What's My Connection to Mountaintop Removal?

The price of your power: Ragland, West Virginia

"Politicians and public officials fail to help" - Penny Loeb, author for WV coalfield

Larry Wilson's House

School in Varney


"What concerns many Ragland residents the most is the slag dam near the top of the mountains. It stretches nearly three football fields across and is twice as long. Since the dam sits nearly a mile off the road and is reachable only on four wheelers and steep roads, those just passing through wouldn't know it exists. But for the Ragland residents, it lies above the community, a dark watery reminder of the tragedy at Buffalo Creek." Read more.

You are connected to mountaintop removal. Your electricity provider, Monongahela Power Co, buys coal from companies engaged in mountaintop removal

The story of Ragland, West Virginia, is one of many that are connected to the power plants on your grid, which are marked on the map below.

The mountaintop removal mines shown in red are connected to the nearest coal power plant on your grid: Harrison Power Station, operated by Allegheny Energy Supply Co.

Click on the mine symbols to take a closer look in Google Maps, or click here for a detailed explanation.

View your connection in Google Earth!


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1. Join the 42,787 people that have already pledged to help end mountaintop removal.

   
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2. Tell others about this page

3. Tell your power company to stop supporting mountaintop removal



LEGEND:

The closest power plant on your grid that is connected to mountaintop removal: Harrison Power Station, operated by Allegheny Energy Supply Co

Other coal-fired power plants on the Monongahela Power Co grid that are connected to mountaintop removal

Mountaintop removal mines that are connected to your power grid

NAVIGATION HINTS:

Click any power plant to see how it is connected to mountaintop removal or any mine symbol to get a close-up view of that mine. The controls on the top left of the map allow you to zoom in closer to the ground or back out to get a broader perspective. Even easier, though, is to navigate with the "hand" tool. Clicking and dragging on the map will move the map in the same direction, double-clicking on a point will center the map on that point and zoom you in a little closer, and double clicking with the right mouse button (ctrl-click for macintosh users) to center on a point and zoom out.


Explain my Connection


WHO PROVIDES MY ELECTRICITY?

There are a total of 7 coal-fired power plants on this grid that are connected to mountaintop removal. Following are details on how each is connected to mountaintop removal.

If Monongahela Power Co is not the company that sends your electric bill, please select your electric provider from the list:


You may also find your utility in the following list:


If your electric provider is not on these lists, please notify us


THERE is 1 plant DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL ON YOUR GRID

Plants on the Monongahela Power Co grid that purchase coal directly from mountaintop removal strip mines in Appalachia include:


THERE are 6 plants INDIRECTLY CONNECTED TO MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL ON YOUR GRID

Plants on the Monongahela Power Co grid that do not use mountaintop removal coal directly, but purchase coal from companies that operate mountaintop removal mines in Central Appalachia include:




Appalachian Citizens Law Center  •   Appalachian Voices  •   Appalshop  •   Coal River Mountain Watch  •   Heartwood  •  Keeper of the Mountains

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth  •   MACED  •   Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition  •   Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment

Sierra Club Environmental Justice  •   Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards  •   SouthWings  •   West Virginia Highlands Conservancy

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