Crews have begun raising steel poles for a new FirstEnergy Corp. transmission line designed to serve the needs of unconventional shale development in West Virginia.
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FERC Blocks Ohio Income Guarantee For Uncompetitive Coal, Nuclear Plants
FERC has stepped in to block a pair of controversial Ohio power purchase agreements (PPA) designed to keep currently uneconomic coal and nuclear generating units owned by FirstEnergy Corp. and American Electric Power Co. (AEP) in operation.
Dynegy Counters AEP, FirstEnergy Deals, Offering More NatGas-Fired Capacity
Dynegy Inc. on Tuesday again lashed out at American Electric Power Co. and FirstEnergy Corp.’s proposed power purchase agreements with Ohio regulators, offering an alternative and saying it could save the state’s consumers billions of dollars by providing power at lower costs and building more natural gas-fired power plants.
PUC Asks Why Closing Plants Didn’t Make Natgas Switch
As FirstEnergy Corp. prepares to deactivate two coal-fired power plants in southwestern Pennsylvania, the heart of the Marcellus Shale, the commissioner of the state Public Utility Commission (PUC) is asking lawmakers and company officials why more consideration wasn’t given to switching the plants’ source fuel to natural gas.
PUC Questions Closing Plants Instead of Switching to Natgas
Two coal-fired power plants owned by FirstEnergy in southwestern Pennsylvania are scheduled to be closed on Wednesday.