Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was in York on Monday to announce a new renewable energy initiative.The Pennsylvania Project to Utilize Light and Solar Energy — also known as PA PULSE — will see the Commonwealth get 50% of its energy from solar arrays, starting in 2025.Those 10 solar arrays are in six counties, including York County.”Today’s announcement is another example, during the time of our administration, of what is possible in Pennsylvania when the private sector, the public sector, labor and business all come together to invest in innovation, to invest in clean energy and to invest in a brighter future for the Commonwealth,” Shapiro said.The Shapiro administration said PA PULSE will reduce the state’s carbon footprint by over 157,800 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year. That’s the equivalent of 34,000 gas-powered cars.The project is also expected to create 200 new jobs.Building on energy planPA PULSE builds on the governor’s energy plan, which he said will lower energy costs for consumers, create more than 14,500 jobs and help Pennsylvania maintain its energy independence.Shapiro is proposing two energy initiatives:Pennsylvania Climate Emissions Reduction Act (PACER): Would establish a Pennsylvania-specific cap-and-invest program that allows Pennsylvania to determine its own cap on energy sector carbon pollution and invest directly in lowering consumers’ electricity bills. Under PACER, 70% of the revenue will be directed back to Pennsylvania residents as a rebate on their electric bill — more than any other cap-and-invest program in the nation — resulting in long-term, price relief on energy costs.Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS): Aims to attract federal investments in the Commonwealth and keep utility costs low in the long term by building out the reliable, affordable fleet of power sources we will need for the decades to come.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was in York on Monday to announce a new renewable energy initiative.
The Pennsylvania Project to Utilize Light and Solar Energy — also known as PA PULSE — will see the Commonwealth get 50% of its energy from solar arrays, starting in 2025.
Those 10 solar arrays are in six counties, including York County.
“Today’s announcement is another example, during the time of our administration, of what is possible in Pennsylvania when the private sector, the public sector, labor and business all come together to invest in innovation, to invest in clean energy and to invest in a brighter future for the Commonwealth,” Shapiro said.
The Shapiro administration said PA PULSE will reduce the state’s carbon footprint by over 157,800 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year. That’s the equivalent of 34,000 gas-powered cars.
The project is also expected to create 200 new jobs.
Building on energy plan
PA PULSE builds on the governor’s energy plan, which he said will lower energy costs for consumers, create more than 14,500 jobs and help Pennsylvania maintain its energy independence.
Shapiro is proposing two energy initiatives:
Pennsylvania Climate Emissions Reduction Act (PACER): Would establish a Pennsylvania-specific cap-and-invest program that allows Pennsylvania to determine its own cap on energy sector carbon pollution and invest directly in lowering consumers’ electricity bills. Under PACER, 70% of the revenue will be directed back to Pennsylvania residents as a rebate on their electric bill — more than any other cap-and-invest program in the nation — resulting in long-term, price relief on energy costs.
Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS): Aims to attract federal investments in the Commonwealth and keep utility costs low in the long term by building out the reliable, affordable fleet of power sources we will need for the decades to come.
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2024-04-22 20:52:00