SUGAR LAND, TX--(MARKET WIRE)--Apr 14, 2008 -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Developers are proposing more than 3,000 megawatts (MW) of new generation in West Virginia. If these projects are constructed, the state's generation capacity could increase by more than 17.8%, bringing its capacity up from about 17,000 MW to about 20,000 MW. One of the projects is a 560 MW coal-integrated gasification combined-cycle power station being planned by the Appalachian Power Company (Roanoke, Virginia), a subsidiary of American Electric Power Company (NYSE:AEP - News) (Columbus Ohio).

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