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This resolution designates the week of September 15 through 19, 2025, as "Clean Energy Week" in Pennsylvania, highlighting the state's significant progress and commitment to clean energy. The resolution provides context about Pennsylvania's energy landscape, noting that the state ranks second in total energy production and third in electricity production, with a robust clean energy sector that saw 4.6% growth in new workers in 2023. It emphasizes the importance of renewable energy sources such as solar photovoltaic panels, solar thermal electric generation systems, geothermal energy, wind, and hydropower, and points out that the cost of clean energy has dramatically decreased, with solar photovoltaic costing six cents per kilowatt hour and onshore wind costing four cents per kilowatt hour. The resolution also acknowledges Pennsylvania's historical significance in energy production, from coal and oil to its current 61 policies and incentives supporting clean energy production, ultimately aiming to promote continued development of clean energy as a crucial strategy for benefiting consumers, businesses, and the environment.

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