State regulators, utilities cling to coal

FirstEnergy ended 2020 promising the near future wouldn’t be “business as usual” for its fleet of coal plants.

It ended 2021 with its coal commitments strengthened, pointing toward coal-fired energy for West Virginia for decades to come.

“Mon Power is committed to achieving its climate goals and commitments and this will impact strategy production during the planning period, though this does not necessarily translate to lost economics for customers,” the company said in a regulatory filing at the end of 2020.

FirstEnergy announced a goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 the month before, targeting a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 based on 2019 levels.

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