Pennsylvania is an Energy Giant That Keeps Tripping Over Its Own Red Tape

Originally published by PennLive.

Pennsylvania has an energy problem—and it has nothing to do with what’s in the ground.

The commonwealth is an energy powerhouse by almost any measure. Pennsylvania exports 89 million megawatt-hours of electricity per year, making it the nation’s leading electricity exporter. The Keystone State also ranks among the nation’s top producers of natural gas, nuclear power, and coal, powering and heating American homes and businesses nationwide.

Yet Pennsylvanians pay more for electricity. A new report from the Joint Economic Committee finds that the average Pennsylvanian paid $210 more annually—a 12 percent increase from last year alone. The Independent Fiscal Office found that residential Pennsylvanians pay 45 percent more per kilowatt hour than they did in 2018.

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