Category: Energy & enviroment

Berkeley County asks about data-center tax policy

kathy@h2cstrategies.com Broadband, Data Centers, Economy, Energy, Energy & enviroment, Gas and Oil, Government & Policy, Local Government, Tax Policy, Technology

Berkeley County public officials are inquiring about the tax implications of a potential data-center development in Falling Waters, an unincorporated community on the Potomac River. Reporting on April 26, Brad McElhinny of WV MetroNews suggested that Berkeley County could be on the leading edge of counties assessing data-center development. McElhinny reported that Berkeley County sent …Read More

Court Issues Emergency Order Blocking Mountain Valley Pipeline From Stream, Wetland Construction

Brian Skinner Energy & enviroment

West Virginia Public Broadcasting — By Brittany Patterson — October 16, 2020 A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline from doing construction across streams and wetlands in southern West Virginia and Virginia. The emergency administrative stay was issued Friday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Environmental …Read More

Big Sun Expected to Overtake Big Coal by 2025

Brian Skinner Energy & enviroment

By Brian Skinner, Esq. In 2025, solar power is expected to overtake coal as the largest means of energy production, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) annual World Energy Outlook report.  Solar output is expected to lead a surge in renewable power supply in the next decade, with renewables seen accounting for 80% of growth in …Read More

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