Pointing to the Keystone State’s long history of innovation and abundance of resources, Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) rolled out a slate of energy policy proposals he promised would spark the state’s energy sector, create jobs, and lower energy costs for consumers.
“Pennsylvania has long been a national energy leader, from Ben Franklin to today. But right now, we’re letting other states outcompete us, and we’re losing out on jobs, new investment, and innovation; that has to change,” Shapiro said during a press conference attended by a coalition of business leaders, union officials, and politicians from the region.
Shapiro said he dubbed it “The Lightning Plan” in honor of Franklin’s kite-in-a-thunderstorm experiment conducted in Philadelphia to demonstrate the connection between lightning and electricity and prove the latter could be discharged later.
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