Coal is on the defensive in the nation's power industry. Even in coal country.
The pressure to shift more of the country's electric supply to renewable sources is not just a rallying cry for environmentalists. Some of the power industry's biggest customers, like General Motors and Microsoft, have made a commitment to clean energy. And to help them meet it — and keep them from taking their business elsewhere — utilities are changing their ways.
West Virginia, where coal is king, is no exception.
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