It's no secret that the West Virginia Public Service Commission will do whatever it can to protect coal-fired power plants, despite the astronomical financial impact on utility customers.

If anyone needed confirmation, PSC Chairman Charlotte Lane told a joint state legislative committee this week the agency is committed to keeping coal plants online, even if it makes no economic sense. Legislative Session

PSC chair vows no coal plant shutdown support amid WV's nation-highest coal reliance

By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com

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In fact, Lane won't even allow the thought to enter her mind that the cost of coal-fired electricity would make a coal-fired power plant obsolete.

“The implications and the economic effect overall of those plants on the state’s economy would not l

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