The Appalachian Hydrogen Hub: Where Is It Now?
A full three years after ARCH2 was first announced, what is there to show for all the pomp and circumstance?
The Appalachian Hydrogen Hub: How Did This Happen?
How did Appalachia arrive at a proposal for a natural gas-powered hydrogen hub?
As Shell applies for new air quality permits, here’s what regulators should know about the Beaver County plant’s economic impact
Shell has failed to deliver on promises of jobs and downstream growth. The business case for the Beaver County plant appears to be weak, too.
Data Centers 101
The race towards data centers is already reshaping energy systems, land use, and local economies across Appalachia.
Data Center Expansion Continues a Legacy of Fossil Exploitation
Data center projects in Appalachia would use a staggering amount of fracked gas and could harm communities’ health and the environment.
West Virginia regulators should deny Mon Power’s gas plant proposal in Monongalia County.
Due to the project’s exorbitant cost, the disinterest shown by FirstEnergy in seeking a special tariff to insulate existing customers from data center-driven rate increases, and the utilities’ failure to adequately explore less costly alternative means of ensuring reliable and cost effective service, the Commission should not approve the companies’ plan to construct a new 1.2 GW gas-fired power plant.
Proposed “Blue” Ammonia Could Cost Taxpayers More Than $5 Billion Each Year
Taxpayers could be on the hook for billions of dollars worth of gas-fired ammonia production.
Why are West Virginia power bills so high?
There are several central reasons why West Virginia’s electricity rates have soared recently. The short answer is coal.
Whoops Again?
A pair of Ohio River Valley gas plant projects would be the largest, most expensive energy developments in US history. But as the price of gas power soars and demand remains uncertain, there’s a chance that taxpayers and utility customers could get stuck with a big bill.
Copying and pasting ‘JobsOhio’ is a bad idea for West Virginia.
JobsOhio, the state’s economic development arm, hasn’t delivered a jobs boom. Copying the program won’t help West Virginians, either.