{"id":2397597,"date":"2025-01-31T15:43:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T20:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvanias-lightning-energy-plan-lacks-critical-legislative-support-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T15:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T20:47:10","slug":"pennsylvanias-lightning-energy-plan-lacks-critical-legislative-support-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvanias-lightning-energy-plan-lacks-critical-legislative-support-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania\u2019s \u2018lightning\u2019 energy plan lacks critical legislative support &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpennsylvanias-lightning-energy-plan-lacks-critical-legislative-support-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2397597&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Pennsylvania&#8217;s &#8220;Lightning Plan,&#8221; a \u2064proposal aimed at transitioning the state to greener\u200c energy sources \u2064through various tax credits, rebates, and \u2064permit\u2062 reforms. The \u2062plan encourages developers to\u200c invest \u200cin reliable energy \u200cprojects and aims to provide consumers with enhanced \u2064rebates for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-bidens-green-budget-is-doa\/\" title=\"House GOP: Biden\u2019s \u2018Green Budget\u2019 Is DOA\">energy efficiency improvements<\/a>.\u200d It\u200b also suggests the formation\u200d of a new siting board for\u200b project \u200capprovals and supports a carbon\u2063 tax program, although gaining support\u2063 from \u200cSenate Republicans \u200dis a meaningful challenge. The \u200bRepublican leadership opposes some aspects of\u200d the plan, notably the governor\u2019s\u200d lawsuit to\u200b join the \u2063Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which is seen as possibly increasing energy costs. The article highlights the \u2063contrast\u2062 between Democratic initiatives \u200dfor renewable\u200d energy and Republican efforts to stabilize energy\u2063 production amidst the\u2064 transition. Both\u200c sides express\u200d a desire to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trotter-green-agenda-drives-energy-costs-in-blue-states\/\" title=\"Green agenda increases energy costs in blue states\">lower \u200cenergy costs<\/a> but propose different\u2062 methods to achieve this\u2064 goal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pennsylvania&rsquo;s &lsquo;lightning&rsquo; energy plan lacks critical legislative support<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1963768\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; The latest proposal to usher in the state&rsquo;s green energy transition will mean more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-republicans-push-ahead-with-largest-tax-cut-in-state-history\/\" title=\"Florida Republicans Push Ahead With Largest Tax Cut in State History\">tax credit programs<\/a>, rebates and permit reforms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The &ldquo;Lightning Plan,&rdquo; as it&rsquo;s called, courts developers through state kickbacks for building &ldquo;reliable energy sources,&rdquo; regional hydrogen projects and sustainable aviation fuel production. Consumers would get revamped rebates for household energy efficiency measures, and rural communities could pool resources to lower costs.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s also a call for a new siting board devoted to approving projects, support for the governor&rsquo;s carbon tax program, and expansion of alternative energy credits.<\/p>\n<p>But earning the backing of Senate Republican leadership &ndash; necessary for any policy proposal to reach Gov. Josh Shapiro&rsquo;s desk &ndash; is an uphill battle. This is especially true since he won&rsquo;t drop a lawsuit to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a multi-state carbon tax estimated to nearly quadruple energy costs.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">commonwealth court ruling deemed<\/a> the executive order pushing Pennsylvania into the program unconstitutional. Shapiro wants the state Supreme Court to overturn that decision &ndash; unless lawmakers pass his Pennsylvania-specific version, which he says will lower costs.<\/p>\n<p>The well-worn dynamic doesn&rsquo;t deter the governor, however. Flanked by labor leaders, business groups and clean energy advocates, Shapiro said Thursday that his plans have brought them all together after years of diametrically opposed viewpoints.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If legislators choose to do nothing, they&rsquo;re actually choosing to be less competitive,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;They&rsquo;re choosing to let other states pass us by.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the desire to lower energy costs extends across party lines, though the solutions do not. Earlier Thursday, Republican Sen. Gene Yaw unveiled a bill meant to stabilize the power grid as the transition from fossil fuels to wind and solar power leaves it vulnerable to failure.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Since 2019, there have been no new investments in baseload electric generation in Pennsylvania,&rdquo;&nbsp;he&nbsp;said. &ldquo;To maintain our position as the energy powerhouse of the mid-Atlantic and meet growing energy demands, we need to be investing in new generation capacity now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yaw, chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, has also led efforts to invalidate the regulations &ndash; currently mired in the governor&rsquo;s lawsuit &ndash; that would allow Pennsylvania to join the regional carbon tax program, as well as create hydrogen hubs and a framework for carbon capture and sequestration.<\/p>\n<p>And while, like Shapiro, he supports an &ldquo;all-of-the-above&rdquo; energy plan, charging gas plants and industrial sites for the emissions their facilities create isn&rsquo;t part of it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The questionable agreements and feel-good programs being considered as part of the governor&rsquo;s energy plan are nothing but a Band-Aid for a broken bone,&rdquo; he said on social media. &ldquo;Until he abandons RGGI, it is difficult to take seriously any statement claiming he wants to ease the power deficit PA is facing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1963768\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1963768\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pennsylvania&#8217;s &#8216;Lightning Plan&#8217; for green energy lacks key legislative backing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2397599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PA-State-Capitol-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[36468,4762,5836,33430],"class_list":["post-2397597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-energy-policy","tag-legislation","tag-pennsylvania","tag-renewable-energy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PA-State-Capitol-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397597"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397601,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397597\/revisions\/2397601"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}