New Energy Report May 2025

Pennsylvanians Need Energy Affordability, Not Governor Shapiro’s Legal Antics

Originally published by Delco Times.

When Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Pennsylvania would join a multistate lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, he no doubt expected applause. What he should expect instead are questions. For starters, how does suing the federal government actually lower electricity bills for Pennsylvanians?

The answer, of course, is that it doesn’t.

And the governor’s timing couldn’t be worse or more tone deaf. While Pennsylvania families are struggling under the weight of higher energy costs, the governor’s instinct is to grandstand via litigation, which does little—if anything—to ease their financial pain.

Read more at Delco Times.