WV DEP Approves Construction Permit for Gas-Fired Elec Plant

Since early 2015 (seven years ago!) we've been tracking stories about various proposals to build Marcellus gas-fired power plants in the Mountain State (see Marshall Co Gas-Powered Electric Plant Gets WV Green Light). Those projects have been frustrated and held back by Big Coal lawsuits (see Brooke County Blames Coal Lobby for WV Gas Plant Delay). Those litigation issues are now largely resolved, yet no new projects have broken ground in the state--ever. There are no large-scale gas-fired power plants in WV to the best of our knowledge. However, that's about to change--finally. The West Virginia Dept. of Environmental Protect (WV DEP) has approved a construction permit for a gas-fired plant in northern Monongalia County.

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