Ending PATH To Coal Power

Earthjustice and the Sierra Club successfully opposed the Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) project, leading American Electric Power and Allegheny Energy to withdraw their application in 2011. The project would have constructed 275 miles of high-voltage lines from West Virginia through Virginia to Maryland to support coal-fired power plants, including the John E. Amos plant. Opponents argued the lines were unnecessary due to energy efficiency gains and would have increased air pollution and mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia.

• The proposed Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline (PATH) project involved constructing 275 miles of high-voltage transmission lines starting near the John E. Amos coal-fired power plant in West Virginia and extending through Virginia to Maryland.
• The West Virginia Coal Association stated that the PATH project would have supported the continued operation of aging coal plants, the development of new coal plants, and increased coal mining in the Appalachia region.
• In 2011, the utilities responsible for the project, American Electric Power and Allegheny Energy, withdrew their application following opposition from Earthjustice and the Sierra Club, who argued the lines were unnecessary given clean energy initiatives and energy efficiency improvements.

APA

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Chicago

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BibTeX

@techreport{earthjustice2013ending, author = {{Earthjustice}}, title = {{Ending PATH To Coal Power}}, institution = {Earthjustice}, year = {2013}, month = jul, url = {https://earthjustice.org/case/ending-path-to-coal-power}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }