PA IFO Says Gov. Wolf’s RGGI Carbon Tax Will 4X Electric Rates

The Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) is highly respected by all of PA state government. IFO's mission is to review state budgetary policy and render expert, nonpartisan opinion. The IFO, at the request of the Republicans in the state legislature, recently reviewed Gov. Wolf's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) modeling, presenting its findings to a joint hearing of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee and the Community Economic and Recreational Development Committee on Tuesday. The IFO report finds that the money PA will spend on emissions credits at RGGI auctions will result in most PA electric rates quadrupling. You read that right--get ready to pay 4X for electricity if RGGI goes into effect and you live in the Keystone State.

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