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Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday joined other Republican state attorneys general to investigate big tech companies regarding their allegedly deceptive claims that they are powered in large part by renewable energy.
“Big Tech is in our homes and hands every single day, so we must hold them to the highest standard of transparency and truth,” Sunday said. “What we have found is that Big Tech is making false claims of being ‘green.’ These false claims neglect natural power resources, including coal and gas resources that are power and economic drivers across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”
Pennsylvania is the second-largest producer of natural gas after Texas. It also has ample coal deposits and is the third-largest coal-producing state, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Sunday, and the other attorneys general sent a letter to Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Meta demanding answers. The letter claims the companies’ claims about purchased certificates to offset emissions are deceptive for consumers because purchasing credits does not reduce their own or any emissions. The states’ top law enforcement officers are also concerned that these tech giants are pressuring utilities to move away from fossil fuels to less reliable renewable sources, which would destabilize the power grids across America.
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