Bill > HB5381

This bill consolidates various energy development functions under the Office of Energy, empowering it to create a comprehensive energy development policy and plan, a grid stabilization plan, 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 long-term energy policy emphasizing reliability, efficiency, affordability, and domestic production, including specific goals for baseload generation capacity and electricity exports, and to create a State Energy Security Plan and conduct biannual energy emergency exercises. Additionally, it outlines procedures for identifying and designating suitable sites for various types of electric generation projects, including coal, geothermal, hydrogen, hydropower, natural gas, and nuclear, and establishes an "Energy-Ready Community Designation" to encourage such development.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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