By Steven Allen Adams
CHARLESTON — With the clock ticking on whether to keep the coal-fired Pleasants Power Plant open past the end of May, the West Virginia Public Service Commission is quickly moving to consider a proposal that could keep the plant open another year at the expense of ratepayers.
The PSC will hold an evidentiary hearing 9:30 a.m. April 21 at its headquarters in Charleston to consider a proposal by Monongahela Power Co. and Potomac Edison Co. to keep Pleasants Power operating for at least 12 months while the companies consider a long-term solution for the plant.