West Virginia cases

West Virginia Transmission Case Details

WV PSC MARL Case 26-0075-E-CN, In-Progress

Mid-Atlantic Resiliancy Link (MARL)

• WV PSC MARL Case: 26-0075-E-CN
• Impacts: Preston 15.8 miles, Monongahela 5.9 miles, Mineral 10.9 miles and Hampshire 26.2 miles, proposes to take a new 200′ easement for the entire 58.9 miles
• Status: Active
• See NextERA’s MARL Project Map
• Submit your comments to NextERA Energy 26-0075-E-CN: here 

Procedural Dates (References: Procedural Order,  Order on Public Hearings Schedule) : 

• June 1, 2026 Intervenor Deadline
• June 4, 2026  Public Hearing 5:30pm Potomac State College, Church Mckee Arts Center, 121 B Street,  Keyser
• June 5, 2026 Public Hearing 5:30pm Hampshire County Courthouse (the “Old Courthouse”), 2nd Floor , 19 East Main Street, Romney 
• June 10, 2026 Public Hearing 5:30pm Mon County Center, 270 Mylan Park Lane, Morgantown
• June 11, 2026 Public Hearing 5:30pm Kingwood Civic Center 311 Tunnelton Street, Kingwood
• August 14, 2026 Discovery Deadline for preparation of Staff/Intervenor Direct Testimony 
• September 8, 2026 Staff/Intervenor Direct Testimony Due 
• September 15, 2026 Deadline for preparation of Rebuttal Testimony in response to Staff/Intervenor Direct Testimony
• October 7, 2026 Rebuttal Testimony 
• October 19, 2026 Discovery Deadline in response to Rebuttal Testimony
• October 26 to October 30 and November 2, 2026 Evidentiary Hearing 9:30 am Howard M. Cunningham Hearing Room,PSC Building,201 Brooks Street, Charleston, West VA
• November 23, 2026 Initial Briefs/Proposed Orders 
• December 4, 2026 Reply Briefs 
• March 6, 2027 Decision Due Date 

WV PSC Gore-Doubs-GooseCreek Case NOIE Potomac Edison 25D, Application not filed

Gore-Doubs-Goose Creek 

• WV PSC Case Number: NOIE Potomac Edison 26C
• In West VA a NOIE must be filed at least 30 days before a main application for routing and construction is filed and it expires within 90 days. First Energy submitted another NOIE 9/4 This gives First Energy a window between October 1, 2026 and December 29, 2026 to file their Application for the Jefferson County, West VA segment  (Note NOIE Potomac Edison 25C and 25D Expired – don’t forget to have these comments moved to the application when it is filed! )
• Impacts: Jefferson 
• Status: Application has not been filed
• See First Energy’s Gore-Doubs-GooseCreek Project Map 
• Submit your comments for NOIE Potomac Edison 26C: here

WV PSC Valley Link North Case TBD, Application Expected Fall 2026

Valley Link North

New 200′ easements will be taken for the entire length of the 765kV line, the lines are proposed to be on v-structs with guyed-wire.  These are the largest structures and highest  voltage available.  A new 765kV transmission substation (Welton Springs) is planned for Hardy County

Second set of Open Houses to be held in November

• West VA PSC Case Number: FP Valley Link 26A
• Impacts: Preston,Monongahela, Mineral,Hampshire, Putnam, Kanawha, Roane, Calhoun, Braxton, Lewis, Upshur, Barbour, Tucker, Grant, Hardy, Jefferson, Harrison, Gilmer, Doddridge and Randolph 
• Status: Application has not been filed
• Submit Protest Comments here

Open Houses were held June 29 – July 29, additional open houses expected Fall of 2026

If your property is in a study area enter your comments to First Energy  (Instructions are here.)

See the Valley Link North Project Site for additional information (Maps Available here ) 

Valley Link North Must Do