Allegheny Energy is pushing a 500-kilovolt transmission line to carry electricity from Pennsylvania, through West Virginia, and into northern Virginia. Power company officials say the line is needed, but the proposal has hundreds of West Virginians up in arms.
December 16, 2010
Not examining other options called 'ludicrous'
May 16, 2009
High-voltage line to east would cross a dozen counties
A new high-voltage electrical transmission line would stretch for 280 miles across West Virginia, fr ...
October 8, 2008
RICHMOND, Va. -- State regulators said Tuesday that a proposed high-voltage power line that would cr ...
September 23, 2008
PITTSBURGH -- Allegheny Energy Inc., bowing to intense community opposition in southwestern Pennsylv ...
August 2, 2008
Sierra Club threatens lawsuit
The fight over a $1.1 billion transmission line across northern West Virginia is far from ov ...
May 31, 2008
Opponents of a new power line across northern West Virginia tried on Friday to chip away at a settle ...
April 22, 2008
Opponents of Allegheny Energy's proposed $1.3 billion power line still aren't sold on the pr ...
April 17, 2008
Opponents of Allegheny Energy's proposed $1.3 billion power line still aren't sold o ...
April 16, 2008
State PSC drops opposition, line to be rerouted
Allegheny Energy has agreed to reroute part of the $1.3 billion power line proposed for northern ...
January 13, 2008
Developers of two natural gas-fired power plants proposed for Virginia and Maryland are fighting pla ...
January 10, 2008
Plans for a $1.3 billion power line across northern West Virginia were hatched as a scheme to funnel ...
January 8, 2008
Allegheny Energy will provide free electricity to certain residents along the route of a $1.3 billio ...
December 28, 2007
Allegheny Energy didn’t list environmental protections that have been successful in other projects w ...
December 16, 2007
A $1.3 billion power line across northern West Virginia won't help the state and probably won't cure ...
November 29, 2007
Labor and industry officials turned out Wednesday to show their support for a $1.3 billion power lin ...
October 24, 2007
MORGANTOWN — Residents here turned out in force Tuesday to kick off their fight against state approv ...
September 15, 2007
State Public Service Commission hearings on the West Virginia portion of a 240-mile power line from ...
August 27, 2007
More power lines, coal plants proposed
TUNNELTON — On a hot July evening, more than 100 people filled folding chairs and tables in the cafe ...
August 26, 2007
Opposition building to transmission line proposal; federal takeover of power-line review feared
INDEPENDENCE — Julie Sexstone rolled up the shades and pointed at the view outside her dining room w ...
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