Organization

The Commonwealth Foundation

223 State Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101

The Commonwealth Foundation is a free-market public policy think tank based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, focusing on educational opportunity, fiscal responsibility, and government accountability

Coverage areas

Guests (1)

Elizabeth B. Stelle
Vice President of Policy

Episodes (1)

2026-07-21
The Commonwealth Foundation's Elizabeth B. Stelle: Restoring Pennsylvania's Energy Edge
with Elizabeth B. Stelle
In 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.”