Kentucky utility regulators reached a decision this week that could mean a northern West Virginia power plant will have to close years sooner than planned.
Nearly half the nation’s coal plants have been shuttered in the past decade. That profound shift has moved the U.S. toward cleaner forms of energy but left some communities reeling.
Wind Catcher, a 2,000 megawatt farm planned in Oklahoma, needed clearance from four states. Oil and gas industry-connected groups were campaigning against it.
