West Virginia coal industry decline could be exacerbated by power plant switch to natural gas

March 10, 2025

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — Over the next two decades, West Virginia may lose two of its remaining coal-fired electric generation power plants in favor of using natural gas instead.

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