It’s been easy over the past nine months to see West Virginia not just falling behind, but getting outmatched at every turn in the “Economic Backyard Brawl” against our neighboring states.

But perhaps there is a game plan finally coming together on the West Virginia sideline, as earlier this month, Gov. Patrick Morrisey, during a stop in Wheeling, unveiled his “50 by 50 Generation Plan,” which would see the Mountain State increase its baseload power production from its current 15 gigawatts to 50 gigawatts by 2050.

That increase — fueled by coal, natural gas and perhaps nuclear energy — would power the nation as electricity demand is expected to increase greatly in the coming decades to power the AI revolution.

It also would create jobs and economic growth — all while reinforcing West Vi

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