U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said Wednesday she had received the first annual West Virginia Women in Energy “Woman of the Year” award and provided acceptance remarks at the 2024 Governor’s Energy Summit.
The award recognizes Capito’s accomplishments and contributions across the energy sector and her dedication to women empowerment and leadership.
“I’m honored to receive this award, and express my most heartfelt thankfulness to the West Virginia Office of Energy for recognizing me and my contributions to this vital industry,” Capito said Wednesday. “Energy is something that is synonymous with the very name of our state. For generations, the resources our state is blessed with and our diligent, tireless workforce have kept lights on and our country on the move. I have made it a central aspect of my career to support that tradition and find new and innovative ways to keep American energy generation right here in West Virginia. We must continue to generate the baseload power that our nation relies on, and you can be certain that I will always be an advocate for expanding that capacity in our state and supporting the men and women who make that possible/”
Prior to receiving the award, Capito participated in the summit’s “Women in Energy Breakfast” where she spoke to attendees about female empowerment and encouraged the women of the summit to support the next generation of West Virginia female leaders in the energy field.