I’ll go live on Facebook and Twitter every Sunday at 6:30 pm with a weekly Legislative Update. I’ll provide some commentary on the good, the bad, and the ugly. As always, I would love to hear your feedback. The easiest ways to get notified of these updates are to like and follow the “Delegate Evan Hansen” Facebook page or to follow “Delegate Evan Hansen” on Twitter. My first Legislative Update will be on Sunday, January 15, at 6:30 pm.

Community Solar

One of my priorities this session is to pass a community solar bill, which will bring investments and jobs to West Virginia while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Community solar allows people to subscribe to a portion of a large solar project and save money on their electricity bills. Yesterday, the Joint Interim Energy Committee heard testimony from solar developers that they would invest hundreds of millions of dollars in West Virginia if community solar were allowed!

PFAS Protection Act

One issue that most people can agree on is that we all deserve access to clean and safe drinking water. But recent studies have uncovered dangerous levels of PFAS in the raw water supplies for many community water systems across the state. PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” are used to manufacture consumer and industrial products and are known to cause many adverse health issues, even at very low levels. The PFAS Protection Act helps hold polluters responsible for cleaning up PFAS, not water utilities or their ratepayers.