西弗吉尼亚州查尔斯顿市燃煤电厂69%利用率规则过立法审查关 定位目标非硬性指标
西弗吉尼亚州议会规则制定审查委员会11月10日通过了州公共服务委员会起草的一套电厂监管规则，其中最受关注的燃煤电厂69%利用率条款被定性为努力目标而非硬性指标。委员会由6名参议员与6名众议员组成，审议的规则源自2025年通过的数据中心法案，涉及州内电厂发电量、电力市场采购与监管方式。公共服务委员会将69%理解为应争取达到的目标：电厂应维持设备状态以达到这一水平，除非这样做会推高居民与工商业用户的电费。数据显示，2025年州内没有一家电厂实际达到69%的利用率。共和党参议员布赖恩·赫尔顿表示，这一做法保护了缴费用户：若达到69%对用户最划算，电厂就应做到；若不划算，则不必硬做。规则接下来将提交明年1月复会的州议会全体审议。
Charleston, West Virginia: Coal Plant 69% Utilization Rule Passes Legislative Review; Framed as a Target, Not a Mandate
West Virginia's Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee on November 10 approved a set of power plant rules drafted by the state Public Service Commission, with the most watched provision — a 69% utilization rate for coal plants — characterized as an aspirational target rather than a hard mandate. The committee, made up of six senators and six delegates, reviewed rules stemming from the data center act passed in 2025, covering in-state plant generation, power market purchases and regulatory methods.
The Public Service Commission interprets the 69% figure as a level plants should strive to maintain the capability to reach, unless doing so would raise rates for residential and business customers. Data show no plant in the state actually reached 69% utilization in 2025. Republican Senator Brian Helton said the approach protects ratepayers: if reaching 69% is the most economical option for customers, plants should do it; if not, they need not force it. The rules next go to the full legislature when it reconvenes in January.
来源：West Virginia Pulse
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