WV Bill Promoting New Gas-Fired Power Plants Suddenly Derailed

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023

West Virginia Senate Bill (SB) 188 is aimed at making WV more competitive with its neighbors--Pennsylvania and Ohio--with respect to siting more gas-fired power plants in the state. We reported last week that the bill seemed to be on a fast track to a final vote in the House, after the Senate approved it by a wide margin (see WV Bill Promoting New Gas-Fired Power Plants Nears Final Vote). However, last Wednesday, the bill hit a brick wall--the WV House moved SB 188 to its "inactive" calendar.

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