SHINNSTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – FirstEnergy is proposing new power generation projects in West Virginia that company officials say could create thousands of jobs and support long-term economic growth in the state.

The plans, announced Nov. 6 at Harrison Power Station, include a 1,200-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas plant and 70 megawatts of utility-scale solar.

FirstEnergy Board Chair, President and CEO Brian X. Tierney said the construction phase of the gas plant alone is expected to create more than 3,260 jobs and generate about $68 million in state and local tax revenue.

“This planned generation is a promise – a promise to keep energy costs manageable, to ensure reliability during peak demand and to support local investment and job creation,” Tierney said at the event, which included

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