FirstEnergy Plan Calls for New Gas-Fired Plant, Continued Coal-Fired Generation

  • Coal
  • October 13, 2025

FirstEnergy Corp. has submitted a plan to build a new 1,200-MW natural gas-fired combined-cycle power plant to serve customers in West Virginia. The company recently filed an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with state regulators that also calls for keeping two major coal-fired power plants in West Virginia operating at least through the next decade.

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