By Charles Young, WV News
CHARLESTON (WV News) — A coalition of solar stakeholders is urging West Virginia leaders to “push back” against the federal government’s plan to end a program that was expected to bring more than $100 million to the state.
The coalition — which includes Solar United Neighbors, West Virginians for Energy Freedom and the Sierra Club — sent a letter to Gov. Patrick Morrisey and Attorney JB McCuskey asking them to “use every tool at your disposal” to prevent the cancellation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Solar for All program.
“EPA’s attempt to terminate West Virginia’s Solar for All program is misguided and unjustified,” the groups wrote. “If EPA succeeds, everyday people across West Virginia will be forced to foot the bill through higher electricity bills. We urge you to take swift action to protect consumers in West Virginia from this shortsighted power grab — and we thank you for your leadership.”
The groups said the program would have been a “historic investment in energy affordability and economic development.”
