PA Lawmakers to Explore Pennsylvania’s Untapped Energy Potential
NEW MILFORD—Policy Committee Chairman David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Mifflin/Juniata), Rep. Jonathan Fritz (R-Susquehanna/Wayne), and other lawmakers held a hearing today titled “Exploring Pennsylvania’s Energy Potential” to discuss how Pennsylvania’s natural gas can be leveraged to strengthen our economy and bring more family-sustaining jobs to our Commonwealth. The hearing took place at Outdoor Insiders in New Milford.
Testifiers included Tom Shepstone, author, “Energy Security and Freedom;” Mike Atchie, community and project outreach, The Williams Companies; and Matt Coday, president and founder, Oil & Gas Workers Association.
Pennsylvania is one of the nation’s top energy-producing states, yet significant portions of its natural gas and power generation capacity remain underutilized due to regulatory and infrastructure constraints. According to the testimony given, securing Pennsylvania’s role as a national energy leader is possible with sound energy policy that: 1) prioritizes Pennsylvania families and businesses having affordable and reliable energy over implementation of intermittent sources; and 2) modernizes permitting to accelerate infrastructure projects and get energy to market.
“Unleashing Pennsylvania energy isn’t just an economic opportunity, it’s a strategic imperative,” said Fritz. “Pennsylvania energy can fuel family-sustaining jobs right here at home. We should not let other states, and even foreign countries, reap the benefits of what should be a Pennsylvania success story.”
“Pennsylvania energy can power the world while also lowering costs at home,” said Rowe. “We need government to stop tying our hands with red tape and start leading on energy.”
The full hearing can be viewed at
policycommittee.com.
Representative David H. Rowe
85th Legislative District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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