Introduction : "The lost decade" -- The rise of environmental regulations under Obama's environmental protection agency -- The shale gas revolution -- The rise of renewable energy -- The "Ds" of today's electric utility industry : decarbonization and decentralization -- From "friends of coal" to the "war on coal" : how West Virginia went from blue to red -- "Leadership" from Washington, DC : the congressional delegation that could have but didn't -- Manchin in the middle -- The failure of the public service commission to serve the public -- The role of the legislature in West Virginia's failed energy policies -- Bailing out the coal industry on the banks of West Virginia's electric ratepayers -- Coal operators get rich and West Virginia gets to clean up the mess -- What the future could hold if leaders choose to lead.