Investing in Pennsylvania’s Future: RISE PA’s Awards Could Support More Than 1,700 Job-Years for Workers
Pennsylvania’s RISE PA decarbonization program is proving that cutting carbon emissions can spur economic growth.
How Allegheny County’s paid parental leave policy could kickstart economic growth
Allegheny County’s paid parental leave proposal could grow jobs & wages, curb population loss, support small businesses, and ease labor shortages in critical sectors.
Gridlocked
A West Virginia utility’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) demonstrates the need for a more flexible electric grid.
West Virginia and the Base Load Model of Grid Management Versus the Flexible Grid
As West Virginia and other states grapple with data center-driven electricity demand growth and rate hikes, transitioning to a “flexible grid” model could lower rates, boost reliability, and slash carbon emissions. West Virginia’s traditional “base load” model of electricity generation depends heavily on coal, and has accelerated the state’s electricity affordability crisis amidst soaring demand […]
The Warren-Moreno proposal prevents Social Security cuts that could cost elderly Appalachians over $4,000 per year.
Alarm bells are ringing in Washington, D.C., with the Trump Administration warning that Social Security is projected to become insolvent in 2032. This would trigger an automatic 22% cut to benefits for over 70 million elderly or disabled Americans who rely, at least in part, on the program. Debate is swirling this week, as two […]
Appalachianization Update: How The Data Center Boom is Making America’s Economy Look Like Appalachia’s
Last December, I wrote a blog post titled, “The Appalachianization of America’s Economy”, in which I observed that the AI and data center boom, which has recently been a principal driver of overall GDP growth, seems to be giving rise to a recurrence of a phenomenon previously seen in Appalachia’s natural gas regions – a […]
Statement on RISE PA Awards Announcement
The overwhelming interest in RISE PA shows that Pennsylvanians are ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work on the next chapter of our industrial economy.
Why are West Virginia power bills so high?
There are several central reasons why West Virginia’s electricity rates have soared recently. The short answer is coal.
Copying and pasting ‘JobsOhio’ is a bad idea for West Virginia.
JobsOhio, the state’s economic development arm, hasn’t delivered a jobs boom. Copying the program won’t help West Virginians, either.
The Appalachianization of America’s Economy
AI-driven economic growth is exposing investment and GDP growth as misleading measures of prosperity and as misguided goals for local economic development strategies.