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Patrick Morrisey: “Coal remains very important [in West Virginia].”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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Governors Energy Roundtable - NGA Winter Meeting 2026

Published | Video Starts at 13:39

So the way you do that is you look, we know that some people have different preferred forms of energy in West Virginia. Coal remains very important [in West Virginia]. Natural gas. We're very supportive of nuclear, and we're open to other forms of energy. But if you go to, say, Rhode island, they may have a different perspective on all of those issues. (13:39–13:41)

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Asserts the continued importance of coal in West Virginia's energy landscape.

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