Pennsylvania’s energy future is alarming — and the governor isn’t helping

Originally published at Broad + Liberty

Things are heating up in Pennsylvania, especially for our electrical grid.

The Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland Interconnection (PJM), the grid manager for the commonwealth plus twelve other states and the District of Columbia, is worried about our future energy needs. As existing power plants come offline and lawmakers seek to replace them with woefully inadequate alternatives, PJM estimates electricity shortages as early as 2027.

The debate on Pennsylvania’s troubling energy future has two policy choices: continue with Gov. Josh Shapiro’s preference for picking winners and losers, or seek legislation to give producers and consumers the freedom to replace political agendas with a regulatory framework prioritizing reliable, affordable energy.

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