West Virginia’s legislature has done more than its share in contributing to the failed energy policies during “the lost decade.” This chapter explores several measures considered during this period that illustrate the collective mindset of lawmakers on energy issues. First, in 2009 West Virginia adopted a worthless “alternative and renewable energy portfolio standard” that deceptively suggested by its title that it was promoting renewable energy when, in fact, it did nothing to encourage renewable energy resources. Instead, it sanctioned many forms of fossil fuel-fired generation as “alternative energy” and therefore failed to produce any incentives to promote the development of renewable energy resources in the state.