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Hope Gas reaches rate case agreement, seeks PSC approval

dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Hope Gas has reached agreement with the various parties in its April base rate case and has submitted a proposed order to the Public Service Commission for approval of the proposed rates. The proposed rate hikes for residential customers are ...

Brandonville Solar responds to public objections to its project

dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – As the state Public Service Commission ponders the fast-tracked Brandonville Solar project, letters of protest have begun trickling in – seven as of Tuesday. The letters cover the same few themes and the company has filed a letter to the PSC ...

PJM Interconnection prepares for winter electricity demand

dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Regional power grid operator PJM Interconnection says it's ready for the winter electricity demand – but also warns that growing demand highlights the lack of new power supplies. PJM operates the grid for 13 states – including West Virginia – ...

PSC approves modified rate hike for Hope Gas pipeline replacement program

dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission this week denied a request by Hope Gas to delay the PSC's decision on Hope's Pipeline Replacement and Expansion Program – PREP – rate-hike proposal, and approved new rates that will take effect Nov. 1. Hope ...

PSC smooths way for Brandonville Solar project

[THIS STORY has been updated to include a PSC order issued Monday.] dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The 1,154-acre Brandonville Solar project could see PSC approval in less than two months. An initial PSC staff memo posted Friday offered no objections to the company's ...