SB 704 — An Act providing for stabilization and security of Pennsylvania's electricity supply and for identifying and designating sites suitable for natural gas electric generation projects.

PRINTER'S NO.   725

                   THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 704
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY YAW, PENNYCUICK, BARTOLOTTA, MASTRIANO, CULVER,
        VOGEL, FARRY, LAUGHLIN, J. WARD, FLYNN AND MILLER,
        MAY 2, 2025

     REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, MAY 2, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Providing for stabilization and security of Pennsylvania's
 2      electricity supply and for identifying and designating sites
 3      suitable for natural gas electric generation projects.
 4      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 5   hereby enacts as follows:
 6   Section 1.   Short title.
 7      This act shall be known and may be cited as the Grid
 8   Stabilization and Security Act.
 9   Section 2.   Definitions.
10      The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
11   have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
12   context clearly indicates otherwise:
13      "Department."    The Department of Community and Economic
14   Development of the Commonwealth.
15      "Natural gas."    As defined under 58 Pa.C.S. § 2301 (relating
16   to definitions).
17   Section 3.   Sites suitable for natural gas electric generation
18                projects.
 1      (a)   Identification.--The department shall identify
 2   economically viable sites for natural gas electric generation
 3   projects within this Commonwealth that are:
 4            (1)   Near producing natural gas wells or pipelines
 5      carrying natural gas produced in this Commonwealth capable of
 6      supplying and sustaining one or more natural gas electric
 7      generation facilities for the economic life of the
 8      facilities.
 9            (2)   Near existing electric transmission infrastructure
10      capable of transmitting the generated electricity to
11      wholesale markets for the benefit of end-user consumers of
12      electricity by one or more natural gas electric generation
13      facilities for the economic life of the facilities.
14            (3)   Likely to create economically viable natural gas
15      electric generation projects that provide economic benefits
16      to the Commonwealth, surrounding municipalities and the
17      residents of this Commonwealth.
18   Section 4.     Preparation and publication of list.
19      Following identification of economically viable sites for
20   natural gas electric generation projects under section 3, the
21   department shall:
22            (1)   Prepare a list of the sites.
23            (2)   Submit the list to the Department of Environmental
24      Protection's Bureau of Air Quality.
25            (3)   Publish the list on the department's publicly
26      accessible Internet website.
27   Section 5.     Air quality.
28      The department shall work in conjunction with the Department
29   of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Air Quality to identify
30   the air quality permits or approvals that may be required for

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1   each site on the list prepared under section 4. The following
2   shall be taken into account when identifying a required air
3   quality permit or approval:
4          (1)   Different potential generation sizes.
5          (2)   Applicable regional air quality criteria.
6          (3)   Anticipated time frame necessary for reviewing and
7      issuing the permit or approval.
8   Section 6.   Effective date.
9      This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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