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House Dems: Consumers saved from another rate hike during affordability crisis  

PennEnvironment: RELEASE: Data center growth threatens air quality and progress toward cleaner energy grid  

PennFuture: A Ruinous Earth Day: Governor Shapiro's coal plant deal sets PA on a path for continued polluted air and water  

Make the Road PA: As new report exposes costly impact of data centers, Pennsylvanians call for statewide moratorium on data centers and stronger data protections  

Shapiro Administration Files Motion to Enter Consent Decree to Maintain Reliable, Affordable Power by Allowing Keystone and Conemaugh Plants to Continue Operating with Improved Environmental Controls and Upgrades  

PUC to Investigate $163 Million Rate Increase Request by Peoples Natural Gas  

PUC Opens Investigation into UGI Electric Rate Increase Request  

Governor Shapiro Saves 1.7 Million Pennsylvania Consumers $510 Million on Their Utility Bills After Demanding PECO Withdraw its Proposed Rate Increase  

Shapiro Administration Secures $14 Million for Enhanced Geothermal Systems Pilot Demonstration Project in Pennsylvania  

C. Williams Introduces Electricity Ratepayer Protection Act  

PA Senate Leaders Issue Statement on 2026-27 State Budget 

House Majority Appropriations Chairman Jordan A. Harris Statement on House Passage of General Appropriations Bill 

 

Lt. Governor Davis Launches Statewide “Putting More Money Back in Your Pockets” Tour 

DEP: Shapiro Administration Takes Steps to Add More Energy Generation and Battery Storage to the Grid, Protect Pennsylvanians from High Energy Costs 

Ciresi introduces legislation to require transparency in data center development  

Susquehanna Valley Center for Public Policy: Pennsylvania's Energy Leadership Depends on Competition 

House Energy Committee holds public hearing on groundbreaking geothermal energy development bill 

Shapiro Administration Invests $1.47 Million to Help Local Communities Purchase Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Reduce Energy Costs, and Improve Air Quality 

Conservation Voters of PA Applauds $267M Grant Program for Industrial Decarbonization, Calls for Consistent Leadership Following Recent Extension of Coal Generation 

Delivering on Budget Address Promise, Governor Shapiro Appoints New Special Counsel for Energy Affordability 

Pittsburgh Technology Council Calls for Temporary Pause on Data Center Legislation to Protect Pennsylvania Manufacturing Jobs

PA Senate Leaders Issue Statement on the 2026-27 State Budget

ICYMI: Shapiro Administration Honors 26 Projects Advancing Cleaner Air, Water, and Environmental Stewardship Across Pennsylvania with 2026 Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence

Senate Committee Advances Bipartisan Legislation Empowering Pennsylvania Municipalities on Data Center Decisions

House Republicans Unveil 11-Bill Energy Package to Keep the Lights On, Costs Down

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