Law Columbia

JUNE 11, 2024

Local opposition has proven to be a significant barrier to the rapid expansion of renewable energy facilities across the United States. The report also identifies 395 local restrictions across 41 states, along with 19 state-level restrictions, that are so severe that they could have the effect of blocking a renewable energy project.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

Solar energy production starts to dwindle by September. Solar power peaks earlier in the summer when the days are longer. By September, the sun sets earlier in the evening, and solar power production tapers off when people are still using substantial amounts of electricity in the evening. heat pumps !).

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Scientific American

JANUARY 14, 2022

Shipping delays and rising a equipment costs could hamper installations. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.

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A Greener Life

APRIL 10, 2025

The Swiss public gives the final nod to boosting renewable energy With 97% of its broad gauge lines now transitioned, India has the second highest electrification rate of any major rail network in the world. Carbon footprint Of course, the value of running things on electric power does depend on how you generate the electricity.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

schools to obtain solar power and benefit from cost savings, educational opportunities, and climate protection. One component of that goal is renewable energy procurement for its facilities. With 26 facilities generating on- and off-site solar energy, we can offer key insights on the transition to renewable energy.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Earlier this year, the MPSC approved a settlement agreement on Consumers Energy’s integrated resource plan that commits the company to retire all its remaining coal-fired power plants by 2025, construct no new fossil gas infrastructure, and build large amounts of new solar power between now and 2040.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

By 2050, gas plants operate at less than 6 percent of their rated capacity during the year compared to more than 38 percent for all gas plants in 2022, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). It also ignores the reality that gas power plant failures correlate with outages that occur in extreme weather.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 11, 2025

Over the last five years, several states, including New York (2020), California (2022), Illinois (2023), and Michigan (2023) have adopted comprehensive permitting reforms that curtail the power of local governments to block development of large-scale renewable energy projects.

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 25, 2022

On September 21, 2022, the New York Times published an essay by Gabriel Popkin titled “Are There Better Places to Put Large Solar Farms Than These Forests?” For comparison, nearly 3% of solar power is currently sited in urban areas. [1]. By Matthew Eisenson.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 30, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen The renewable energy sector experienced record growth in 2022 of 1%. They still account for 82% of the global energy supply according to the industry’s Statistical Review of World Energy released this week. In 2022, emissions were up 0.8%, reaching a new high of 39.3

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The GIANT Company recently announced a long-term renewable supply agreement with Constellation to power its Pennsylvania operations including select stores, fuel stations and perishable distribution centers with renewable energy. In June 2020, The GIANT Company completed a two-phase solar project at its Carlisle, Pa.

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Law Columbia

MAY 31, 2023

Renewable energy projects have encountered significant opposition in at least 45 states. This report updates and considerably expands two previous Sabin Center reports, published in September 2021 and March 2022. These top-line figures, however, are only indicative. Some of these are exceptionally burdensome.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 7, 2024

CCS is a multi-billion dollar boondoggle that doesn’t come close to the hype, has significant safety risks, and is a substantial distraction from real climate solutions, such as building more renewable energy, increasing electricity transmission infrastructure, and developing and using storage technology. Want proof?

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Guest Post by Taylor Bacon, 2022-2024 InTERFEWS Fellow, Ph.D. As our hostess set a plate of steaming biscuits and homemade peach preserves down on the table, she said something along the lines of were sad to see so much of our beautiful farmland being turned into solar panel fields. million acres. But maybe this tradeoff is avoidable.

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Environmental News Bits

MARCH 23, 2022

Read the full story from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Solar energy is taking off in the United States. Energy Information Agency projects that solar power will account for nearly half of all new electricity-generating capacity in 2022.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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. Dat Bike is one of numerous partners the US government works with to meet this rapidly growing demand for clean energy. © Dita Alangkara/AP.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This is a little different than other similar sounding policies like Renewable Energy Standards, which can create some confusion. But while a Renewable Energy Standard treats all sources of qualifying renewable energy equally, the LCFS has a more complicated approach, based on lifecycle analysis.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2022

By Sharon Pillar, Executive Director PA Solar Center The recently passed [federal] Inflation Reduction Act offers a number of incentives that make transitioning to solar power very attractive to homeowners, businesses, and other organizations. Click Here to sign up for regular updates.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 3, 2022

Policymakers and energy regulators should take note.” Currently, Pennsylvania has a renewable energy goal of only 8 percent, with half a percent coming from solar. This is in marked contrast to neighboring New York, Maryland and New Jersey, all of which have targets of 50 percent renewable energy by 2030.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The IRA also provides funding for electric vehicles and charging equipment, energy-saving appliances, battery-storage systems, and heat pumps, and has awarded a national total of nearly $8.4 billion in clean energy tax credits as of May 2024. million in funding for home solar installations.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2022

On March 17, the Community College of Allegheny County officially “flipped the switch” to solar power. The extensive new 543-kilowatt solar installation will produce enough electricity to power 30–40% of CCAC North Campus’s electrical energy needs. Solar (Galvanizing our Energy Transition) program.

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A Greener Life

JULY 7, 2021

New research from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) confirms renewables are continuing to outpace fossil fuels on cost. They found that the share of renewable energy that achieved lower costs than the most competitive fossil fuel option doubled in 2020. Photo credit: IRENA. By Anders Lorenzen.

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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 17, 2024

Alberta: Speak Up For a SAFE Climate: Take Action Here How Climate Action Makes Life More Affordable Renewable energy, including solar and wind power, is much cheaper and less polluting than burning fossil fuels such as natural gas, oil and coal. In the last three fiscal years, the government of Alberta has provided $4.8

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A Greener Life

JULY 31, 2024

Cambodia Solar energy in Cambodia, comprising only 7% of the country’s energy capacity, has emerged as the fastest-growing energy source , expanding over 14% in 2023. Cambodia aims to achieve 70% of renewable energy generation by 2030, with hydropower expected to contribute 55%. GW by 2040.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 31, 2022

A world-leading building retrofit program to improve energy efficiency, retrofitting five per cent of Ontario buildings per year. By investing in retrofits, between 2022 and 2030 Ontario could see more than $15.2 By 2030, all newly built public, residential and commercial buildings will conform to net-zero standards. Guaranteed jobs.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Small-scale solar in Pennsylvania produced 2.3 times more energy in 2022 than it did 5 years prior according to Rooftop Solar on the Rise , a new report released by PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center on February 13. Residential solar in the state grew 207% from 2017 through 2022.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 17, 2023

Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1

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Natural Gas Renewable Energy Climate Change Waste 98

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 20, 2022

Energy Information Administration reported-- in our January Short-Term Energy Outlook , we forecast that rising electricity generation from renewable energy resources such as solar and wind will reduce generation from fossil fuel-fired power plants over the next two years. On January 18, the U.S.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

On December 11, DEP told the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee the Shapiro Administration supports expansion of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards to increase renewable energy generation, authorization of a community solar program and expanding energy storage in the Commonwealth.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2025

[Cold Weather, LNG Demand Push Prices Higher] [ PDF of Article ] -- WTAJ: 200,000+ PA Residents Could See 18% Increase In National Fuel Gas Natural Gas Bills In 2025 -- WFMJ: National Fuel Gas Customers Could See 17% Increase In Gas Costs Starting Aug. 1 -- Altoona Mirror: Peoples Gas Natural Gas Rates To Increase Jan.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 7, 2024

Over the last 10 years, dozens of townships in Michigan have effectively halted renewable energy development by adopting severe zoning restrictions, such as moratoriums. As of December 31, 2023, at least seven townships in Michigan had adopted ordinances that prohibit utility-scale solar development from agricultural zoning districts.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Opportunities to learn more about environmental and energy issues affecting Pennsylvania for students and adults-- -- Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Facility Malfunction Dec. 27 Released 1.1

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Natural Gas Renewable Energy Electricity Clean Energy 92

Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Advocates of renewable energy have argued since the 1970s that the variable, weather-dependent nature of sunlight and wind is a modest obstacle at best to relying on 100 percent renewables. Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The article first appeared in The Bucknellian on October 7, 2022 -- Bucknell University is known for many things—stellar academics, superb facilities and superior athletics, but one aspect of the college that is increasing in size and scope is the campus’ focus on green and renewable energy.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 9, 2022

On June 30, 2022, the State of California joined the State of New York in adopting legislation that allows state authorities to bypass local laws in permitting large-scale renewable energy projects. Credit: New York Office of Renewable Energy Siting. Law § 94-c(2)(h). 94-c(4)(g). 94-c(5)(e) (emphasis added).

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 27, 2024

Key findings of the report Include: -- Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power Dominate: Fossil fuels, along with nuclear power, currently provide nearly all the power (92%) in the PJM grid. [ 1 -- Utility Dive: PJM Electric Capacity Prices Hit Record Highs, Sending Build Signal To Generators-- $14.7 Billion Up From $2.2

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Fossil Fuels Nuclear Power Natural Gas Electricity 85

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2022

-- Clean Energy Cooperative, Honesdale, Wayne County “On behalf of the Clean Energy Cooperative, I would like to thank the PA Solar Center for this recognition,” said Chris Weigand, President of Clean Energy Cooperative. The Co-op offers its members a version of community solar.

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