Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

But what you probably haven’t heard is that our grid is getting dirtier again, with fossil fuels increasing in our electricity supply from burning natural gas. That means carbon emissions from electricity in Ontario will be rising back up again after years of decline. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 . Source: IESO [link].

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Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 15, 2024

When the current Ontario government came to power in 2018, one of the first things they did was introduce a bill that canceled the cap and trade program and weakened Ontario’s climate target, which had been enshrined in law. What’s the case about? This move set back climate ambition in Ontario, and Canada, significantly.

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A Greener Life

JULY 31, 2024

Rooftop solar could provide a solution for industries and help transform the lives of residents across the 245 villages yet to be connected. Chinese companies play a key role in Cambodia’s solar development. In 2021, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) identified a solar potential of 3294 GW. GW of solar power.

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A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

.” The partnership between the family-owned Bluenergy and Udinese is not new as the utility has been a partner of the Serie A outfit since 2018, supplying the club with energy exclusively from renewable sources for the last few years, and recently they acquired naming rights to the stadium.

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Columbia Climate Law

JULY 9, 2015

Recently, two competing plans to reform California’s four-tier electricity rate structure of the three investor-owned utilities (IOUs) [1] have emerged from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). Under the current tariff system, customers who use more electricity are charged significantly higher rates per kilowatt-hour (kWh). [4]

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 2, 2023

Fossil fuels currently account for around 60% of electricity generation , a share that it aims to reduce to 35% by 2030 through the expansion of renewables, including hydropower, and in particular wind and solar. China Electric Power Equipment and Technology (CET) also agreed last year to invest US$1.1

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Acoel

MAY 18, 2021

Yet Mainers are questioning whether to accept a new 145-mile electric transmission line that will bring hydropower from Quebec into the New England power grid, removing 3.0 Note also that the hydropower is a “base-load” contribution, not an intermittent source like solar or wind power. and worldwide).

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2023

Yaw Proposes Independent Energy Office To Promote Development Of PA’s Diverse Energy Portfolio - Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Coal [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Greene County House That Exploded In 2018 From Natural Gas Leak Stands As A Monument To Leaking Gas Pipelines, Leaking Gas Wells, Leaking Gas Storage Areas -- Post-Gazette: Smoke Stacks (..)

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

A 2018 Penn State study showed that individuals in the state’s mandatory certification program worked on an average of 38.5 It complements Phoenix Contact’s Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power (CCHP) system, which generates about half of the facility’s electric requirements.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 6, 2025

This new generating capacity, coupled with more transmission capacity, will enable us to share far more electricity between regions during extreme weather events. Note: Grid operators implement rolling blackouts, or firm load shedding, when electricity demand exceeds available supply. Although much shorter than the 4.5

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A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2021

tonnes of CO2 in 2018. It could then explore local heating systems, using waste heat from factories and power plants rather than building new boilers. Wind and solar power can provide green electricity for those facilities, while the low local temperatures can help with cooling requirements.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 7, 2024

9 Webinar On Applying For EPA Clean School Bus Rebate Program [PaEN] -- WHYY/Plan Philly: City Of Philadelphia’s Vehicle Fleet Getting Cleaner, But Has A Long Way To Go -- Inquirer: Public Electric Vehicle Charging Is On The Way, But PA Is ‘Playing Catch-Up’ -- PA Assn. Of Environmental Professionals: Jan. Shapiro: PA Receives Over $44.4

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Columbia Climate Law

AUGUST 6, 2015

Hillary Clinton’s climate change plan , released last week, centers on two goals: installing 500 million solar panels by 2021, and, relatedly, adding enough electric generation capacity from renewable sources to supply all residential electricity needs.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2022

Last year, North Beaver Township passed an ordinance banning solar arrays on farms, so long as those solar arrays produce electricity that is transferred to the grid. Solar arrays, like the original wind and water-powered feed grinders (still in use in parts of Pennsylvania), are fueled by the elements.

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Currently, Chevron operates the Casper Wind Farm in Wyoming, a former refinery, which was commissioned in 2009 and can produce enough electricity to power approximately 13,000 U.S. homes for a year.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 1, 2024

Others who intervened in support of the project were the local chapter of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), the Ohio Environmental Council, and Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy. Supporters primarily emphasized economic and environmental benefits of the project. Opinion ¶ 222.)

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The Energy Law

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Currently, Chevron operates the Casper Wind Farm in Wyoming, a former refinery, which was commissioned in 2009 and can produce enough electricity to power approximately 13,000 U.S. homes for a year.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

Energy Transfer had its brand new Revolution Natural Gas Pipeline explode in Beaver County in 2018 and paid a penalty of $30.8 Energy Transfer’s environmental compliance record in Pennsylvania is absolutely terrible. million to DEP. Posted: June 20, 2023] PA Environment Digest

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Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

Congress took questions relating to the security of America’s electricity supply seriously before more than a dozen states experienced energy shortages last month, but those events make this hearing all the more urgent. electrical grids were increasingly “complex and vulnerable.” [2] Shellenberger. 5] The U.S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 17, 2022

From 2018 to 2019, US capacity increased from 234 to 402 megawatts (MW), mostly in California. It could look like large-scale storage projects using batteries or compressed air in underground salt caverns, smaller-scale projects in warehouses and commercial buildings, or batteries at home and in electric vehicles.

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Circle of Blue

MAY 19, 2022

Barges up to 300 feet long and 90 feet across will carry 12 miles of spooled electrical cable, navigation equipment, a tall crane and a specialized crew. Construction may start in a few months and the cable could be laid in 2024 as part of a major transmission line called the Champlain Hudson Power Express.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 4, 2024

A new North American Electricity Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) review of power outages and gas industry failures reveals the potential for prolonged and deadly power outages. What Happened in Texas?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Between 2010 and 2018, Chevron is analyzed to have dedicated only 0.2% of its long-term investments to sources of low-carbon energy like wind and solar. The cost of wind and solar power have been falling for over a decade, making them the world’s cheapest source of new electricity.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

EQM Gathering OPCO LLC Sue Union Twp., EQM Gathering OPCO LLC Sue Union Twp.,

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

Million Planted Since 2018 [PaEN] -- Guest Essay: Life Depends On Protecting The Natural World, Federal Rollbacks Are Threatening Our Future - By Michael Kensinger, Juniata Valley Audubon Society [PaEN] -- TribLive: Flight 93 Memorial Supporters In Somerset County Step Up Fundraising As Potential Job Cuts Loom -- Gov.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

This is especially concerning for a state like Pennsylvania where over half of households use natural gas to heat their homes , and much of Pennsylvania’s electricity is powered by natural gas-fired power plants, meaning even those who don’t use natural gas fuel directly for heating may still be affected by rising prices.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 16, 2021

House To Vote Next Week On Expanding PFAS Regulation Impacting PA, Other States -- Utility Dive: Clean Electricity Standard Lands Spot In $3.5 3 Summer Bug Faces To Know National/International -- PA Cap-Star: U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 5, 2021

Here’s A Guide To Identifying Them And Avoiding Bites Climate Rachel McDevitt: Will RGGI Affect Your Electric Bill? Million For PFAS Cancer Study WHYY: What’s In The Water?

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 3, 2022

By Ad Crable, Chesapeake Bay Journal A solar power boom generated by new renewable energy mandates is unfurling in the Chesapeake Bay region. Virginia, for example, was ninth in the nation for new solar capacity in 2021. Twenty states have sheep grazing on solar sites. Sheep are the natural fit for solar.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 12, 2023

Yaw Proposes Independent Energy Office To Promote Development Of PA’s Diverse Energy Portfolio - Natural Gas, Nuclear Power, Coal [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Greene County House That Exploded In 2018 From Natural Gas Leak Stands As A Monument To Leaking Gas Pipelines, Leaking Gas Wells, Leaking Gas Storage Areas -- StateImpactPA - Rachel (..)

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 26, 2021

Rural Communities On The Front Lines Of Solar's Growth -- Sen. Mensch Introduces Bill To Encourage Development Of Clean Vehicle Infrastructure- Electric, Natural Gas, Hydrogen -- 35 Senate, House Democrats Urge Gov. DEP Chesapeake Bay Implementation: 7 Conservation Districts Awarded $2.98

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Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

It was reported in January that a developer had filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court challenging the City of Santa Rosa’s law requiring appliances in new homes of three stories or less to use electricity rather than natural gas. 452044/2018 (N.Y. Lawsuit Filed Challenging Solar Power Facility in California.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 29, 2024

Over the last 12 years, I wrote eight columns on the Koch network’s escapades, including: Its attempt in 2012 to scare consumers about the cost of state renewable energy standards, which require utilities to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels by increasing their use of wind and solar power.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 31, 2022

Koch family-controlled foundations donated more than $145 million to a network of 90 think tanks and advocacy groups from 1997 through 2018 to disparage climate science and block efforts to address climate change. In the 2018 and 2020 election cycles, Koch Industries’ total outlay of $26.7 million was more than the $21.7

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The resulting fall of natural gas prices made it the fuel of choice for electricity producers, and coal use declined. Additionally, in the 2010s, solar and wind generated electricity became cost competitive with, if not outright cheaper than coal, natural gas, and nuclear power.

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