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Hi Friend – did you see our message about Governor Shapiro’s big win for Pennsylvania families? His leadership just saved consumers over $21 billion in energy costs!

We’re seeing a huge response, but your name is missing. This is a critical moment. Energy demands are only increasing and we need leaders who will stand up to Big Oil and Gas executives trying to squeeze more money out of our wallets. Governor Shapiro has taken action – let’s make sure he knows we support this step toward a clean energy future.

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Hi Friend,

HUGE NEWS: Pennsylvanians have been bracing for skyrocketing energy bills, but Governor Shapiro just reached an agreement that will reduce massive energy cost hikes! Please sign our petition to thank him for standing up for lower costs: [link removed]

Here’s what’s happened. The organization that manages how energy moves from power producers to the utility companies that we rely on to power our homes has fallen horribly behind in approving hundreds of new energy projects – most of them clean energy like solar.

But in that time, our energy needs have been going up – a lot. This last summer was the hottest ever, and more air conditioners were running for more hours. There’s been a huge demand for energy to heat our homes this winter. But also, data centers are putting demands on our energy like we’ve never seen before. Data center load growth has tripled over the past decade and is projected to double or triple by 2028!

When there’s not enough energy being produced to meet demand, one thing happens – prices go up.

That’s when Governor Shapiro stepped in. Last month, he filed a lawsuit to challenge PJM Interconnection, the regional grid operator, for letting hundreds of bids for new energy projects pile up.

Now, thanks to his leadership, PJM has agreed to cap costs that will save consumers more than $21 billion over the next two years. This agreement is a good first step towards preventing unnecessary price increases for 13 million Pennsylvanians and motivating PJM to approve its backlog of energy project applications.

Governor Shapiro got this done, and we need him to know that this is the kind of leadership we need – someone who’s looking out for all of us. Sign our petition to the governor to thank him for fighting for low energy costs and encourage him to keep pushing for long-term solutions: [link removed]

This is a big win for affordable, reliable energy, but the fight isn’t over. Data centers are only going to suck up more energy in the coming years, and there needs to be enough energy produced to meet that demand.

Decisions are being made right now on whether the energy that gets produced to meet that future demand is dirty or clean. The cheapest energy today is renewable energy like solar . Plus clean energy doesn’t pollute. It’s really a no-brainer to invest in clean energy production.

But Big Oil and Gas CEOs are doing everything in their power to turn us against clean energy so that they can keep making millions in profits every year. Plus, now they also have a president in the White House who only cares about making money for energy executives, even if it costs us more and pollutes our air.

We’re going to need Governor Shapiro to keep going toe-to-toe with companies and forces that are looking out for their profits at our expense. Join us in signing our petition to Governor Shapiro thanking him for taking action for Pennsylvanians’ wallets: [link removed]

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Thank you for staying engaged and standing up for Pennsylvania families.

Katie Blume
Political & Legislative Director
Conservation Voters of PA
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1. "DOE Releases New Report Evaluating Increase in Electricity Demand from Data Centers," [link removed], Department of Energy, December 20, 2024. Last accessed January 29, 2025.
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