Shapiro reveals new source of energy coming to Pennsylvania

Shapiro reveals new source of energy coming to Pennsylvania
Shapiro reveals new source of energy coming to Pennsylvania
(WHTM)– Projections show that future supplies of energy are not going to meet future demands, but during a press conference Thursday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro touted a new source coming to the commonwealth.

Shapiro endorsed a new source of energy coming to Lycoming County, a California Company called Verne that chose to expand to Pennsylvania.

Verne cools and compresses hydrogen gas, puts it in trucks, and takes it to sites to power them.

Its commercial power can provide electricity to data centers, construction sites, ports, and airports.

The Commonwealth is investing more than $1.27 million to support the $4.5 million project, which is estimated to bring 61 new jobs to Pennsylvania.

“Pennsylvania is making strategic investments to grow our innovation, energy, and manufacturing industries, and Verne clearly recognized that our Commonwealth is competing again because they chose us over Ohio, Michigan, and West Virginia for its first manufacturing facility in the country,” said Governor Shapiro. “My Administration is proud to win a deal like this that strengthen our local communities, grow our manufacturing sector, and position Pennsylvania as a national leader in innovation and job creation. We’re competing aggressively for private sector investment — and Pennsylvania is open for business.”

Shapiro said it hopes to be up and running in nine months.

“They recognize that Pennsylvania workers are the best in the country, and they have what it takes to do this work and to help them build a successful company and leverage the know-how that they have as a real asset for Verne,” Shapiro said.

This was the fourth consecutive week that Shapiro had a business expansion press conference, including an event highlighting plans to reopen the nuclear power facility at Three Mile Island.


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