Matt Busse

The job cuts announced by Grundy-based Wellmore Energy Co. come two months after another round of reductions in Southwest Virginia.

Making it easier to see information such as how many households have their electricity cut off for nonpayment would increase transparency around the topic, a state commission subcommittee heard Wed…

The job cuts at the yarn maker’s Hillsville plant in Carroll County come just two years after hundreds of layoffs there.

The remnants of Hurricane Helene struck Virginia in September 2024, destroying structures, downing trees and causing widespread flooding. A year later, some agricultural producers are still recover…

The group’s creation comes as stakeholders debate the role of natural gas in meeting the state’s forecast for rapidly rising electricity demand while facing legislatively mandated clean energy requ…

The company said its expansion will make South Boston the biggest manufacturing site for large power transformers in the United States. The electrical grid components are seen as critical for meeti…

Appalachian Power had sought to change how customers who generate their own electricity are credited for the extra that they send back to the grid, saying they don’t pay their fair share of infrast…

If approved by voters, the authority would work directly with large businesses that seek to build their own power plants in Wise County.

Wellmore, a Grundy-based producer of metallurgical coal, will cut 72 jobs in Buchanan County by mid-October, according to letters it sent to state officials.

The utility-scale solar farm developer Energix Renewables has been cited by DEQ in multiple environmental cases in recent years. The most recent involved stormwater problems at Sunny Rock Solar in …