September 15th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has laid out the framework for the state’s long-term comprehensive energy policy. The centerpiece is the governor’s aggressive “50 by 50” generation plan to increase energy capacity in the state to 50 gigawatts by 2050 from its current 15 gigawatts. Morrisey says he knows there are those who say it is not possible to achieve…

   

“A lot of people out there will say – you know who they are – they’re going to say this can’t be done. We have no choice if we want to succeed in the modern economy. And just as our government did in World War II, I want all of us to think this is our patriotic duty to help insure that we’re growing that energy capacity.”