Consumer Energy Alliance requested an independent analysis on the impact a shutdown of the Line 5 pipeline would have in states across the Midwest which brought into focus the consequences for Pennsylvania.
Though CEA estimates that Ohio will bear the majority of the economic brunt, anticipating a $13.7 billion loss in economic activity, the report showed that Pennsylvania could potentially lose up to $2.1 billion in economic activity, $733 million in Gross State Product, and $34 million in state tax revenue. Additionally, Pennsylvania could lose 3,853 jobs and more than $331 million in labor income.
Read more – Pennsylvania Business Report