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West Virginia Coal Association jumps into AEP rate case to defend Mitchell coal plant against possibility of closing

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Coal Association is pushing back against American Electric Power after the company’s subsidiaries warned in a recent rate case that they may close a coal-fired plant.

Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power said in a Dec. 23 filing with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia that the Mitchell coal-fired generating facility in Marshall County would cease operation in 2028 if the companies choose to retire the plant rather than make an additional investment to ensure that the plant complies with federal guidelines limiting wastewater to continue operating beyond that year.

“It’s easy to say, ‘Washington’s making us do this,’” West Virginia Coal Association President Chris Hamilton said. “We’re not convinced of that.”

The Coal Association weighed in with a petition to intervene in the case Friday in which it said that the demand for coal mined by its members could be “radically altered by the outcome of this proceeding.” …

To read more: https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_and_environment/wv-coal-association-jumps-into-aep-rate-case-to-defend-mitchell-coal-plant-against-possibility/article_9f32f364-3efe-5232-a006-99e94c22b6d0.html

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