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Company gets $20M bond for W.Va. hydro project

American Municipal Power has been awarded a $20 million bond from the federal government for a hydroelectric project at the Willow Island Locks and Dam.

The U.S. Treasury Department says the project is one of 805 across the nation to receive a zero-interest Clean Renewable Energy Bond.

It's one of two hydroelectric projects that American Municipal Power plans in West Virginia. The other project will be at the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam.

El Portal traffic circle work to shut down main intersection

El Portal's main intersection will soon be shut down as work begins on the village's traffic circle.

The intersection at Northeast Fourth Avenue Road and 87th Street will be closed throughout the roughly 70-day project, according to the Florida Department of Transportation.

Traffic will be detoured through the surrounding neighborhood.

Officials celebrate W.Va. carbon capture project

Company and government officials are celebrating the launch of a carbon capture project at American Electric Power's Mountaineer Plant in New Haven.

The $70 million demonstration project was formally commissioned Friday. It's designed to capture carbon dioxide from the plant's emissions and store it underground. AEP says at least 100,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide will be captured annually.

The utility is partnering on the project with Alstom, which developed the technology.

Allegheny Power invests $156M in W.Va. projects

Allegheny Power says it has invested $156 million in infrastructure improvements and other projects in West Virginia over the past two years.

The projects include $71 million to install new service or expand existing service and $51 million for transmission line and substation projects.

Allegheny Power said Monday it spent another $10 million to replace underground cable and other distribution equipment.