By: Charlotte R. Lane, WV PSC Chairman
Projections for increased electric usage this year and next remain strong.
The U. S. Energy Information Administration says American electric consumption this year and in 2026 will exceed the record for usage reached last year.
Until 2024, the electric market essentially had been flat for most of this decade and at a very low point in 2020.
The demand for electricity during the first two decades existed. But…