We know that the need for energy in both the U.S. and world is only growing.

We’ve noted numerous times before that the role renewable energy can play in meeting that need will still be determined by as-of-yet-unrealized technological advances, and we’ve argued that until then, the United States and Pennsylvania need to be committed to meeting needs with conventional sources — natural gas and oil.

We were encouraged that the Senate is looking at how to assist industries in exporting liquified natural gas.

The reliability of foreign markets will improve the feasibility of domestic liquified natural gas production — production that will create jobs in our region and beyond, that will generate revenue for property owners in our region and beyond and meet the needs employers in a global economy have for affordable energy.

“Increasing U.S. energy exports is good for America, and there is no bigger energy producer than the state of Texas,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, recently told news wire service The Center Square. The legislation he has proposed now for the third time “expedites permits for LNG exporters to ensure that Texas-produced gas can be sent to our allies around the world. It will enhance American energy dominance, create jobs, and drive investment.”

We hope the U.S. Senate recognizes the necessity of affordable energy — for employers and for families and from Hughesville and Avis to Seoul and Berlin and everywhere between — and acts on this initiative.

— Williamsport Sun-Gazette