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1,500 lose power in Franklin (Pa.) and Washington counties
About 1,500 people in Franklin County, Pa., and Washington County lost power Thursday morning when equipment failed in a power substation in Pennsylvania, a FirstEnergy official said. Utility spokesman Dave Kline said he was not sure where the substation...Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Shuttered plant must not become eyesore
Williamsport Mayor James G. McCleaf II has a very real and a very legitimate concern. He fears that once FirstEnergy mothballs the R. Paul Smith Power Station, it will be left to decay and become a dangerous eyesore on par with the old Municipal...Tags: Plant Openings, Halloween
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Williamsport mayor doesn't want power plant to become an eyesore after shutdown
davem@herald-mail.comHoping to avoid the run-down conditions like those at the former Municipal Electric Light Plant in Hagerstown, Williamsport Mayor James G. McCleaf II said Monday night that the R. Paul Smith Power Station should not be allowed to become an eyesore after...Tags: Environmental Politics, Mining, Employment Opportunities, Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Storms lead to more estimated electric bills
heather.keels@herald-mail.comWith many Potomac Edison meter readers assigned to other duties after Hurricane Irene in late August and again two months later after the late October snowstorm, some customers might have noticed more estimated bills in recent months than usual, Potomac...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Natural Disasters, Hurricanes, Volleyball
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FirstEnergy to change accounting method for pensions, post-retirement benefits
FirstEnergy Corp., which on Thursday announced it would retire six older coal-fired power plants, announced in a separate email a new policy it said changes the method of accounting for pensions and other post-retirement benefits (OPEB).
The company...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Interior Policy, Earnings, Pension and Welfare, Metal and Mineral
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FirstEnergy to close power station in Williamsport
julieg@herald-mail.comFirstEnergy will close the R. Paul Smith Power Station in Williamsport by Sept. 1 because of the cost of complying with federal environmental regulations that go into effect in 2015, a company official announced Thursday. The plant is one of six older...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Environmental Politics, Environmental Politics, Employment Opportunities
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FirstEnergy says it contributed $600 million to pension plan
FirstEnergy announced Thursday that it contributed $600 million to its pension plan and adopted accounting changes regarding pensions and post-retirement benefits. The company has occasionally made such large contributions to the pension plan because...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Money and Monetary Policy, Interior Policy, Finance
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Maryland power plant closing to avoid pollution rules
An aging, little-used power plant in Williamsport is slated to be closed later this year rather than meet new federal air-pollution limits, its owner announced Thursday, in what could be a spate of such shutdowns resulting from the controversial Obama...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Plant Openings, Environmental Politics, Environmental Politics
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 31
Maryland drivers should oppose tax increases To the editor: Gov. O’Malley’s pitch to our General Assembly on his tax hikes seems like the kiddie con game of “a little bit of sugar makes the medicine go down.” Approve my...Tags: Carrollton, Executive Branch, Wars and Interventions, Annapolis, Government
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Shuttering of power plant symbolic of energy's future
It’s never a good time to lose 40 jobs, but in this economy, when we have to scrap for every opening we can get, the impending shutdown of FirstEnergy’s R. Paul Smith coal-fired generating plant in Williamsport is especially distressing....Tags: Symbols and Symbolism, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Williamsport mayor opposes change sought in utility taxation provision
andrews@herald-mail.comWashington County is trying to change a taxation provision that was never used, but is now relevant. Sen. Christopher B. Shank said that in 2007, the Maryland General Assembly reduced an operating grant to local jurisdictions to help offset the cost of...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Judges, Maryland General Assembly, Laws, Laws
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Letters to the Editor - Dec. 6
Republican opposition to Obama is weak To the editor: Let’s take an honest look at the upcoming election (November 2012). We, the people of America, have options. We can re-elect Barack Obama or we can vote for the Republican opposition, which...Tags: Interior Policy, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving, Elections, Illegal Immigrants
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