricity rates have soared recently. The short answer is coal.
Statement on Pennsylvania House Bill 1834
House Bill 1834 helps protect against the direct costs of data centers, but it doesn’t fully insulate consumers against indirect costs.
Whoops Again?
A pair of Ohio River Valley gas plant projects would be the largest, most expensive energy developments in US history. But as the price of gas power soars and demand remains uncertain, there’s a chance that taxpayers and utility customers could get stuck with a big bill.
Statement on Nscale’s acquisition of AIPCorp, including the Monarch Computer Campus
If the Monarch Computer Campus project goes forward according to plan, Governor Morissey and residents of the mid-Ohio River Valley will be stunned at how small an economic contribution such a large and expensive facility will make.
Copying and pasting ‘JobsOhio’ is a bad idea for West Virginia.
JobsOhio, the state’s economic development arm, hasn’t delivered a jobs boom. Copying the program won’t help West Virginians, either.