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In a legacy steel town, energy is now king — just don’t call it ‘green’

The Washington Post · last updated

WEIRTON, W.Va. — Ray Larkey’s new job is drastically different from the one he had in the gritty steel mill for which this city is named.

He used to walk on wobbly catwalks that hovered above 900-degree ovens and was on high alert whenever cranes moved 30,000-pound steel coils overhead.

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Now when Larkey arrives at Form Energy’s sprawling 500,000-square-foot building next to Weirton Steel’s rusty and abandoned plant, he’s greeted by lush indoor gardens in a bright, pristine space.

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