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Gov. Jim Justice vetoed House Bill 5528, which would have raised e cap on how much capacity a renewable electric facility may generate and removed a sunset date on a state program designed to promote utility-scale renewable power Justice approved in 2020. Justice claimed it would hurt the coal industry and drawing the ire of advocates of a new energy status quo in a state anachronistically dependent on coal.

The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill raising a state cap on renewable energy capacity. House Bill 5528 also would remove a Dec. 31, 2025 sunset date on the state program allowing cost recovery from renewable energy facilities. The bill passed despite opposition from pro-coal, anti-renewable energy Republicans, including delegates Henry Dillon, R-Wayne, and Bill Ridenour, R-Jefferson.

A panel of West Virginia lawmakers advanced a bill that would raise the cap on how much a renewable electric facility may generate. After hearing from Appalachian Power regulatory services director Randall Short about the company's contract with Nucor Steel, the House Energy and Manufacturing Committee approved House Bill 5528.

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Shepherdstown Middle School hosted a holiday store, where students had the opportunity to shop for themselves and their families just in time for Christmas.

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Public Service Commission’s desire for in-state coal-fired power plants to run at higher capacity factors dominated the agency’s hearing on Appalachian Power’s and Wheeling Power’s