BHE Renewables is building what is reported to be the state’s first large-scale microgrid in Jackson County, West Virginia. This facility will cover 2,000 acres and produce enough solar+storage capacity to supply approximately 70 % of the plant’s electricity needs.

A recent regulatory decision by the West Virginia PSC signals a turning point, and emerging blockchain-driven infrastructure models (DePINs) offer a powerful complement to the public policy push.

The race for large-scale compute, AI infrastructure, blockchain/mining operations and hyperscale data centers is heating up. With demand for power, cooling, interconnection and scale increasing rapidly, West Virginia legislators are responding.

In September 2025, the SEC and CFTC released a joint statement affirming that current federal law does not prohibit SEC-registered or CFTC-registered exchanges from facilitating the trading of certain spot crypto asset products.

Wyoming becomes the first U.S. state to launch a stablecoin with the debut of the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT).