WV Gov. Morrisey Plan for 50 GW of PowerGen by 2050 Takes Shape

Patrick Morrisey served as the 34th attorney general of West Virginia from 2013 to 2025. Last November, he was elected as the state’s 37th governor, assuming office in January. Morrisey has been an unabashed champion for fossil fuels since taking office. He’s a visionary, charting out the future of the state’s economy. Gov. Morrisey cast a vision for the future of the state earlier this month at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Business Summit (see WV Gov. Morrisey Wants 50 GW of PowerGen in State by 2050). In broad brush strokes, Morrisey wants the state to grow its electric energy production from a current 16 gigawatts (GW) of generation to 50 GW by 2050, which he calls the “50 by ’50” plan. We have more details about what that plan entails.

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