Energy

Which sources are part of Pennsylvania’s energy economy?

• Service industries have little role in Pennsylvania’s current economy.
• Manufacturing disappeared from Pennsylvania after heavy industry declined.
• Pennsylvania’s energy economy includes natural gas, coal, nuclear power, and electricity generation.
• Pennsylvania’s modern economy depends almost entirely on coal and steel.

Which statement best describes Marcellus Shale?

• Manufacturing disappeared from Pennsylvania after heavy industry declined.
• State GDP alone shows how economic gains are distributed to every household.
• Marcellus Shale development connects Pennsylvania’s economy to the wider Appalachian Basin.
• Service industries have little role in Pennsylvania’s current economy.

What is accurate about Pennsylvania energy?

• Pennsylvania has no meaningful agricultural or energy sector today.
• Service industries have little role in Pennsylvania’s current economy.
• Energy rankings should always be paired with the year and metric being measured.
• Employment and GDP measure exactly the same economic activity.