PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2024

This represents an unprecedented influx of state and federal support for clean energy in Pennsylvania, including a just-announced $303.5 million closed loan from the US Department of Energy for Eos Energy Enterprises, and has made the Pittsburgh region a clean energy gateway for the state. Kilgour of ORVI.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

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. Although the country’s federal energy regulator has had a disconcertingly nonchalant attitude towards these events.) Unfortunately, this isn’t a rare problem.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

Rather, strong investments in clean energy, energy-efficient homes, and programs supporting energy-insecure households—coupled with stronger utility oversight—all could start to provide rapid relief directly to families who are feeling the pinch from elevated energy and heating bills. that collect shutoff data.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 24, 2023

There’s good news in the recently released official data on electricity generation in the United States in 2022: renewable energy has continued to grow, coal power has continued to drop, and renewables are now firmly ahead of coal for the first time ever. They offer a lot of good news about clean energy progress.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 6, 2025

Clean energy solutions are readily available to help ensure that these failures dont reoccur, and long-range transmission lines are one of the key components of these solutions. Increasing the countrys long-range transmission capacity will allow much more renewable and energy storage capacity to come onto the grid.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2023

In 2022, the nation experienced 18 disasters with costs exceeding a billion dollars each, and together these disasters caused at least 474 deaths. Together these disasters cost at least $165 billion, making 2022 the third most costly year on record. That’s why the long-waited climate bill that the U.S.

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Circle of Blue

JULY 26, 2022

July 26, 2022. WIND ENERGY: A wind farm has emerged as the latest energy flashpoint in New York, the Buffalo News reports. While supporters laud the plan as an opportunity to produce clean energy, opponents fear that the plant could harm water and wildlife. Laura Gersony, Fresh Editor. This Week’s Watersheds.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 9, 2022

August 9, 2022. Despite their concerns over nuclear waste, tribal leaders are celebrating a $46 million grant from Minnesota’s Renewable Development Fund, which will allow them to draft a new clean energy plan based on solar and geothermal energy. October 11-13, 2022: Great Lakes Commission Annual Meeting – register.

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Yale E360

APRIL 12, 2023

Wind and solar accounted for a record 12 percent of global power generation last year, according to a new analysis which finds that the rapid buildout of clean energy heralds "a new era of falling fossil generation." Read more on E360 →

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

They accounted for most of the failed generating capacity in a number of recent extreme weather events, including Winter Storm Uri in 2021 and Winter Storm Elliott in 2022, according to Gas Malfunction , a new Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) issue brief. percent higher than the number of wealthier residents, according to a 2022 UCS study.

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Scientific American

JANUARY 30, 2023

China accounted for nearly half of the world's low-carbon spending in 2022, which could challenge U.S. efforts to bolster domestic clean energy manufacturing

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Law and Environment

AUGUST 11, 2022

5060 ), titled An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind, into law on Thursday August 11, 2022. Each electric distribution company will be directed to develop an electric-sector modernization plan to enable increased adoption of renewable energy and create a more reliable and resilient grid.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The legislation committed nearly $400 billion to support, among other things, wind and solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, and other clean energy technologies that will make a significant dent in US heat-trapping emissions. How is that going to happen? Their report, however, comes with a warning.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The United States supports Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) partners in meeting their clean energy goals. Electric vehicles are “the most direct and efficient solution to improving the air quality in Vietnam , and in other countries in Southeast Asia,” Nguyen told Vietnam Investment Review in 2022. million people.

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Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) announced that proposed amendments to the state’s Clean Energy Standard (CES) were finalized earlier this month without substantive changes from draft language initially proposed by the agencies in April 2022.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Following the Minnesota Senate’s approval on February 2 and the House on January 26, the state now has a much-needed update to its clean energy policies that advocates and other leaders have sought for several years. Congratulations, Minnesota!

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Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 25, 2023

PPL continues to serve Kentuckians reliable, low-cost, clean electricity and natural gas. Even more, the company has begun executing its clean energy strategy, which is part of their effort to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Using an interactive online dashboard-- Renewables on the Rise 2024 -- documents the growth of six key clean energy technologies across the United States over the past decade and ranks states accordingly for solar power, wind power, battery storage, energy efficiency, electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging stations.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2024

On July 18 and 19, RE+ Mid-Atlantic took place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, bringing together hundreds of clean energy industry leaders to enhance innovation and business opportunities in the region. MW of solar energy, enough solar panels to power 287,874 homes.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2022

This move leads to approximately 6,000 to 13,000 fewer premature deaths, more than 140,000 fewer cases of asthma exacerbation, and 700,000 fewer workdays lost to illness from 2022 to 2040 compared to current policies and plans. Just as important, cleaning up the power grid can also decrease carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

On the last day of the 2022 Minnesota legislative session, state legislators had a real case of the Mondays: They failed to deliver on climate and energy policies that would have accelerated renewable energy enough to forge a clear path to carbon-free electricity and set the state on track to meet science-based emission reduction targets.

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Law and Environment

JULY 1, 2022

EPA on Thursday, June 30, 2022, curbing the power of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants across the country. The decision focuses on EPA’s authority under a specific section of the Clean Air Act. What does this mean for clean energy projects?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

New clean energy, including combined solar and battery projects, have waited (and waited, and waited…) in interconnection queues. In Virginia, where data centers already account for 25% of electricity use, $627 million in grid projects were approved in 2022 to get enough power over the wires to support this data center alley.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 13, 2024

As electric vehicle charging stations sprout like mushrooms along our roads and clusters of new wind turbines come online, these two clean energy solutions to the climate crisis are becoming more commonplace. The United States needs to speed its transition to clean energy in order to stave off even worse impacts of climate change.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 30, 2023

On January 26, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed House File 7 —the 100% Clean Energy Bill. Now, with climate and clean energy majorities in both chambers, Minnesota is poised to join other leading states in updating its clean energy policies equitably with benefits for all residents.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

Enter the late-July announcement of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022—our chance to get back on track. How the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will accelerate necessary change. On the other hand, Congress’s wholesale abandonment of wide-ranging climate investments could not be similarly recast. It was bad news all the way down.

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Law and Environment

JANUARY 24, 2023

This all contributed to making 2022 the best year yet for EVs. 615,000,000 actual in FY 2022. 1 billion from EPA’s Clean School Bus program for 389 school districts nationwide to convert to EVs. Massachusetts Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind Bans sale of ICE vehicles by a dealership after January 1, 2035.

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A Greener Life

AUGUST 30, 2022

The first wind turbine erected at the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm in April 2022. The combination of offshore wind turbines, floating solar panels and green hydrogen are some of the hybrid clean energy technologies currently under development off the Dutch coast. . Photo credit: Vattenfall / Ties van der Horst.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2024

This is DLC’s second annual ESG report and, for the first time, discloses year-over-year performance metrics from a 2022 baseline. The report covers a wide range of topics addressing risks and opportunities that DLC faces as it pursues a clean energy future for all while securing the economic vitality of the Pittsburgh region.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Climate policy has been boosted by dramatic changes in the economics of clean energy. The Department of Energy estimates the cost of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack declined 89% between 2008 and 2022. Cheaper renewable energy attracts private investment and makes limits on fossil fuels more feasible.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

The Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) is one of the go-to sources for reliable information about the US power sector. They just released their 2022 “Annual Energy Outlook” (AEO), which is a big deal: it tells us where electricity is headed over the next 30 years. Carbon emissions remain high.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2024

By John Quigley, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center Next year, the electricity bills for twenty percent of Americans will start reflecting the high cost of failing to transition to clean energy. Massive amounts of clean energy generation and storage projects are backlogged in PJM. foothold.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Clean Energy. As the state transitions off fossil fuels, the importance of building a reliable and robust clean energy grid continues to increase. The Legislature also passed two budget trailer bills, AB 205 and AB 209 , to provide financial resources to effectuate the state’s clean energy goals.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 1, 2024

BloombergNEF calculated Citi’s 2022 Energy Supply Banking Ratio (that is, financing for low-carbon projects and companies compared to financing for fossil fuel activities) at 0.6:1. C above pre-industrial levels.

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Environmental Leader

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The White Rock Wind Project will consist of a total of 51 Vestas turbines with construction expected to begin in late 2022 and a target commercial operation date in the second half of 2023. The post Oklahoma’s White Rock Wind Project to Generate 300 MW of Clean Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 31, 2023

Done right, a transformative shift to clean energy can also be a tremendous boon to community well-being, public health, and the economy. As a major emitting nation, we in the United States have a responsibility and an opportunity to reduce climate pollution, which will require swift, committed action by every sector of the economy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 26, 2024

Recent analysis from the Haas School of Business finds “that over recent years, utilities have earned sizeable regulated rates of return on their capital assets, particularly when set against the unprecedented low interest rate environment from 2008–2022. Right now, we now need to focus on passing Proposition 4 this November.

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