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To get to zero by 2050, Pennsylvania must cut climate pollution by 9.5 million metric tons of C02 equivalent a year.

Emissions in Pennsylvania

Million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MMTCO2e) emissions

We can do it. Here's how.

CO2 Equivalent Emissions in Pennsylvania by Source
🏭 Other: 36%🔌 Power: 27%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 13%

    🏠 Buildings

    13% of emissions in Pennsylvania comes from buildings.

    🏭 Other: 36%🔌 Power: 27%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 13%

    Mostly from different types of heating.

    Gas furnace, gas water heater, gas stove

    80% of the pollution of your typical home comes from heating your space, water, and food.

    To stop this pollution, we need to replace our furnaces with electric heat pumps, electrify our water heaters, and cook with induction and electricity instead of gas.

    Electric heat pump, electric water heater, induction stove

    There are 5.0 million buildings in Pennsylvania and 31% of building systems are already electrified.

    We need to electrify the remaining 3.4 million buildings in Pennsylvania. That's around 124,000 per year.

    Percent of Building Systems electrifiedA chart showing the share of Building Systems that have already been electrified and still based in fossil fuel.30.89% have been electrified, and the remaining 69.11% are fossil fuel based.Building Systems ElectrifiedNot yet

    That will solve 13% of the problem.

    🏭 Other: 36%🔌 Power: 27%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 13%

    🚗 Getting Around

    24% of emissions in Pennsylvania comes from cars, trucks, and planes.

    🏭 Other: 36%🔌 Power: 27%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 13%

    Mostly from our cars.

    To cut this pollution, if you have a car, your next one needs to be an electric vehicle (EV).

    Or try going car-free with public transit, bikes/e-bikes, or walking if it works for you.

    Gas emitting car being converted to electric car

    There are 4.0 million vehicles in Pennsylvania and 18,000 are already electric (0.4% of the total).

    We need to electrify the remaining 4.0 million vehicles. That's around 145,000 a year.

    Percent of Vehicles electrifiedA chart showing the share of Vehicles that have already been electrified and still based in fossil fuel.0.4% have been electrified, and the remaining 99.6% are fossil fuel based.Vehicles ElectrifiedNot yet

    That will solve another 24% of the problem.

    🏭 Other: 36%🔌 Power: 27%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 13%

    🔌 Power Generation

    27% of emissions in Pennsylvania comes from making power.

    🏭 Other: 36%🔌 Power: 27%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 13%

    Specifically from coal, gas, and oil plants.

    To cut this pollution, we need to replace all dirty power plants with clean ones (mostly wind and solar).

    We need to replace dirty power plants with clean ones (mostly wind and solar)

    In Pennsylvania we need to close and replace:

    21 coal plants

    Name: Bruce Mansfield County: Beaver Megawatt Capacity: 2,741 Utility: FirstEnergy Generation Corp

    Bruce Mansfield
    Beaver County
    2,741 MW

    Name: Homer City County: Indiana Megawatt Capacity: 2,012 Utility: NRG Homer City Services LLC

    Homer City
    Indiana County
    2,012 MW

    Name: Conemaugh County: Indiana Megawatt Capacity: 1,963 Utility: KeyCon Operating LLC

    Conemaugh
    Indiana County
    1,963 MW

    Name: Keystone County: Armstrong Megawatt Capacity: 1,883 Utility: KeyCon Operating LLC

    Keystone
    Armstrong County
    1,883 MW

    Name: Montour, LLC County: Montour Megawatt Capacity: 1,775 Utility: TalenEnergy Montour LLC

    Montour, LLC
    Montour County
    1,775 MW

    Name: Brunner Island, LLC County: York Megawatt Capacity: 1,624 Utility: Brunner Island LLC

    Brunner Island, LLC
    York County
    1,624 MW

    Name: Seward County: Indiana Megawatt Capacity: 803 Utility: Seward Generating LLC

    Seward
    Indiana County
    803 MW

    Name: Cheswick County: Allegheny Megawatt Capacity: 637 Utility: GenOn Power Midwest, LP

    Cheswick
    Allegheny County
    637 MW

    Name: Northampton Generating Plant County: Northampton Megawatt Capacity: 134 Utility: EIF Northampton GP, LLC

    Northampton Generating Plant
    Northampton County
    134 MW

    Name: Colver Green Energy County: Cambria Megawatt Capacity: 118 Utility: Inter-Power/AhlCon Partners, L.P.

    Colver Green Energy
    Cambria County
    118 MW

    ...and 11 more

    63 gas plants

    Name: Lackawanna Energy Center County: Lackawanna Megawatt Capacity: 1,665 Utility: Invenergy Services LLC

    Lackawanna Energy Center
    Lackawanna County
    1,665 MW

    Name: York Energy Center County: York Megawatt Capacity: 1,569 Utility: Calpine Mid-Merit LLC

    York Energy Center
    York County
    1,569 MW

    Name: Eddystone Generating Station County: Delaware Megawatt Capacity: 1,569 Utility: Exelon Power

    Eddystone Generating Station
    Delaware County
    1,569 MW

    Name: Fairless Energy Center County: Bucks Megawatt Capacity: 1,338 Utility: Edgewater Generation, LLC

    Fairless Energy Center
    Bucks County
    1,338 MW

    Name: CPV Fairview, LLC County: Cambria Megawatt Capacity: 1,197 Utility: CPV Fairview, LLC

    CPV Fairview, LLC
    Cambria County
    1,197 MW

    Name: Panda Hummel Station County: Snyder Megawatt Capacity: 1,194 Utility: Panda Hummel Station LLC

    Panda Hummel Station
    Snyder County
    1,194 MW

    Name: Bethlehem Power Plant County: Northampton Megawatt Capacity: 1,153 Utility: Calpine Bethlehem LLC

    Bethlehem Power Plant
    Northampton County
    1,153 MW

    Name: Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station County: Westmoreland Megawatt Capacity: 1,134 Utility: Tenaska Pennsylvania Partners, LLC

    Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station
    Westmoreland County
    1,134 MW

    Name: Moxie Freedom Generation Plant County: Luzerne Megawatt Capacity: 1,058 Utility: Moxie Freedom LLC

    Moxie Freedom Generation Plant
    Luzerne County
    1,058 MW

    Name: Hunterstown Combined Cycle County: Adams Megawatt Capacity: 898 Utility: Kestrel Acquisition, LLC

    Hunterstown Combined Cycle
    Adams County
    898 MW

    ...and 53 more

    26 oil plants

    Name: Martins Creek, LLC County: Northampton Megawatt Capacity: 2,112 Utility: TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC

    Martins Creek, LLC
    Northampton County
    2,112 MW

    Name: Croydon Generating Station County: Bucks Megawatt Capacity: 546 Utility: Exelon Power

    Croydon Generating Station
    Bucks County
    546 MW

    Name: Sunbury Generation LP County: Snyder Megawatt Capacity: 491 Utility: Sunbury Generation LP

    Sunbury Generation LP
    Snyder County
    491 MW

    Name: Delaware Generating Station County: Philadelphia Megawatt Capacity: 392 Utility: Exelon Power

    Delaware Generating Station
    Philadelphia County
    392 MW

    Name: Titus County: Berks Megawatt Capacity: 261 Utility: Titus Power, LLC

    Titus
    Berks County
    261 MW

    Name: Schuylkill Generating Station County: Philadelphia Megawatt Capacity: 233 Utility: Exelon Power

    Schuylkill Generating Station
    Philadelphia County
    233 MW

    Name: Richmond County: Philadelphia Megawatt Capacity: 132 Utility: Exelon Power

    Richmond
    Philadelphia County
    132 MW

    Name: Southwark County: Philadelphia Megawatt Capacity: 74 Utility: Exelon Power

    Southwark
    Philadelphia County
    74 MW

    Name: TalenEnergy Martin Creek LLC Allentown County: Lehigh Megawatt Capacity: 64 Utility: TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC

    TalenEnergy Martin Creek LLC Allentown
    Lehigh County
    64 MW

    Name: TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Harrisburg County: Dauphin Megawatt Capacity: 64 Utility: TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC

    TalenEnergy Martins Creek LLC Harrisburg
    Dauphin County
    64 MW

    ...and 16 more

    See a map of dirty power plants in the US

    ...and help those workers find good jobs.

    But wait! Remember how we electrified all cars and buildings?

    Our machines don't pollute now, because they run on electricity!

    But that means we need to make more power for those new electric machines - twice as much power as we make now!

    And all of it needs to be clean power!

    So to cut the climate pollution from our power, cars, and buildings we need to INSTALL 16,000 MWs of wind and 17,000 MWs of solar.

    Since Pennsylvania already has 110 megawatts of solar power generation and 404 megawatts of wind power generation, that's 567 Megawatts of wind capacity AND 595 Megawatts of solar capacity a year we need to build.

    Percent to Needed ElectrificationA chart showing the share of Solar and Wind capacity that has already been installed and rest to be installed. We are 2% of the way to what we need to be carbon neutral by 2050.Solar & Wind MWs InstalledRemaining to Install

    That will solve another 27% of the problem.

    🏭 Other: 36%🔌 Power: 27%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 13%

    🏭 Other Emissions

    The last 36% of emissions in Pennsylvania comes other sources

    🏭 Other: 36%🔌 Power: 27%🚗 Transport: 24%🏠 Buildings: 13%

    This includes industry, landfills, and farming.

    There's no one solution to solve these problems, but there are a lot of great ideas!

    These include:

    • Regenerative agriculture to sequester carbon in soil
    • Composting to reduce landfill methane emissions
    • New techniques for manufacturing CO2 emitting materials, like concrete
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