MetroNews: Groups object to PSC order directing continued exploration of Pleasants Power Station purchase

By Brad McElhinny

Several groups are objecting to a Public Service Commission order that power companies should continue to explore the takeover of Pleasants Power Station.

West Virginia Citizen Action Group, Solar United Neighbors and Energy Efficient West Virginia filed a motion for the PSC to reconsider its order earlier this month. The West Virginia Energy Users Group, comprised of some of the state’s biggest industrial customers, separately filed a statement in support of those groups’ position.

“The Commission does not have authority to charge customers of a public utility simply to funnel money to a non-jurisdictional facility with the goal of controlling its operational and employment decisions,” the groups wrote.

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