«Personally I support the renewable energy portfolio standard,» he said. (grist.org)
Although Pennsylvania voters agree that climate change is causing problems now — and 69 % want the state to prioritize renewable energy over fossil fuels to drive down greenhouse gas emission — legislators haven't updated the state's woefully outdated Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard for fourteen years. (nrdc.org)
Among the bills that failed were the Clean Jobs Bill (CJB)(HB 2607 / SB1485)-- a proposal that would raise efficiency standards and the state RPS — and a bill that would establish a separate clean energy portfolio standard aimed at providing extra income for Exelon's Illinois nuclear plants (HB 3293). (utilitydive.com)