Keystone State Powers the Region: So Why are We Paying More?

By State Senator Kim Ward

Pennsylvanians deserve an honest conversation about why electricity bills keep rising. When families sit at the kitchen table and face another high monthly bill, they do not want excuses. They want straight answers. The truth is simple: Rising electric costs are the result of supply, demand and policy decisions.

Pennsylvania is one of the country’s leading energy-producing states and the top net exporter of electricity in the nation. In other words, we produce more power than we use, and other states depend on us. Our workers, our natural resources and our power plants help keep homes and businesses running across the PJM catchment.