Energy

RGGI Will Cost Virginia Billions—Just Like It Cost Pennsylvania

• Elizabeth Stelle, Erik Telford
• May 26, 2026

Originally published by Daily Signal. Gov. Abigail Spanberger has consistently sided with the climate-policy wing of her party even when its proposals threaten higher energy costs for consumers. One…

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Pennsylvania’s RGGI Odyssey

• Joshua Schubert
• May 4, 2026

Six Years of Lost Investment Underline Danger of New State Energy Taxes  Summary From 2019 to 2025, the looming implementation of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) chilled investment in Pennsylvania’s electric grid. For six…

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Energy

State High Court Should Confirm Unconstitutionality of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

• Megan Martin
• May 11, 2025

Originally published by LNP/Lancaster Online. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday on Pennsylvania’s controversial and unconstitutional membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. This multistate cap-and-trade program—illegally…

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Shapiro’s Plan to Double Electric Bills

• Common Sense Weekly
• May 2, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Have you seen our recent social media videos?…

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Energy

RGGI Is a Destructive Policy for Pennsylvania

• January 14, 2025

Overview The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a multi-state cap-and-trade program that imposes a carbon tax on power generators, resulting in a new, economy-wide energy…

Fact Sheet

Energy

RGGI Is Unconstitutional, Harmful, and Useless

• André Béliveau
• January 6, 2025

Originally published at RealClearPennsylvania The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is on the cusp of shaping the commonwealth’s economic future. The court will soon rule on the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s entry…

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Energy

PACER & PRESS Analysis

• André Béliveau
• April 1, 2024

Overview Gov. Josh Shapiro campaigned on a healthy skepticism of carbon taxes before proposing his own carbon tax scheme. His new energy agenda centers around the Pennsylvania Climate…

Fact Sheet

Energy

Shapiro’s Carbon Tax Plan Is Unnecessary, Unpopular and Harmful

• Stephen Bloom
• March 25, 2024

Originally published in Real Clear Pennsylvania. Governor Josh Shapiro announced…

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Energy

Governor Shapiro’s Disastrous Carbon Tax Hurts Families, Breaks Promises

• March 13, 2024

Harrisburg, Pa., March 13, 2024 — Today, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced plans for an economy-wide “cap-and-invest” carbon pricing program, the Pennsylvania Climate Emissions Reduction Act (PACER)—a massive new tax that would substantially…

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