WV: Energy Policy
Reimagining WV coal country by building on state’s legacy as an energy provider
By Ramona Schindelheim for WorkingNation.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for West Virginia News Service reporting for the WorkingNation-Public New…
Pressure mounts on WV’s utility regulator to preserve solar net-metering
Residents and advocacy groups will rally in Charleston this Saturday to protect net-metering for solar customers. Two of West Virginia's major …
Clean-energy sector manufacturing may jumpstart West Virginia’s economy
Manufacturers in West Virginia employ around 7% of the state's workforce, and advocates say the state's Appalachian region could bolster its economy …
New federal methane rules expected to improve WV air quality
The Environmental Protection Agency is clamping down on methane emissions, and environmental groups say West Virginians' health will benefit…
WV utilities propose slashing energy credit in half for customers with solar panels
Major utilities in West Virginia, Mon Power and Potomac Edison, want to reduce the credit their solar customers get for producing power the utilities …
Communities concerned about MVP pipeline water pollution, explosion risk
After a federal appeals court this week denied a request from a group of Virginia landowners to stop construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline on t…
West Virginians Could Face Higher Energy Bills Under Proposed Rate Hike
West Virginia residents' electricity rates have nearly doubled over the past decade - and may soon climb higher, under a nearly $650 million rate …
As Utility Cost Burden Increases, WV Counties Look to Community Solar
Interest in community solar is on the rise, as a greater share of West Virginians' household incomes go toward utility bills. Federal data show …
WV Among Top States for Public Health Harms from Fossil Fuels
Ozone, fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide from the oil and gas sector in 2016 caused more than $77 billion in human health damages …
WV Enviro Groups Call MVP Greenlight a 'Terrible Precedent'
A 300-mile-long fracking pipeline project slated to cross numerous streams and rivers in West Virginia and Virginia got a major boost over the weekend…
In WV, Community Solar Gains Popularity Amid Rising Utility Bills
Amid rising energy costs and inflation, energy advocates said they have seen a jump in interest in community solar. Luanne McGovern, legislative …
Aging WV Power Plant Slated to Close, Utilities Propose Keeping It Open
An aging power plant in Belmont, West Virginia is slated to shut its doors this year. But two utilities, Monongahela Power Company and Potomac Edison…