Pennsylvania’s natural gas impact fee rose 48% to $243.8 million for 2025, an increase of $79 million for distribution to counties, municipalities and state programs. The increase came from a jump in natural gas wells drilled last year and higher prices, the state said Monday. The 444 new wells drilled last year, an increase from

Pennsylvania’s annual haul from the impact fee on natural gas drilling will reach the highest level since 2022 as the average natural gas price led to a higher fee for many of the 12,504 wells drilled last year, according to projections from the Independent Fiscal Office. IFO said it expected about $243.9 million in impact

Pennsylvania’s natural gas impact fee has become one of the Commonwealth’s most successful examples of responsible energy development paired with local investment. Established under Act 13 of 2012, the impact fee was designed with a straightforward principle in mind: communities hosting natural gas development should directly benefit from the economic activity occurring in their backyards.

While I wouldn’t say this for all of Pennsylvania’s systems of taxation (many of which are convoluted), I do think that our state could be a case study for effective taxation as it pertains to the natural gas impact fee. The impact fee is notable for a few reasons: 1) It is easy to understand;

While I wouldn’t say this for all of Pennsylvania’s systems of taxation (many of which are convoluted), I do think that our state could be a case study for effective taxation as it pertains to the natural gas impact fee. The impact fee is notable for a few reasons: 1) It is easy to understand;

How often do you look at a local community project and appreciate how the money to fund the project came to be? The natural gas impact fee (which is really just a tax on the industry) is helping to fund important projects throughout the state. Via a set formula (that is clear and transparent), money

Ahead of the governor’s upcoming fiscal year 2026-2027 budget address on Feb. 3, the Stop New Energy Taxes Coalition urged state policymakers to avoid new or increased energy taxes and to continue supporting Pennsylvania’s energy sector. Led by the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry and representing leading business and industry associations across the commonwealth,

Excerpted from a report by Capitolwire: Gov. Josh Shapiro is set to release his fourth budget address Tuesday, kicking off a new budget season just three months after the 2025-26 budget deal was completed and just as Shapiro’s campaign for re-election ramps up. …. Republicans fought successfully in 2025 to get Shapiro to agree to drop

Let’s give three cheers to the state’s annual natural gas impact fee allocation and the benefits our community gets from it every year. Every June the Public Utility Commission announces the impact fee collection and distribution – with a significant portion going back to Pennsylvania counties and local governments to help fund important community projects.

A total of $5.499 million in natural gas impact fees came back to Washington County in 2023 alone, making it the highest paid county in Pennsylvania. Natural gas has been a game changer for the commonwealth, but Southwestern Pennsylvania has particularly benefited from the development of the Marcellus Shale natural gas reserve. Not only has