HR 283 — A Resolution designating the week of September 15 through 19, 2025, as "Clean Energy Week" in Pennsylvania.

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
 1   Designating the week of September 15 through 19, 2025, as "Clean
 2      Energy Week" in Pennsylvania.
 3      WHEREAS, Clean energy is a significant and continuously
 4   growing source of power for communities across this
 5   Commonwealth; and
 6      WHEREAS, Clean energy resources are a part of Pennsylvania's
 7   commitment to ensuring a sustainable future for our environment
 8   while also developing our economy; and
 9      WHEREAS, Sources of clean energy in this Commonwealth come
10   from multiple renewable energy resources that will provide a
11   sustainable energy future; and
12      WHEREAS, Important clean renewable energy sources in
13   Pennsylvania include solar photovoltaic panels, solar thermal
14   electric generation systems, geothermal energy, wind and
15   hydropower; and
16      WHEREAS, In 2023, Pennsylvania saw a 4.6% growth rate in new
17   workers in the clean energy sector, outpacing overall employment
 1   in this Commonwealth at 1.2% and contributing to the 10th
 2   largest group of clean energy workers in the United States; and
 3        WHEREAS, In the past few decades leading up to 2023, the cost
 4   per unit of clean energy in the United States has fallen to all-
 5   time lows to match lower-costing fossil fuels, with solar
 6   photovoltaic costing six cents per kilowatt hour and onshore
 7   wind costing four cents per kilowatt hour; and
 8        WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has a long history of being a key
 9   energy producer, originating with its high yields of anthracite
10   and bituminous coal, as well as one of the first commercial oil
11   wells in the Drake Well; and
12        WHEREAS, Pennsylvania remains one of the top producers and
13   exporters of energy in the United States, ranking second in
14   total energy production and third in electricity production; and
15        WHEREAS, Pennsylvania currently has 61 policies and
16   incentives for clean energy production, the categories of which
17   include rebate programs, corporate tax credits, grant programs
18   and regulatory policies; and
19        WHEREAS, Continued promotion and production of clean energy
20   is of utmost importance for ensuring that Pennsylvania remains a
21   national leader in energy production, which will immensely
22   benefit consumers, businesses and our environment; therefore be
23   it
24        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
25   week of September 15 through 19, 2025, as "Clean Energy Week" in
26   Pennsylvania.




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