Library Search Expand More Search Options Looking for more? Visit Career Opportunities to join our team at Earthjustice Visit Action Alerts for ways to get involved and take action Visit the Member Center to update your monthly giving, view your online giving history, change your subscription preferences, and more Visit the Help Center to find answers to questions about donations and communication preferences From the Experts December 14, 2021 New Programs Will Help Keep West Virginians Warm This Winter Energy efficiency programs for low-income customers will lower electricity costs and create well-paying, local jobs. case April 26, 2021 Defending Ratepayers in West Virginia Press Release: Victory December 17, 2020 FirstEnergy Drops $250 Million Proposal for Aging Coal-Fired Power Plants The West Virginia Public Service Commission approved a settlement halting FirstEnergy’s plan to spend approximately $250 million on two aging coal-fired power plants in West Virginia Press Release: Victory February 6, 2018 FirstEnergy Ends Bid to Sell Pleasants Power Plant Ratepayer, solar, and energy efficiency advocates triumph over coal in West Virginia Press Release: Victory January 13, 2018 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Denies FirstEnergy’s Request To Transfer Pleasants Plant Ownership A federal decision put an end to FirstEnergy Corp.’s bad deal for its West Virginia customers, thousands of whom had protested the company’s plan Article August 18, 2017 Utilities Need to Treat People like People, Not Pawns in a Power Play FirstEnergy Corp is trying to make West Virginians bail out an aging coal power plant so shareholders profit.