On this West Virginia Morning, we look into the push to expand the number of microgrids in West Virginia. The self-generating energy sources are key to Gov. Patrick Morrisey's plan to draw more data centers to the state.

Curtis Tate caught up with Reid Frazier, a reporter for environmental newsroom the Allegheny Front who has covered a similar project recently announced in Pennsylvania.

Also in this episode, the days of Blockbuster and Family Video may be bygone, but one small shop in western Kentucky us keeping the video rental business alive. Derek Operle with member station WKMS brings us this story as part of the Appalachia Mid-South Newsroom.

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Eric Douglas produced this episode.

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