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PRINTER'S NO. 2117
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 283
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY RIVERA, PIELLI, GUZMAN, GUENST, SANCHEZ, HILL-
EVANS, VITALI, SAPPEY, HOHENSTEIN, D. WILLIAMS, NEILSON,
HADDOCK, BELLMON AND CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, JULY 10, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER PROTECTION, TECHNOLOGY AND
UTILITIES, JULY 10, 2025
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 15 through 19, 2025, as "Clean
Energy Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Clean energy is a significant and continuously
growing source of power for communities across this
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Clean energy resources are a part of Pennsylvania's
commitment to ensuring a sustainable future for our environment
while also developing our economy; and
WHEREAS, Sources of clean energy in this Commonwealth come
from multiple renewable energy resources that will provide a
sustainable energy future; and
WHEREAS, Important clean renewable energy sources in
Pennsylvania include solar photovoltaic panels, solar thermal
electric generation systems, geothermal energy, wind and
hydropower; and
WHEREAS, In 2023, Pennsylvania saw a 4.6% growth rate in new
workers in the clean energy sector, outpacing overall employment
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in this Commonwealth at 1.2% and contributing to the 10th
largest group of clean energy workers in the United States; and
WHEREAS, In the past few decades leading up to 2023, the cost
per unit of clean energy in the United States has fallen to all-
time lows to match lower-costing fossil fuels, with solar
photovoltaic costing six cents per kilowatt hour and onshore
wind costing four cents per kilowatt hour; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has a long history of being a key
energy producer, originating with its high yields of anthracite
and bituminous coal, as well as one of the first commercial oil
wells in the Drake Well; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania remains one of the top producers and
exporters of energy in the United States, ranking second in
total energy production and third in electricity production; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania currently has 61 policies and
incentives for clean energy production, the categories of which
include rebate programs, corporate tax credits, grant programs
and regulatory policies; and
WHEREAS, Continued promotion and production of clean energy
is of utmost importance for ensuring that Pennsylvania remains a
national leader in energy production, which will immensely
benefit consumers, businesses and our environment; therefore be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
week of September 15 through 19, 2025, as "Clean Energy Week" in
Pennsylvania.
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