FirstEnergy firms' $2.4B gas plant PSC OK request admits bills to rise, supply issues

FirstEnergy firms' $2.4B gas plant PSC OK request admits bills to rise, supply issues

FirstEnergy’s West Virginia-serving subsidiaries have asked state utility regulators to approve a $2.47 billion gas-fired power plant project that they warn will push customer rates upward, with potential additional costs and difficulties in procuring key supplies looming. Mon Power and Potomac Edison on Feb. 13, 2026 filed an application with the state Public Service Commission seeking approval of a 1,200-megawatt combined-cycle gas turbine-pow…