By Steven Allen Adams
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On the eve of an evidentiary hearing to decide whether ratepayers will have to shell out more money as part of a plan to keep Pleasants Power Station idling, supporters and detractors of the plan made their voices heard Thursday.
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Opponents of the plan who spoke Thursday said it was unfair to place the burden of keeping the plant functional on the backs of ratepayers who receive no direct benefit from the plant. Opponents also cited the need to move away from fossil fuels and toward renewable sources of energy.
“I’m here to state my opposition to the acquisition of Pleasants Power Station because of the impact it will likely have on my rates and my monthly bill,” said Sally Roberts Wilson, a Mon Power customer from Morgantown. “West Virginia citizens should not be required to bear the costs. ... it will become a choice of food, freezing or having a heat stroke in the summer months.”
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