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Pa. lawmaker proposes low-interest loans for new power plants as electricity crunch looms

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Sen. Gene Yaw says electricity bills will increase dramatically without more power plants.

Lawmakers and Gov. Josh Shapiro see energy as a top issue as they prepare for negotiations of the 2025-26 state budget.

Consumer Advocate Patrick Cicero , whose job includes standing up for utility customers, says he will resign at end of month .

He described Mr. Sunday ’s approach to him as one of reapply-or-resign that was “a troubling departure from the almost 50-year history of my office.” He urged Mr. Sunday to nominate a successor who had no ties to the utility industry. A spokesperson for Mr. Sunday , Ben Wren , on Friday said the office already had been contacted by several interested applicants and was receiving ideas from advocacy groups. The process of filling the slot, he said, was ongoing..

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