Shapiro in York: State will get half of its electricity from renewable sources

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro appeared in York County Monday to announce an initiative that would result in the state getting half of its energy from solar arrays around the state.

The move, according to a news release, would lead the nation in getting energy from renewable sources, ahead of states known for getting energy from solar and wind sources such as California and Texas.

At the press conference, Shapiro announced that the state's Department of General Services entered into a 15-year contract with Baltimore-based Constellation Energy that fixes the price the department pays for electricity while providing for sustainable energy.

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The state's Pennsylvania Project to Utilize Light and Solar Energy, called PA-PULSE, will get electricity from 10 new solar arrays around the state, including one in York.

The announcement came on the heels of the news that a solar farm proposed in Dover Township had been scuttled because of costs.