The House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee is scheduled to hold a meeting April 25 to consider legislation to set standards for utility-scale solar energy facility decommissioning. 

The bills include House Bill 925 (Rapp-R-Warren) and Senate Bill 211 (Yaw-R-Lycoming).

The Senate passed Senate Bill 211 in March by a vote of 26 to 13. Read more here.

The meeting will be held in Room G-50 Irvis Building starting at 9:30 a.m.  Click Here to watch online.

Rep. Robert Matzie (D-Beaver) serves as Majority Chair of the House Consumer Protection, Technology & Utilities Committee and can be contacted by calling 717-787-4444 or sending email to: rmatzie@pahouse.net.  Rep. Jim Marshall (R-Beaver) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-260-6432 or sending email to: jmarshal@pahousegop.com.

NewsClips This Week - Clean Energy:

-- PA Capital-Star: Community Solar Can Propel PA Toward An Equitable Clean Energy Future - By Vote Solar PA

-- York Dispatch: 2nd Solar Energy Project In Dover Township Receives Approval

-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: Earth Day Event In Lancaster Aims To Give People Hope In The Face Of Climate Change

-- UpStream Newsletter From Stroud Water Research Center: Climate Impacts On Water Quality; Celebrating 10 Years In LEED Platinum Research Center

-- MCall - Evan Jones: Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Receives $1 Million Grant To Complete Regional Climate Plan

-- PPL Electric Releases 2022 Sustainability Report Highlights Commitment To A Sustainable Energy Future

-- TribLive: Electric Vehicles Sparking Interest In Western PA, Especially Among Younger Drivers

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Truck Decarbonizing Startup To Double Workforce After Raising $17.8 Million

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Private Investment Gets Head Start On Electronic Vehicle Buildout In PA

-- PA Turnpike Commission Releases 2022 Sustainability Report - EV Charging, Roadside Vegetation

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Form Energy Battery Plant Among $150 Billion In Accelerated Clean Energy Spending

-- PA Capital-Star: Advocates Call On EPA To Cut Climate Pollution From PA’s Power Sector With Carbon Pollution Standards For New, Existing Power Plants

-- Ohio River Valley Institute Report: Timing Is Right For Rebirth Of A Clean, Green Steel Industry In PA Based On

-- Inside Climate News - Jon Hurdle: ‘Green Steel’ Would Curb Carbon Emissions, Spur Economic Revival In SW PA, Study Says

-- PennLive: Application Submitted To Establish Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub In PA

-- TribLive Guest Essay: As Earth Day Approaches, Climate Solutions Have Never Been More Appealing - By Citizens’ Climate Lobby, Slippery Rock Chapter Citizens’ Climate Lobby

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: This Earth Day, Let’s All Really Commit To Lowering The Global Temperature - Richard Whiteford

Related Articles This Week- Clean Energy:

-- House Environmental Committee Meets April 25 On Bipartisan Bills To Provide School Solar Energy Grants, Local Notice Of Toxics Violations  [PaEN]

-- Solar Energy Facility Decommissioning Bills On House Consumer Protection Committee Agenda For April 25  [PaEN]

-- Independent Regulatory Review Commission Approves Final Emergency Regs Setting VOC/Methane Emission Limits On Conventional Oil/Gas Operations  [PaEN]

-- 23 Pennsylvania, National Climate Groups Call On EPA To Cut Pollution In Power Sector  [PaEN]

-- Brandywine Conservancy Launches New Climate Resiliency Initiative To Help Local Municipalities, Landowners Address Climate Change  [PaEN]

[Posted: April 20, 2023]

4/24/2023