Elizabeth B. Stelle
Vice President of Policy
223 State Street Harrisburg, PA 17101Elizabeth Stelle is the Vice President of Policy at the Commonwealth Foundation. Elizabeth leads the organization’s research and policy initiatives, focusing on expanding freedom and prosperity in Pennsylvania. Since joining the organization in 2008, she has researched and written extensively on education, energy, the state budget, and healthcare policy.
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2026-07-21
The Commonwealth Foundation's Elizabeth B. Stelle: Restoring Pennsylvania's Energy EdgeIn this Powering America Podcast episode featuring Elizabeth B. Stelle, Vice President of Policy at The Commonwealth Foundation, the discussion centers on Pennsylvania's energy landscape. Stelle highlights Pennsylvania's significant role in coal, oil, natural gas, and nuclear energy production, emphasizing the state's need to adapt to rising energy costs and increasing demand. The conversation also addresses the importance of sound energy policies, the impact of regulations on energy development, and the challenges posed by carbon taxes and renewable energy mandates.
Notable quotes
“We are Pennsylvania's free market think tank. So that means that we spend our time taking free market policies, turning them into legislation, and then eventually law, so that all Pennsylvanians across our commonwealth can prosper.”
“We are now above the national average at 14.11 cents per kilowatt hour. The national average is about 13.6. So we are now above that threshold, not a place we wanna be.”
“When we shut the door to these types of innovations, we drive the young people away, and we're already an aging state, a shrinking state.”
“The investment is going to happen somewhere. Wouldn't you rather it happen in your state? Wouldn't you rather benefit from it?”
“Avoiding carbon taxes, you know, that's really important. It would've increased rates about 30%, at the very time when rates are already rising.”
“We're not against any particular energy source because of the energy source. We just want what is reliable and affordable.”
