Energy

Thousands are without power in Vienna Saturday night. Crews are on scene trying to restore power.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is considering a plan to order operators of the nation's power grid to buy electricity from struggling coal and nuclear plants to keep them open.

AEP Ohio officials say power has been restored to nearly 400 customers near Veto Road in Washington County, after an outage Thursday morning.

West Virginia's Public Service Commission is sharing tips for people to check the accuracy of their electric bills and get help paying them.

Two utilities have decided not to proceed with a long-debated deal that would have resulted in the sale of the Pleasants Power Station.

Plans for an underground storage hub for natural gas liquids pegged as a major job creator in Appalachia have cleared their first big hurdle.

A planned 165-mile pipeline crossing part of Ritchie, Wirt and Doddridge counties has received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

260 Miners at a Blacksville, WV coal mine are out of work after their mine has been idled.

The Trump administration will abandon the Obama-era clean power plan aimed at reducing global warming.

Some call coal a dying industry, but, WV Senator Shelley Moore Capito, and other lawmakers, are trying to keep it alive.

AEP and Ashplundh will begin tree trimming next week on 12 streets in Marietta, to prevent tree contact with power lines.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is asking for $4.5 billion in federal funds for power plants that use coal mined in the Appalachian region.

Mon Power has cancelled its planned 6-hour power outage on July 10, in parts of Jackson, Wirt and Wood Counties.

AEP had an outage in Belpre Thursday morning because of a problem with a piece of equipment at the city's substation.

Mon Power has scheduled an electric service interruption for some areas of Pleasants County, W. Va., on Monday, July 3, 2017.

An environmental study of the proposed Mountain Valley Natural Gas Pipeline finds the project would impact forests in West Virginia, but would have few other negative effects.

The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that approval of those holding royalty rights to Marcellus Shale natural gas isn't required for pooling agreements when their leasing rights have been signed away.

Alpha Natural Resources announced Tuesday it has sold a coal mining complex and a natural gas operation in West Virginia.

The owner of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant, the site of the United States' worst commercial nuclear power accident, says it will shut down the plant in 2019 without a financial rescue from Pennsylvania.

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship has asked President Donald Trump to resist attempts in Congress to enhance criminal penalties for coal executives who violate mine safety and health standards.

Pickering Energy Solutions launches its first project with Wood County Schools.

Mon Power employees based at the company's Harrisville Service Center have worked 30 years without incurring an injury that requires medical treatment beyond first aid.

Utility crews have restored power to about 800 customers across a section of Meigs County.

Wreaths are being place at a memorial for 29 West Virginia coal miners killed nine years ago in the the Upper Big Branch disaster.

The Ohio House of Representatives Thursday passed House Bill 114, which aims to help businesses grow by making Ohio's renewable energy mandates optional. It also decreases the state’s energy efficiency benchmarks from 22 percent to 17 percent.

Representatives of Shale Crescent USA say they're reaching out to businesses with worldwide interests

President Trump's administration Friday issued a permit to build the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Nearly 1,000 West Virginia oil and gas workers and advocates rallied at the Capitol Tuesday to support the tens of thousands of men and women who contribute to the state’s oil and gas economy.

First Energy Corporation, owner of Mon Power, plans $166 million infrastructure upgrade in 34 West Virginia counties in 2017, including several projects in the Mid-Ohio Valley.