West Virginia

Batteries

Crusoe taps not one but two novel battery technologies for AI buildout

The developer signed a huge deal for Form Energy’s iron-air tech and will build more modular data centers powered by Redwood Materials’ second-life EV batteries.

By Julian Spector .

25 March 2026

Shot from above of dirt lot with batery buildings and one truck; "Crusoe" and its circular log on seen on one white roof — Since June, Crusoe’s modular Spark data centers have run off solar power stored in former EV batteries at the Redwood Materials campus in Nevada. Crusoe will be adding more Spark units there. (Crusoe)

Batteries

Gigantic Form Energy battery to power Google data center in Minnesota

The startup has struck a deal with Xcel Energy to build a 30 gigawatt-hour battery plant that will deliver clean energy, round the clock, to a Google facility.

By Julian Spector . 24 February 2026
Energy markets

Why states are threatening to leave PJM — and why they probably won’t

The grid operator’s high power prices and long interconnection queue have Democratic and Republican governors eyeing an exit, but analysts warn it could backfire.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 26 September 2025
ENN

This historic northern WV town highlights the needs of the state’s coal communities

Despite existing in the shadow of Morgantown and having had decades to transition its economy away from coal, Osage, West Virginia, still struggles.

By Emily Allen . 22 November 2021
ENN

Biden vows to support struggling Appalachian counties, but residents are weary of failed promises

Coal communities in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia are struggling to support basic civic services as coal disappears. Federal funding to boost local economies and jobs is closer than ever before.

By Mason Adams . 2 June 2021
ENN

‘Less-than-ideal bedfellows’: Mountain Valley Pipeline payout prompts criticism

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy expected scrutiny for accepting a $19.5 million gift from the pipeline’s developer but believes time will show it was the right decision.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 5 October 2020
ENN

Survival is anything but certain for coal country

Coal country is not without options. But coal’s long legacy of hope, promises and failure has instilled a political inertia that won’t soon be overcome.

By Mason Adams . 25 August 2020
ENN

Coal country envisions paths forward in manufacturing, reclamation and renewables

Communities contemplate how to survive a post-extraction economy.

By Mason Adams . 18 August 2020
ENN

No longer in Atlantic Coast Pipeline’s path, landowners consider next steps

After a half-decade fight over pipeline easements, property owners look to recoup legal costs and property values.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 30 July 2020
ENN

Coal communities increasingly rely on federal health programs

Coal’s decline has forced staunchly anti-Obamacare politicians to reconsider Medicaid expansion, while rural communities depend on telehealth more than ever.

By Mason Adams . 30 June 2020
ENN

Thousands of coal workers lost jobs. Where will they go?

As the long-shrinking coal industry hemorrhages jobs, states and local groups are seeking new ways to transition to a lower-carbon economy without leaving coal workers behind.

By EnergyWire . 25 June 2020