(The Center Square) — Gov. Josh Shapiro touts his energy plan to boost renewable sources and institute a Pennsylvania carbon tax — and Republicans warn against embracing such a change.
Instead, they’re proposing a package of energy bills they legislators argue are consumer-focused.
“We have a governor right now that’s touting an energy plan that would be really, really harmful,” Rep. Mike Cabell, R-Dallas, said during a House GOP Policy Committee meeting on Thursday. “Ultimately, the Republican Party is for the consumer — we want to do everything we can to bring those (household) bills down.”
The nine bills Republicans want to push range from renaming the Department of Environmental Protection to Department of Environmental Services; creating an independent energy advocate within the DEP; let energy bills be paid with pre-tax dollars; and create opportunity zones on former power plant sites.
Another bill would ally Pennsylvania with Ohio and West Virginia, the main
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