Former Senate President Craig Blair takes helm of Energy Coalition

CHARLESTON -- West Virginians for Reliable and Affordable Energy,a coalition focused on strengthening the state’s electric grid, has appointed former Senate President Craig Blair as executive director. He steps into the role with a rallying cry: don’t sit quietly if unreliable energy policies jeopardize an America First economy in West Virginia.

“Our electric transmission grid is becoming unreliable and unable to support growth for West Virginia families, workers, business and manufacturing. You can’t restore American energy dominance with 50-year-old wires. It’s time to stop treating transmission lines as a local inconvenience and start recognizing transmission lines as vital infrastructure, crucial for our economy, our farms, our national strength and our modern, rechargeable society.”