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More on the WV Consumer Advocate Division
On Saturday, an op ed piece by Warren Stewart appeared in the Charleston Gazette-Mail. Mr. Stewart presented a number of ideas to improve the performance of the Consumer Advocate Division’s...
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Berlin Referendum Fails
Der Spiegel reports that the Berlin referendum on taking over the city’s power system from Swedish company Vattenfall failed yesterday: In order to pass, the measure would have had to get the support...
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WV CAG Files Appeal Petition at WV Supreme Court
The WV Citizen Action Group filed its appeal of the PSC’s Harrison decision at the WV Supreme Court today. Here is the link. And here is WV CAG’s press release on the appeal petition: WV Citizen Action...
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Xcel Attempt to Prevent Boulder Municipalization Fails Big
Yesterday, Xcel Energy’s attempt to shoot down Boulder’s move to take over its electrical system failed badly. The company sponsored ballot measure would have limited the debt the city could take on,...
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FirstEnergy Trying to Close Glenville Service Center – Will this Help Fix...
Gilmer County is right next to Calhoun County. I have heard from a number of reliable sources that FirstEnergy employees have informed the Gilmer County Commission that the company is going to close...
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Korean Farmers Fight 765 KV Transmission Project
The PATH fight has connected many of us to people fighting other transmission projects across the US and across the world. Keryn has an account of a recent visit she and her Eastern Panhandle...
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German Farmers Lead Energiewende and New Power Production
Here is a story from The Financial Times about how solar and wind power generation has rejuvenated farming communities in Germany. Unlike in the US, where speculators and merchant generators control...
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Phase 2 of Solar Power System Now Complete
Back in October 2010, I posted a link explaining Phase 1 of our photovoltaic system. Back in August 2013, we completed Phase 2 of our system. Here’s what it looks like: These are nine new ground...
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What Are You Waiting For?
I don’t directly cover water issues or water utilities here on The Power Line. Readers of this blog will notice that I have mentioned or connected dots from electrical issues to water issues in the...
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Citizens and Businesses Begin to Organize to Protect their Water
Citizens are beginning to organize themselves to solve the problems that the chemical industry and local and state politicians have created in the Charleston area. It started last night on...
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Our Water WV – Information You Need on the Water Crisis
I am trying to get back to electricity issues, but the water disaster in the Kanawha Valley is still a boiling crisis. I have also started contributing to a new Web site that has just gone on line –...
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It’s Here! The Downstream/Mountain Institute Solar Power in WV White Paper
Here’s the press release from Downstream Strategies and The Mountain Institute, and a link to the white paper: Report explains benefits of solar energy in West Virginia and provides policy...
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WV Legislature Claims There Isn’t Enough Money for a Real Reliable Electrical...
There are currently two bills before the WV Legislature that would contribute significantly to a more reliable and resilient electrical system in our state. Senate Bill 54 and House Bill 4126 (both...
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Solar Carve Out Bill Coming to a Vote in Senate Energy, Industry and Mining...
It looks as if Chairman Facemire of the Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee is going to put Senate Bill 471 before the committee for a vote next Tuesday. Here is my explanation of the solar...
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Citizen Groups Act to Cut WV State Subsidies to AEP’s Coal Plants
WV has been subsidizing AEP’s John Amos and Kammer coal-fired power stations by allowing the outlaw company to pollute our state’s rivers. That subsidy got a little smaller a few weeks ago. Here is...
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UWUA Local 304 Wins Contract at Harrison Power Station
This story got by me while I was away on vacation. Congratulations to Local 304 of the Utility Workers Union of America. They now have their first contract at the Harrison Power Station, after a hard...
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July 19 Interview, 7 Generations on WSCH
Joe Gray interviewed me on his 7 Generations radio show on July 19. Joe has posted audio of the interview at this link. In the interview, I refer to a number of trends and posts I have done about them...
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Shepherdstown Home to WV’s Largest Community Supported PV System
Here’s the press release from Solar Holler. Congratulations Shepherdstown. Congratulations Solar Holler. If you want one in your community, contact Solar Holler. Let’s do this all across WV!...
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NYT Beginning to Catch On to Renewable Power “Revolution”
Today, the NY Times ran a major feature story on renewable power’s impact on the obsolete electric power model. The story itself is kind of all over the place, without a really clear focus. It does...
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Land-Based Wind Power in WV – A History of Beech Ridge
Yesterday, I came across this interesting book review in the Charleston Gazette. It is a review of Chasing the Wind: Inside the Alternative Energy Battle by Rody Johnson, a retired engineer from...
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