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Philadelphia House Delegation, City Councilmembers urge the PUC to commit to ‘No Shutoffs During the Shutdown’

(Nov 05, 2025)

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3 – Today, state Reps. Elizabeth Fiedler, Morgan Cephas, Jordan Harris, Danilo Burgos, and other members of the Philadelphia House Delegation joined City Councilmember Mike Driscoll and to call on the Public Utilities Commission to pause disconnection of heating services during the federal government shutdown.The shutdown has delayed the opening of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program by a month. LIHEAP is a utility assistance service that helps low-income households pay their heating bills, leaving economically and medically vulnerable Pennsylvanians without assistance until Dec. 3. In 2024, over 15,000 crisis grants were issued in the month of November alone to prevent the imminent loss of heat to Pennsylvania homes. Read more

 

House Energy Committee hold public hearing on benefits of electric school buses

(Oct 29, 2025)

HARRISBURG, Oct. 29 – Today, the PA House Energy Committee held a public hearing on legislation (H.B. 1539) that would create a grant program to help schools transition to electric school buses.The benefits of deploying ESB fleets include reduced costs of ownership and operation, fuel costs savings, maintenance costs savings, and public health benefits. However, the up-front costs associated with ESB fleets have been prohibitive for many Pennsylvania school districts. Read more

 

House Energy Committee, Nuclear Caucus tour Crane Clean Energy Center at Three Mile Island

(Oct 28, 2025)

HARRISBURG, Oct. 28 - On Tuesday, members of the PA House Energy Committee and the PA House Nuclear Caucus toured the Crane Clean Energy Center. In September 2024, Constellation Energy announced it had signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft with plans to restart Three Mile Island Unit 1, which ceased operations in 2019 for economic reasons. The unit, now renamed Crane Clean Energy, is expected to go online by the end of 2027. On the tour, members learned about the history of the plant and the new initiatives by Constellation Energy to bring the facility back online safely, as well as train and prepare its 750-person permanent workforce. The group were able to see the main turbine, main generator, and the control room along with a walk through some of the grounds. Read more

 

PA House Energy Committee considers first-ever regulations on data centers in Pennsylvania

(Oct 23, 2025)

HARRISBURG, Oct 23 – Yesterday, PA House Energy Committee Chair Elizabeth Fiedler, D-Phila., convened a public hearing on legislation introduced by state Rep. Robert Matzie, D-Beaver. House Bill 1834 would authorize the Public Utility Commission to establish a regulatory framework for data centers operating in the Commonwealth. Read more

 

Fiedler, Matzie introduce resolution urging Congress to fully fund LIHEAP, reinstate fired employees

(Oct 21, 2025)

HARRISBURG, Oct. 21 – Today, Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler, D-Phila., and Rep. Robert Matzie, D-Beaver, introduced a resolution urging Congress and President Donald Trump to permanently reinstate federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program employees and to increase funding for the program. LIHEAP is a federal cash grant program that helps low-income families across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., heat and cool their homes, make emergency repairs, and prevent shutoffs of essential utilities. In Pennsylvania, 300,000 households depend on LIHEAP for heating assistance in a typical year. On April 2, Trump laid off all federal staff responsible for administering LIHEAP and proposed zero funding in his fiscal year 2026 federal budget, leaving Pennsylvanians in the lurch. “Staying warm in the winter is not a partisan issue. Red, blue, doesn’t matter. People in all areas of our commonwealth depend on LIHEAP funding to get them safely through the coldest months. It’s a federal program that literally saves lives,” said Matzie . “It seems unconscionable that funding would be withheld, but here we are. And let’s be clear, this has nothing to with the current shutdown – the funding was cut in the proposed federal budget. This resolution is a simple plea to Congress to do the right thing. Restore LIHEAP funding. People’s lives depend on it.” One in five Pennsylvania households report Read more

 

Testifiers emphasize necessity of clean manufacturing incentives proposed by Reps. Fiedler, Krajewski, Inglis

(Oct 15, 2025)

HARRISBURG, Oct. 15 – Amid a global boom in advanced clean industries, the House Finance Committee last week convened a public hearing on H.B. 1556, the Clean Manufacturing Tax Credit bill. The three main sponsors of the bill, Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler and Rep. Rick Krajewski, both D-Phila.; and Rep. John Inglis, D-Allegheny, spoke about the two-fold intent of the bill to cement the commonwealth’s standing as a leader in emerging markets of the advanced clean manufacturing sector and to minimize environmental harm. Read more

 

PA House Energy Committee tours downtown Harrisburg’s district energy system owned and operated by Cordia Energy

(Oct 10, 2025)

On Tuesday, Oct. 7, members of the PA House Energy Committee toured Cordia Energy’s Bruce Mangione Steam Plant in Harrisburg, where they got a closer look at the sustainable infrastructure that powers the Capitol Complex and much of Harrisburg. Read more

 

Fiedler, Powell, Khan, Probst bill to address school facilities crisis in Pa. passes House

(Oct 10, 2025)

HARRISBURG, Oct 10 – On Wednesday, the School Facilities Inventory Bill, H.B. 1701, passed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The bill, introduced by Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler, D-Phila., Rep. Lindsay Powell, D-Allegheny, Rep. Tarik Khan, D-Phila., and Rep. Tarah Probst, D-Monroe/Pike, would address the issue of outdated and unsafe school buildings in Pennsylvania, facilitating the process by which school facilities are assessed and prioritized. “You can’t fix a problem until you know the scope of what you’re dealing with, and this bill gets us to that place,” Fiedler said. “H.B. 1701 would help us compile comprehensive data on Pennsylvania’s school buildings and ensure that recommendations on our most urgent funding needs are made by experts. That way, we can move quickly and efficiently to support schools in making repairs.” Fiedler noted that a wide scope of important building information would be provided, including the age of the buildings and their renovation history, building size and enrollment capacity. The assessments would also consider factors such as heating and ventilation, ADA compliance and environmental risk factors such as asbestos and mold. Currently, there is no statewide inventory of the condition of school buildings, nor is there statewide criteria for assessing facilities’ needs. The legislation passed Wednesday would create a comprehensive Read more

 

PA House approves unemployment for striking workers

(Oct 07, 2025)

“Going on strike takes remarkable bravery, but it shouldn’t have to mean that you and your family go hungry,” Fiedler, D-Phila., said. “There are always going to be risks when going on strike, and unemployment compensation gives workers a basic degree of stability, allowing them to fight for better working conditions on a more level playing field.” Read more

 

PA House Energy Committee holds public hearing on solar-ready warehouse legislation; labor and environmental leaders weigh-in

(Oct 07, 2025)

Continuing its efforts to ensure the commonwealth’s energy resources can meet surging demand and curb rising costs, Chair Elizabeth Fiedler convened a meeting of the PA House Energy Committee to discuss solar-readiness requirements for commercial buildings as proposed in H.B. 1260.Also known as the Solar-Ready Warehouse bill, the legislation would incentivize new warehouses to be built to accommodate solar panels and encourage existing warehouses to be retrofitted for them. Read more

 

Fiedler: PA's Future Depends on Clean Energy

(Sep 29, 2025)

PA House Energy Committee Chair Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler is urging her colleagues to take action now to build out Pennsylvania's clean energy infrastructure and lead the way toward a healthier, more resilient state. Read more

 

South Philly District Updates September 26, 2025

(Sep 26, 2025)

96 @media only screen and (min-width:660px){.u-row{width:640px!important}.u-row .u-col{vertical-align:top}.u-row .u-col-50{width:320px!important}.u-row .u-col-100{width:640px!important}}@media (max-width:660px){.u-row-container{max-width:100%!important;padding-left:0!important;padding-right:0!important}.u-row .u-col{min-width:320px!important;max-width:100%!important;display:block!important}.u-row{width:100%!important}.u-col{width:100%!important}.u-col>div{margin:0 auto}}body{margin:0;padding:0}table,td,tr{vertical-align:top;border-collapse:collapse}p{margin:0}.ie-container table,.mso-container table{table-layout:fixed}*{line-height:inherit}a[x-apple-data-detectors=true]{color:inherit!important;text-decoration:none!important}table,td{color:#000}#u_body a{color:#00e;text-decoration:underline} Immigrant Solidarity Training in South Philly All of our neighbors deserve dignity, respect, and a right to due process. Join this special training co-hosted by my office to build the knowledge and skills to uphold yours and others’ rights and learn what you can do during an ICE raid. The first training coming up will be Tuesday, Read more

 

Fiedler: Fixing Pennsylvania’s Crumbling School Infrastructure

(Sep 24, 2025)

Outdated and unsafe school buildings are a widespread issue in Pennsylvania, with concerns such as asbestos contamination leading to closures. State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler’s proposed legislation aims to identify and prioritize necessary repairs, ensuring smart investments of taxpayer dollars to address this issue affecting communities across the state. Read more

 

Testifiers highlight urgent need for school facility assessments

(Sep 22, 2025)

In the last two state budgets, we’ve secured historic funding for basic education and school building repairs, but the next step is using that funding efficiently to address the highest-need schools. This legislation will help us move forward with projects quickly and make smart use of taxpayer dollars at the same time. Read more

 

Pennsylvania House bill lays out new heat protections for workers

(Sep 12, 2025)

The bill, introduced ahead of Labor Day, would require employers to provide paid rest breaks and water when the heat index hits 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Read more

 

Solar savings

(Sep 12, 2025)

Check presentation to Community College of Philadelphia Northeast for Solar for Schools Read more

 

Op-Ed: We don’t need sacrifices to fund SEPTA when we have real solutions

(Sep 12, 2025)

Op-Ed about funding SEPTA Read more

 

September 12, 2025, Weekly E-Newsletter

(Sep 12, 2025)

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Culver, Fiedler Celebrate Solar for Schools Investment in Bloomsburg

(Sep 08, 2025)

BLOOMSBURG, Sept. 8 – On Friday, Sept. 5, Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler, D-Phila., joined Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver, R-Columbia/Luzerne/Montour/Northumberland/Snyder, to celebrate the Bloomsburg Area School District’s achievement in acquiring Solar for Schools grants. Bloomsburg Mayor Justin Hummel, Superintendent JJ Cleaver, school board member Dr. Eric Miller, and other leaders and community members gathered at the event to honor the two Bloomsburg schools that received awards totaling $800,000. "I am so happy to know that, with the support of Senator Culver and the Bloomsburg Area School District, state funds are going to a place I hold close to my heart: my hometown and my alma mater,” Fiedler said. “Saving money through solar investments means more dollars going directly to the classrooms, so our students can learn at their best.” “This program is about stretching taxpayer dollars while giving our schools the tools to plan for the future,” Culver said. “I am grateful to Representative Fiedler, the Bloomsburg Area School District, and all of our partners for their leadership on this important initiative.” The event, held at W.W. Evans Elementary School, highlighted how the grants will support the district in moving forward with solar energy projects that reduce long-term utility costs, expand educational opportunities, and create local jobs. “This is Read more

 

We don’t need sacrifices to fund SEPTA when we have real solutions

(Sep 07, 2025)

In the current debate about the state budget and SEPTA funding, we keep hearing a familiar story. The story goes that Pennsylvania is running out of money, and the only way we can pay for transit systems like SEPTA is to take money from other pots. Robbing Peter to pay Paul. Read more

 

Philadelphia House Delegation, City Councilmembers urge the PUC to commit to ‘No Shutoffs During the Shutdown’
Nov 05, 2025

House Energy Committee hold public hearing on benefits of electric school buses
Oct 29, 2025

House Energy Committee, Nuclear Caucus tour Crane Clean Energy Center at Three Mile Island
Oct 28, 2025

PA House Energy Committee considers first-ever regulations on data centers in Pennsylvania
Oct 23, 2025

Fiedler, Matzie introduce resolution urging Congress to fully fund LIHEAP, reinstate fired employees
Oct 21, 2025

Testifiers emphasize necessity of clean manufacturing incentives proposed by Reps. Fiedler, Krajewski, Inglis
Oct 15, 2025

PA House Energy Committee tours downtown Harrisburg’s district energy system owned and operated by Cordia Energy
Oct 10, 2025

Fiedler, Powell, Khan, Probst bill to address school facilities crisis in Pa. passes House
Oct 10, 2025

PA House approves unemployment for striking workers
Oct 07, 2025

PA House Energy Committee holds public hearing on solar-ready warehouse legislation; labor and environmental leaders weigh-in
Oct 07, 2025

Fiedler: PA's Future Depends on Clean Energy
Sep 29, 2025

South Philly District Updates September 26, 2025
Sep 26, 2025

Fiedler: Fixing Pennsylvania’s Crumbling School Infrastructure
Sep 24, 2025

Testifiers highlight urgent need for school facility assessments
Sep 22, 2025

Pennsylvania House bill lays out new heat protections for workers
Sep 12, 2025

Solar savings
Sep 12, 2025

Op-Ed: We don’t need sacrifices to fund SEPTA when we have real solutions
Sep 12, 2025

September 12, 2025, Weekly E-Newsletter
Sep 12, 2025

Culver, Fiedler Celebrate Solar for Schools Investment in Bloomsburg
Sep 08, 2025

We don’t need sacrifices to fund SEPTA when we have real solutions
Sep 07, 2025