Sales of coal power plants raise concerns

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 19:42:26 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- FirstEnergy wants to transfer ownership of its huge coal-fired Harrison Power Station to a West Virginia-based subsidiary. American Electric Power wants to do the same thing with two of its coal plants, John Amos, near St. Albans, ...

PSC expected to act quickly on electrical reliability targets

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:09:20 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Members of the state Public Service Commission hope to move quickly in their review of a settlement that would require West Virginias first-ever reliability standards for electric utilities.

Utilities agree to tougher reliability rules

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:00:00 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginias two largest electricity suppliers have agreed to meet more stringent reliability standards being pushed by staff and consumer advocates at the state Public Service Commission, according to a deal made public Thursday...

Some utilities may have reached reliability deal

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 13:00:00 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- FirstEnergy and several smaller utilities have apparently reached a deal with state regulators on West Virginias first electrical reliability standards. The standards, mandated by the state Public Service Commission, would bas...

PATH power line appears to be dead

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:37:54 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The PATH power line is expected to be dealt a death blow later this month, when the regional electrical grid managers at PJM Interconnection recommend that the $2 billion project is no longer needed. Applications for the P...

PSC eyes utilities storm preparedness, response

(Megan Workman) — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 22:29:06 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The state Public Service Commission on Friday ordered 12 West Virginia utilities to evaluate their preparedness for, and response to, the devastating windstorms that swept through the state during the past few weeks -- and to s...

PSC staff concerned utility reliability plans inadequate

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:45:00 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- As West Virginians deal with the aftermath of a series of thunderstorms that swept through the state over the last two weeks, state regulators are quietly considering the first targets for how utilities should minimize ...

W.Va. outage repair takes longer than average, study says

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:48:29 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Power outages in West Virginia take nearly four times longer to fix than the national average, according to data from the U.S. Department of Energy. The comparison is based on state and national figures for the "sys...

PATH power line put on hold

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 19:09:00 -0500

Read more about the power line here. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- American Electric Power said Monday it will withdraw applications for state approval to build the PATH power line across...

PATH power line hearings delayed -- again

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:38:17 -0500

Read the PSC order here. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia state regulators on Friday granted developers of the PATH power line another seven-month delay in hearings on the project, as a...

PATH developers seek delay to study demand

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:33:58 -0500

Read the PSC filings CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Developers of the proposed PATH power line on Monday asked the state Public Service Commission for a six-month delay ...

PSC staff seek to block PATH power line

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:18:48 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Staff members with the West Virginia Public Service Commission are urging commissioners to throw out an application to build the $2 billion PATH power line, saying that less-expensive alternatives should be considered first. PSC s...

PATH map made public

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Sat, 16 May 2009 13:00:00 -0400

A new high-voltage electrical transmission line would stretch for 280 miles across West Virginia, from the outskirts of Charleston to just beyond the states Eastern Panhandle, under a proposal made public Friday by American Electric Power and Allegheny Pow...

High-voltage power line gets nod of Va. regulators

( ) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:00:00 -0400

RICHMOND, Va. -- State regulators said Tuesday that a proposed high-voltage power line that would cross from Pennsylvania to West Virginia will ensure a reliable power source for the Mid-Atlantic states as they approved the northern Virginia segment.The St...

Power co. to reroute big power line in Pa.

( ) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:00:00 -0400

PITTSBURGH -- Allegheny Energy Inc., bowing to intense community opposition in southwestern Pennsylvania, has agreed to reroute a proposed multistate high-power line and move its end point so that only one mile of it passes through the state.The 500-kilovo...

TrAIL power line fight to continue

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:00:00 -0400

The fight over a $1.1 billion transmission line across northern West Virginia is far from over, despite a wholehearted endorsement of the line from the state Public Service Commission.On Saturday, the state Sierra Club vowed to appeal the PSC decis...

Power line opponents wary of settlement

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:00:00 -0400

Opponents of a new power line across northern West Virginia tried on Friday to chip away at a settlement they worry may have paved the way for the $1.3 billion project.Environmentalists and area residents quizzed developers during a state Public Service Co...

Power lines critics remain skeptical

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0400

Opponents of Allegheny Energys proposed $1.3 billion power line still arent sold on the project, despite new support for it from the state Public Service Commissions staff and consumer advocate. Citizen groups in the communities south of Morgantown also...

Power lines critics remain skeptical

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0400

Opponents of Allegheny Energys proposed $1.3 billion power line still arent sold on the project, despite new support for it from the state Public Service Commissions staff and consumer advocate.Citizen groups in the communities south of Morgantown ...

Power line clears hurdle

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0400

Allegheny Energy has agreed to reroute part of the $1.3 billion power line proposed for northern West Virginia in a deal that eliminates major opposition from state Public Service Commission staff.But the settlement, announced late Tuesday, does not in...

Gas plant developers fight TrAIL transmission line

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Developers of two natural gas-fired power plants proposed for Virginia and Maryland are fighting plans to build a $1.3 billion electrical transmission line across Northern West Virginia. Competitive Power Ventures Inc. argues that its plants would elimin...

Power line was to get more coal, witness tells PSC

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Plans for a $1.3 billion power line across northern West Virginia were hatched as a scheme to funnel more coal-fired electricity into eastern cities, the state Public Service Commission heard Wednesday. During the first day of formal PSC hearings, critic...

Power line deal includes free electricity for some

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 01:00:00 -0500

Allegheny Energy will provide free electricity to certain residents along the route of a $1.3 billion power line across northern West Virginia, under a deal announced Monday afternoon. The company will also severely limit clearcutting and not use aerial ...

PSC testimony: Power line plan lacking

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 01:00:00 -0500

Allegheny Energy didn�t list environmental protections that have been successful in other projects when it filed an application for its proposed $1.3 billion power line across northern West Virginia, according to testimony filed with the state Public Servi...

Case for power line weak, PSC experts say

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:00:00 -0500

A $1.3 billion power line across northern West Virginia won't help the state and probably won't cure the energy crunch, according to experts from the state Public Service Commission staff. Two consultants and a PSC staff engineer urged the commission to ...

PSC wrapping up public power line hearings

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 01:00:00 -0500

Labor and industry officials turned out Wednesday to show their support for a $1.3 billion power line across northern West Virginia, as the state Public Service Commission wraps up public hearings on the project. Several construction union leaders were a...

Power line foes make their case before PSC

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 01:00:00 -0400

MORGANTOWN � Residents here turned out in force Tuesday to kick off their fight against state approval of a $1.3 billion power line proposed to cut across northern West Virginia. Power line opponents filled the first of a series of state Public Service Com...

Power line hearings likely delayed

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:00:00 -0400

State Public Service Commission hearings on the West Virginia portion of a 240-mile power line from Pennsylvania to northern Virginia are expected to be delayed until early next year, commissioners indicated Friday. More than a dozen lawyers gathered at ...

State at a crossroads, PSC official says

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:00:00 -0400

This is Part 2 of a package of stories focusing on new power line projects in West Virginia. To review Part 1, see www.sundaygazettemail.com. TUNNELTON � On a hot July evening, more than 100 people filled folding chairs and tables in the cafeteria...

Power play

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400

INDEPENDENCE � Julie Sexstone rolled up the shades and pointed at the view outside her dining room window. Rolling hills framed a broad meadow and a blue-green pond. �This is our view,� Sexstone said, �and our heartbreak.� By 2011, a huge power line may cu...

The Charleston Gazette - Lines of Power

Sales of coal power plants raise concerns

PSC expected to act quickly on electrical reliability targets

Utilities agree to tougher reliability rules

Some utilities may have reached reliability deal

PATH power line appears to be dead

PSC eyes utilities storm preparedness, response

PSC staff concerned utility reliability plans inadequate

W.Va. outage repair takes longer than average, study says

PATH power line put on hold

PATH power line hearings delayed -- again

PATH developers seek delay to study demand

PSC staff seek to block PATH power line

PATH map made public

High-voltage power line gets nod of Va. regulators

Power co. to reroute big power line in Pa.

TrAIL power line fight to continue

Power line opponents wary of settlement

Power lines critics remain skeptical

Power lines critics remain skeptical

Power line clears hurdle

Gas plant developers fight TrAIL transmission line

Power line was to get more coal, witness tells PSC

Power line deal includes free electricity for some

PSC testimony: Power line plan lacking

Case for power line weak, PSC experts say

PSC wrapping up public power line hearings

Power line foes make their case before PSC

Power line hearings likely delayed

State at a crossroads, PSC official says

Power play