Bill > SB790

This bill consolidates various energy development entities into the Office of Energy, empowering it to create comprehensive energy development and grid stabilization plans, and to assess the stability of West Virginia's energy grid. It also transfers the powers and duties of the Office of Coalfield Community Development into a program within the Office of Energy, and terminates the Public Energy Authority, transferring its records, assets, and rules to the Office of Energy. The bill mandates the Office of Energy to develop a comprehensive energy policy emphasizing reliability, efficiency, affordability, and domestic production, including specific goals for increasing baseload generation capacity and electricity exports, and to develop a State Energy Security Plan to address potential hazards and ensure continuity of government operations during emergencies. Furthermore, it requires the Office of Energy to conduct biannual energy emergency exercises and to approve the decommissioning or deconstruction of existing power plants, ensuring a thorough review of social, environmental, and economic impacts.

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