WV Bill Promoting New Gas-Fired Power Plants Signed into Law

Last time we visited this topic, West Virginia Senate Bill (SB) 188, aimed at making WV's gas-fired power generation more competitive with its neighbors in Pennsylvania and Ohio, had passed the Senate and was on a fast track for a vote in the House (see WV Bill Promoting New Gas-Fired Power Plants Nears Final Vote). The good news is that the bill, dubbed the Grid Stabilization and Security Act of 2023, passed the House (March 6) and was signed into law by Gov. Jim Justice (March 22)--over the objections of Big Coal.

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