Lawmaker: Electrical grid facing future shortage of energy
Pennsylvania has the most diverse energy portfolio in the country, but it is losing its thermal generation of electricity capacity as some of those power plants have gone offline or closed over the years. [Read More]
Pa. lawmaker proposes low-interest loans for new power plants as electricity crunch looms
A Republican state senator said he wants Pennsylvania to set up a fund with billions of dollars that would make low-interest loans to build new power plants, as state leaders start a new legislative session amid a tightening energy situation. [Read More]
Yaw reappointed to lead Environmental Resources and Energy Committee
HARRISBURG — State Sen. Gene Yaw, R-23, has been reappointed to serve as chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, which he has led since 2013, for the 2025-26 legislative session. [Read More]
Lawmakers from both parties expect to renew push to tax skill games
HARRISBURG — With 2025-26 budget discussions looming and a sense that the issue has been left unresolved, Pennsylvania lawmakers of both parties plan to seek regulation of so-called “skill games” that could, in the process, generate hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue. [Read More]
Sen. Gene Yaw re-elected tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission chair
State Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Loyalsock Township, chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, has been re-elected to chair the Pennsylvania delegation of the tri-state Chesapeake Bay Commission, according to a news release. [Read More]