Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp., have chosen a 35-acre site in Maidsville, West Virginia, adjacent to their Fort Martin Power Station, for a new 1,200-megawatt natural gas power plant. This plant, expected to power half a million homes, is a key part of the companies’ Integrated Resource Plan to ensure reliable and affordable electricity for West Virginia. The plan also includes continuing operations at existing power plants and adding 70 megawatts of new solar generation on former industrial and reclaimed mine lands.
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Mon Power and Potomac Edison Select Maidsville, West Virginia, Site for New Natural Gas Power Plant
Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp., have chosen a 35-acre site in Maidsville, West Virginia, adjacent to their Fort Martin Power Station, for a new 1,200-megawatt natural gas power plant. This plant, expected to power half a million homes, is a key part of the companies’ Integrated Resource Plan to ensure reliable and affordable electricity for West Virginia. The plan also includes continuing operations at existing power plants and adding 70 megawatts of new solar generation on former industrial and reclaimed mine lands.