Electric bills in coal country West Virginia now top mortgage payments. Coal remains king here, but it wears a pricey crown. The state is an outlier nationwide because of its stubborn resistance to adopting cleaner, cheaper sources of energy.
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2026/04/13/865422.htm
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You reap what you sow.
I get that people are suffering, and that’s terrible. But this is also their own making.
Capitalism at its finest — the law of supply and demand. Anti-progressivism is the root cause. They will eventually learn. Let it play out.