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Patrick Morrisey: “West Virginia has generation of about 15.9 gigawatts of…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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Governor Shapiro participates in NGA panel discussion on energy and permitting reform

Published | Video Starts at 36:53

And when I came into office about 15 months ago, one of the first things I did is start to focus on how West Virginia could be a major part of the solution to make sure that we're competing effectively. You look at where West Virginia has generation of about 15.9 gigawatts of energy. We developed a plan to say by 2050, we'll be able to generate 50 gigawatts of energy coming out of West Virginia. When I first said it, people said, Morrissey's nuts. (36:53–37:00)

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Asserts the current energy generation capacity of West Virginia.

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