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The Senate just released a federal budget resolution that includes a measure that could subsidize the production of naturalgas. Here are 5 reasons why we shouldn't do that.
The second-most expensive campaign in Maine history is a debate over energy infrastructure. New England CleanEnergy Connect, a 145-mile-long transmission line will cut through the commercial timberlands of western Maine. Lobbying campaigns are being funded largely by rival energy groups.
Today’s high energy prices are the result of recent events and long-term strategies. Reliance on fossil naturalgas and the slow adoption of renewable energy contributed to electricity bills in New England in the first nine months of 2022 that are $5 billion higher than the prior year. Let me explain with an illustration.
Gas plants failed at a scale that jeopardized grid reliability for large regions of the United States during severe winter storms in 2011 , 2014 , 2018 , 2021 , and 2022. And earlier this year, gas plants failed at an alarming rate during Winter Storms Heather and Gerri. Unfortunately, this isn’t a rare problem.
The electric company Central Maine Power got its state and federal permits and began construction on a high-voltage transmission line called New England CleanEnergy Connect. If completed, the line will deliver hydropower generated in Quebec to Massachusetts, in order to fulfill that state’s cleanenergy goals.
It’s widely viewed as the “gold standard” for energy projections, even though there’s much debate in the energy community about the validity of the assumptions behind these projections. We’re risking more impacts from climate change due to continued reliance on naturalgas and oil.
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The 1,628 panels, partnered with a new white roof membrane and added insulation, make the brewery more energy efficient while saving on their electricity bills. A decade later In 2021, Steelton-Highspire School District worked with McClure Company to install a solar array large enough to offset 100 percent of its annual electricity usage.
VHC 21% Gas 32%. VHC 22% Gas 38.5%. 30% gas of own generation; 50% from purchases. Net zero by 2050, 50% cut by 2030, and 100% cleanenergy by 2040. Percent for gas also included oil or oil co-fired. Energy Mix (2020): [link]. NaturalGas: 44.8%. Landfill Gas: 0.005%.
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The decision focuses on EPA’s authority under a specific section of the Clean Air Act. But a closer read suggests more sweeping, longer-term implications for incentivizing the development of cleanenergy projects nationwide. The Court ruled that EPA lacked the authority under the Clean Air Act to issue the Clean Power Plan.
Growing by over 30 percent-- to 92,773 jobs since the height of the COVID-19 economic crisis in 2020–cleanenergy jobs in Pennsylvania have proved their resilience. Increased investment in the cleanenergy sector can support the continued trajectory of this job market lifting up Pennsylvania’s communities.
In response, Europe has scrambled to replace flows and decouple this dependence , in part by shifting away from gas to cleanenergy alternatives, in part by increasing local gas production, and in part by turning to imports of liquified naturalgas, or LNG—including from the US.
The November 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or BIL, includes an $8 billion “regional clean hydrogen hubs” program that charges the Department of Energy (DOE) with the development of at least four hydrogen hubs to advance the nation’s clean hydrogen sector.
People across the country are trying to square the benefits that technology can bring with the real and growing impacts on the environment and consumers, said Ellie Kerns , Climate and CleanEnergy Advocate with the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center. Click Here to read the report.
On October 29, Mayor Jim Kenney, Superintendent William Hite, PECO CEO Mike Innocenzo and others joined the Philadelphia Energy Authority to celebrate the opening of a new Solar Training Lab at Frankford High School to help launch young people into careers in cleanenergy. Bright Solar Futures , funded by the U.S. Dr. Wayne M.
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That requires bringing global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050. To meet that goal, the International Energy Agency’s Net Zero Roadmap released in 2021 says no new oil and gas supply projects can come online. degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
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On November 16, FirstEnergy reported , “The price of naturalgas – which makes up the largest share of U.S. percent increase in the Pennsylvania price for naturalgas since the third quarter of 2020, even higher than the 120.1 cents to 7.98 Read more here. [On Read more here.] “The
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It issued five Flex Alerts in 2020, eight in 2021, but there’s only been one so far this year. The solar, wind, nuclear, hydropower, geothermal, energy storage and naturalgas on the grid right now are the resources the state has this month. All that being said, it’s still 2022 and September is upon us.
million in annual taxpayer subsidies to manufacturing and other businesses that use naturalgas and hydrogen in their operations for at least 20 years. The bill also more than doubles the tax credit for using naturalgas to make petrochemicals or fertilizer from naturalgas. Pennsylvania needs to do better….
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Wolf’s RGGI rulemaking in 2021. In fact, EEN Action team member Kim Anderson of Cambria County testified at the Independent Regulatory Review Commission committee hearing on September 1, 2021, which resulted in a 3-2 vote in favor of RGGI. Kim’s testimony was even cited by Commissioner Watson as to why he voted in favor.
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For well #3- a violation was continued from April 19, 2021 for failing to submit a well integrity report. No violations were issued for leaking gas. Original violations issued November 18, 2021. Data Center With Massive Gas-Fired Power Plant -- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Sen. DEP inspection report. DEP inspection report.
The Council’s draft plan recommends a broad array of regulatory measures, legislation, and other state actions across every sector of the state’s economy – any and all of which could have significant implications for New York’s cleanenergy markets for decades to come.
To achieve these goals, the Commission recommends the Commonwealth transition away from investing in new or increased naturalgas infrastructure or capacity and instead deploy funds to support a net zero future. Governor-elect Healey has her work cut out for her!
Despite the cleanenergy transition that is well underway in the United States, methane gas, or naturalgas, remains the largest source of U.S. Continuing to lean heavily on gas plants is a terribly misguided solution to keeping the lights on. electricity generation.
“It is only fitting that those counties which choose to support the safe and responsible development of our domestic energy resources benefit from those Impact Fee and Legacy funds,” said Sen. In 2021, Allegheny County’s allocation from the Act 13 drilling impact fee revenue was $1,864,756.64, according to the PUC’s Act 13 fee website.
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