COMBINED $3 TO THE STATES INVOLVED, AND STATE HOUSE REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS ARE WARNING THE STATE’S ELECTRIC GRID WILL BE STRAINED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WITH PEOPLE CRANKING UP THAT AIR CONDITIONING TO FIGHT THE DANGEROUS HEAT. IT IS WHY LAWMAKERS ARE HIGHLIGHTING A PACKAGE OF BILLS THAT AIM TO INCREASE ENERGY PRODUCTION, LOWER COSTS AND STRENGTHEN THE RELIABILITY OF THE ELECTRIC GRID. THAT’S WHY THEY HAVE WARNED THAT ELECTRICITY DEMAND IS ONLY GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND WITHOUT A CHANGE IN COURSE, THE REGION WILL FACE ADEQUACY SHORTAGES AS EARLY AS 2030, AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE EMERGENCY ORDERS LIKE WE HAVE SEEN TODAY. AND THE REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS ADVOCATED FOR I
Pennsylvania lawmakers warn of electric grid strain during heat wave
Updated: 5:57 PM EDT Jun 30, 2026
Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are warning that the state’s electric grid could be strained in the coming days as residents rely on air conditioning to combat dangerous heat. The lawmakers are highlighting a package of bills aimed at increasing energy production, lowering costs, and strengthening the reliability of the electric grid. “That’s why they have warned that electricity demand is only going to grow,” one lawmaker said. “Without a change in course, we will face adequacy shortages as early as 2030, and we will continue to see emergency orders like we have seen today,” David Rowe, a Republican in the 85th District, said. The Republican lawmakers are advocating for increasing Pennsylvania’s production ofCoalNatural gasOilNuclear energy
Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are warning that the state’s electric grid could be strained in the coming days as residents rely on air conditioning to combat dangerous heat.
The lawmakers are highlighting a package of bills aimed at increasing energy production, lowering costs, and strengthening the reliability of the electric grid.
“That’s why they have warned that electricity demand is only going to grow,” one lawmaker said. “Without a change in course, we will face adequacy shortages as early as 2030, and we will continue to see emergency orders like we have seen today,” David Rowe, a Republican in the 85th District, said.
The Republican lawmakers are advocating for increasing Pennsylvania’s production of
CoalNatural gasOilNuclear energy