State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Bradford) recently announced his plan to establish an Independent Energy Office within Pennsylvania.
The office would be modeled after Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO). The IFO does not support or oppose any policy it analyzes. It discloses the methodologies, data sources, and assumptions used in published reports and estimates.
“I believe most Republicans and Democrats in the Pennsylvania Legislature agree that we can advance policies that promote energy development and protect our environment simultaneously,” Yaw said. “They are not mutually exclusive. Our state has one of the most diverse energy portfolios in the United States. There is no question we can capitalize on our state’s energy richness, but we must first stop apologizing for it. I believe an Independent Energy Office can provide impartial, timely, and data-driven analysis to guide our state in determining and meeting future energy needs.”
In 2021, Pennsylvania reached a record 7.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas production. It ranked second in the nation for electricity generation from nuclear power, according to an analysis conducted in November by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The administration also found that Pennsylvania is the second-largest coal exporter to foreign markets, the second-largest net supplier of total energy to other states, and the third-largest coal-producing state.