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“Anybody moving in a direction where they think they can walk away and just not have any fossil [fuels], that’s just wrong,” said Mr. Manchin. “It won’t happen, it can’t happen.”
Mr. Manchin‘s opposition stems from how the policy is likely to hurt both coal and natural gas domestic production. The two resources, which are plentiful in West Virginia, produce nearly two-thirds of all electricity consumed across the U.S., according to the Energy Information Administration.
A clean electricity standard, as championed by President Biden and progressive Democrats, would mandate electricity suppliers reach at least 80% clean energy by 2030, with the goal of 100% by 2035. Sharply declining use of fossil fuels is inevitable if the nation wants to reach those targets.