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West Virginia Office of Energy urges apprenticeships to meet expanding energy-sector demand
Summary
Claiborne Stevens of the West Virginia Office of Energy described steep near-term hiring needs, technology-driven skill gaps (battery manufacturing, grid modernization, AI) and the office—s energy internship program as a pipeline to apprenticeships and long-term retention.
Claiborne Stevens of the West Virginia Office of Energy told summit attendees that West Virginia—s energy sector currently employs tens of thousands of residents and must replace retiring workers while meeting new demand from private investment and grid modernization.
Stevens said the state faces an immediate "retirement cliff"—he estimated about 650 voluntary retirements in traditional energy industries each year—and projected an…
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