What's New

In December 2009, the final Climate Change Action Plan was delivered to state legislators, which called for a variety of clean energy solutions to help cut pollution in Pennsylvania while boosting our economy. (Read our release).  In 2010, PennEnvironment is calling on state legislators to implement as many clean energy policies as possible, including increasing the state's renewable energy requirement and advancing policies to support solar power.   

Brief Summary

Pennsylvania has the renewable energy potential and technological know-how to clean-up and modernize the way we produce energy.  Clean, renewable energy sources are in abundance in Pennsylvania—especially wind and solar power—and can help the commonwealth decrease its reliance on dirtier, polluting forms of energy like coal-fired power plants.  And nationally, the wind that blows over America’s Great Plains could provide enough power for the entire country.

To fully realize our clean, renewable energy potential in Pennsylvania and across the country, PennEnvironment is working at the state and national level to boost production of wind, solar power and other clean, renewable energy sources.  Specifically, Pennsylvania and the country should be working to produce 25 percent of our electricity from renewable energy sources by 2025.