West Virginia Business
Requires a Modern Electric Grid
Let’s make that happen!
“If we do [transmission] the right way, we’ll have an opportunity to preserve coal jobs, we’ll have an opportunity to sell even more natural gas, and we will have an opportunity to renew and build new power plants. All of that adds up to the economic strength of the state.”
– Steve Roberts, President, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Learn How Business Benefits from a Strong Grid
Visit the West Virginians for Reliable and Affordable Energy booth during the Business Summit!
95% of West Virginians
Support Modernizing the Grid
Business & Labor Agree
- West Virginia’s grid is 50 years old and can’t meet modern demand
- Without a stronger electric grid we lose factories, investment & jobs
- When the grid fails, production stops
MARL Works for West Virgina
The proposed Mid Atlantic Resiliency Link (MARL) will help modernize our grid.
MARL is a proposed high-voltage transmission line designed to reduce outages and support industrial growth.
200-300 direct construction jobs in West Virginia
$135 million in construction spending over two years.
264 additional support jobs created through local spending at hotels, restaurants and small businesses.
Nearly $37 million in employee compensation (cumulative).
Come Meet the WVRAE Team
“I know what energy infrastructure means to this state. Generation, transmission, and demand have to work together. We have the resources. We have the workforce. Energy isn’t just part of our economy. Energy is West Virginia. But we must build better lines that deliver.”
– Craig Blair, Executive Director of West Virginians for Reliable and Affordable Energy (WVRAE)
Join the Coalition
Help us shape the future of WV energy. Add your name so we can keep you informed about crucial developments for modernizing West Virginia’s grid.
