forbes.com · Dan Eberhart · September 8, 2026
Pennsylvania’s Costly Energy Protectionism Faces West Virginia Lawsuit [](https://www.forbes.com/) [Business](https://www.forbes.com/business/)[Energy](https://www.forbes.com/energy/) # Pennsylvania’s Costly Energy Protectionism Faces West Virginia Lawsuit By[Dan Eberhart](https://www.forbes.com/sites/daneberhart/), Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Eberhart is CEO of Canary, LLC. Follow Author Sep 08, 2026, 02:34pm EDT [](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=forbes.com) --:-- / --:-- This voice experience is generated by AI. [Learn more](https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalgroup/article/forbes-ai-audio-learn-more/). This voice experience is generated by AI. [Learn more](https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalgroup/article/forbes-ai-audio-learn-more/). ## Summary Pennsylvania’s alternative energy mandate is colliding with a basic rule of economics: restricting supply while mandating demand drives up costs. West Virgin