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Lawmakers and DEP debate natural-gas advantages, RGGI and permitting barriers
Summary
Members pressed the DEP about leveraging Pennsylvania's natural gas resources, the potential effects of RGGI/PACER and other rulemakings on costs and industrial investment, and steps the agency is taking to speed permitting and address interconnection and siting obstacles.
Committee members asked Acting DEP Secretary Jessica Shirley how the administration's energy and climate initiatives interact with Pennsylvania's position as a major natural-gas producer and whether proposals such as RGGI or new cap-and-invest programs could deter industrial investment.
Shirley said Pennsylvania has abundant natural gas and that market prices are a strong incentive…
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