Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said on Thursday that he wants to fast-track the construction of large power plants and provide hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks for projects that provide electricity to the grid and use hydrogen.
Shapiro unveiled the plan at a news conference held at Pittsburgh International Airport, which is the site of a $1.5 billion proposed partnership between KeyState Energy and CNX Resources to produce hydrogen-based fuels.
“Pennsylvania has long been a national energy leader, from Ben Franklin to today, but right now, we’re letting other states outcompete us and we’re losing out on jobs, new investment, and innovation—that has to change,” Shapiro said….