On April 29, the House Consumer Affairs Committee is scheduled to hear testimony from electric ratepayers, retail energy suppliers and labor at its third hearing on House Bill 11 (Mehaffie-R- Lancaster) to provide financial support for nuclear power plants.

Expected to present testimony are--

-- Tony Cusati and Kristina Montgomery, Retail Energy Supply Association;

-- Mike Peters and Rod Williamson, PA Energy Consumer Alliance/Industrial Energy Consumers of PA; and

-- Kris Anderson, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

The hearing will be held in Room 205 of the Ryan Building starting at Noon.  Click Here to watch online.

Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford) serves as Majority Chair of the Committee and can be contacted by calling 717-787-2353 or sending email to: broae@pahousegop.com.   Rep. Robert Matzie (D-Beaver) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-787-4444 or sending email to: rmatzie@pahouse.net.

NewsClips:

Caruso: Fossil Fuel Industry Poll Finds Pennsylvanians Uninformed About Proposal To Aid Nuclear Power Plants

Maykuth: Solar, Wind Energy Advocates May Hold Swing Vote In Nuclear Rescue Debate

Cusick: PUC Commissioner Place Speaks Out Against Senate Nuclear Power Plant Bill

PA PUC Commissioner Blasts State’s Nuclear Bailout Bill

PUC Commissioner Voices Opposition to Nuclear Subsidy Bill

Millions On The Line For Municipalities If TMI Closes, Local Officials Say

Rally Held To Support Bill That Would Save TMI

Caruso: Anti-Nuclear Activists Cry Foul Over Exelon/TMI’s Request To Use Decommissioning Dollars For Radioactive Waste Storage

Cusick: Legacy Of TMI, Gas Industry Makes Nuclear Subsidies Uphill Battle In PA

Small Businesses Fear Huge Electric Bill Increases Under $500M Nuclear Power Plant Proposal

Op-Ed: PA Nuclear Industry Looking For Handout, Not Bailout

Op-Ed: Why We May Soon Lose All Of The State’s Nuclear Power Plants

Op-Ed: Nuclear Power Plants Are A Smart Investment

Op-Ed: Legislature Needs A Spring Cleaning On Environment, Energy, Nuclear Plant

Susquehanna Nuclear Plant Resumes Generation After Refueling Outage

Ohio Governor Signals Support For Nuclear Plant Bailout As FirstEnergy Files New Bankruptcy Plan

Ohio Nuclear Bailout Bill Slammed By Environmental, Other Groups

Op-Ed: FirstEnergy’s Green Deal To Bail Out Nuclear Plants Is Really Just A Political Deal - Ohio

NJ Approves $300M In Nuclear Plant Subsidies Even Though PSEG Plants Are Financially Viable

How Nuclear Plants Are Gaming Climate-Change Rules

Related Stories This Week:

StateImpact PA: PUC Commissioners Raise Serious Concerns About Bill To Aid Nuclear Power Plants

Greater Pittsburgh Chamber: Bills To Aid Nuclear Power Plants Do Not Strike Balance Between A Healthy Environment, Healthy Economy

Senate Committees To Hold Joint Hearing May 1 On Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards

Senate Republican Policy Committee Holds May 1 Workshop On Climate Change Disruption In PA

Agenda - House Environmental Committee April 29 Hearing On Nuclear Waste Containment In Light Of TMI Closure

DEP To Release 2018 Climate Action Plan Update As Early As Next Week

DEP Helps Dedicate Solar Energy Installation At Giant Food Stores Headquarters In Cumberland County

DEP Awards Over $2.8 Million In Clean Energy Vehicle Grants

PUC Adopts Procedure For Approving Alternative Utility Rates To Encourage Energy Conservation, Distributed Power, Renewable Energy

PUC Invites Comments On Proposed Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Energy-Efficiency Technical Manual

Senate Democratic Policy Committee Held Hearing In Pittsburgh On Methane And Climate Change

DCNR Good Natured Blog: Pennsylvania Forests Keeping Carbon In Penn's Woods

Related Stories:

Nuclear Power Plant Owners Again Oppose Financial Needs Test To Receive Aid To Keep Plants Open At House Hearing

Presenters At Senate Nuclear Power Hearing Agree: Putting A Price On Carbon Would Solve Nuclear’s Issues; PA Has Most Expensive Proposal To Support Nuclear Power

Supporters, Opponents Of Nuclear Power Bill Get Their Talking Points On Record At First House Hearing

Lawmakers Supporting Bipartisan Expanded Renewable Energy Standards Announce Senate, House Bills

Sen. DiSanto To Introduce Bill Aiding Communities Impacted By Power Plant Closures

EQB Accepts Cap-And-Trade Petition For Evaluation; State Does Have Authority To Adopt A Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program

[Posted: April 23, 2019]

4/29/2019