Energy
Pennsylvania is an Energy Leader
Pennsylvania has been and must continue to be a leader in energy and innovation. The urgent need for decarbonization presents new and impactful opportunities to transform our economy, elevate industry and manufacturing, create jobs, and meet our climate ambitions. Pennsylvania must work intentionally to capitalize on these opportunities for a lower-carbon, energy-rich economy.
Areas of Impact
Hydrogen
Hydrogen can be an important emissions reduction tool for the Commonwealth because it does not generate direct emissions of pollutants or greenhouse gasses at its point of use. Large, difficult-to-abate sectors important to Pennsylvania’s economy, such as trucking, steel and chemicals manufacturing, and industrial and municipal heating, can eliminate their direct emissions using hydrogen as a feedstock.
Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS)
For key carbon-intensive industries such as steel and cement, carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) can reduce significant carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) emissions resulting from production processes. Carbon capture is an essential emissions reduction tool for major industrial sectors in the state that are otherwise difficult to decarbonize.
Advances in Nuclear
The next generation of nuclear technology presents opportunities for heavy industry, major universities, military installations, and other power-reliant organizations to have access to on-site heat and electricity while leveraging Pennsylvania’s manufacturing strengths. Nuclear energy is carbon-free, can be deployed throughout all communities in the Commonwealth, and provides dispatchable baseload power.
Pennsylvania Energy Horizons Cross-Sector Collaborative
The Collaborative is a statewide network that brings together leaders from industry, government, labor, nonprofits, and academia to create the conditions for innovative, technological, and market-driven solutions to decarbonize Pennsylvania’s economy while creating jobs. This work was built on the Pennsylvania Energy Horizons scenario planning efforts published in 2019.
View a list of Energy Horizons Collaborative Participants.
Ready to be involved?
Contact energy@teampa.com to learn more about our energy work.