Today, the Pennsylvania House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee advanced the Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS), a bill that updates and expands the Commonwealth’s outdated Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard. PRESS is a critical step toward diversifying Pennsylvania’s energy mix and delivering cleaner, more reliable, and more affordable power to homes and businesses across the Commonwealth. In response, Evergreen Action Deputy State Policy Director Julia Kortrey released the following statement:

“With electricity prices surging this summer, it’s never been more urgent for Pennsylvania to expand access to affordable, homegrown power. A more balanced energy mix that includes cheaper, more reliable clean energy is essential for heading off future rate hikes, and PRESS gives the state a powerful tool to get there.

“By expanding renewable energy options like wind, solar, and battery storage, PRESS will cut pollution, create jobs, and save ratepayers money. Advancing the bill out of committee is a promising step, but now the full House must act. This legislation offers a real solution to Pennsylvania’s growing energy affordability crisis, and the longer lawmakers delay, the more Pennsylvanians will suffer under rising costs and a broken system.”

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