Reliable and Affordable Energy Powers Our Homes, Our Jobs, and Our Way of Life.
We Can’t Put America First if the Backbone of our Economy is Stressed.
West Virginians for Reliable and Affordable Energy (WVRAE) is a coalition of businesses, organizations and individuals committed to securing reliable, affordable electricity for West Virginia’s homes, jobs and future.
President Trump is bringing America back. Manufacturing is returning and electricity demand is growing.
Yet our grid is obsolete and not able to support President Trump’s plans for American energy dominance.
Transmission lines are the delivery truck for our electricity. If the truck breaks down, the power doesn’t get to the paying customer.
If we don’t upgrade, we’ll see more outages, higher costs, and businesses leaving. That means fewer jobs, weaker communities, and a hit to our way of life.
It’s time to rebuild and keep West Virginia’s power — and economy — moving strong.
The electric grid is aging and not able to keep up with our modern power needs. Our transmission system was built decades ago. Power lines that once worked well now bottleneck power and struggle to meet modern demand. It’s like trying to stream 4k video on dial-up Internet.
·New transmission lines keep your lights on, in your home, business, workplace and schools.
·They can connect multiple sources of power so we’re not dependent on just one, reducing the chances of long, expensive blackouts.
·They keep costs lower by making the market more competitive, letting regions share power more efficiently
Job creation during construction, with 100s of local jobs created
Growing the local economy from workers with more money to spend to shop and dine
Business growth with ample, reliable power
Growing county budgets from tax revenue generated by the new power line
West Virginia has a strong energy economy that includes a long and profitable history of sharing our abundant energy resources with our neighbors in other states. West Virginia’s energy sector results in:
Transmission lines make that possible.
West Virginians for Reliable and Affordable Energy is designed to be a coalition of businesses, organizations, and individuals that have an interest in supporting West Virginia’s energy economy and the infrastructure that keeps it running.
If you are interested in joining the coalition or would like additional information, please submit the form and our Executive Director Craig Blair will get back to you.
Executive Director
