PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Get Your Passport To 2025 PA Farm Show, Enhance Your Conservation Skills Starting Jan. Get Your Passport To 2025 PA Farm Show, Enhance Your Conservation Skills Starting Jan. 16 Webinar On Forest Carbon Markets And Payment Programs Expert Panel [PaEN] -- PA Organization For Watersheds & Rivers Hosts Jan.

Conservation 83

Conservation Natural Gas Electricity 2024 83

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2025

Cascading Failures Combined To Produce The Worst Nuclear Power Accident In US History At Three Mile Island - By James M. GW In New Electric Generation Capacity -- PennLive Guest Essay: Expect Higher Electric Bills This Summer By As Much As 20% [Thousands Of Energy Projects Stuck In PJM Review] - By Rob Altenburg, PennFuture -- Gov.

Nuclear Power 78

Nuclear Power Clean Air Act Natural Gas Natural Resources 78

Law Columbia

JUNE 27, 2023

Furthermore, the IRA’s tax credits – and direct pay – are in the aggregate uncapped, so the dollars opened up by the IRA are limited only by the ambition of renewable energy developers and investors, including cities. Project Complexity : Renewable energy project structures vary in their complexity.

Regulations 111

Regulations Renewable Energy Government Clean Energy 111

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. [ MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day Click Here for a copy of the report.

Fossil Fuels 86

Fossil Fuels Nuclear Power Natural Gas Electricity 86

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 7, 2025

PaEN] -- City Of Reading Begins Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy Project To Save $13.3 Who Couldnt Use A Little More Joy!

Natural Gas 54

Natural Gas Renewable Energy Conservation Nuclear Power 54

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen Analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that the rise in renewable energy technologies such as solar and wind as well as nuclear energy is to dominate the growth in global power supply over the course of the next three years. Photo credit: IEA.

Nuclear Power 52

Nuclear Power Electricity 2025 Renewable Energy 52

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 31, 2025

Washington County -- E&ENews/Politico: EPA Freezes Federal Solar For All Program Funding Until Further Notice [PA Was Due To Receive $156 Million] -- 10 Government Entities In Centre County Approve Solar Energy Purchase Agreement To Save Local Taxpayers $4.4

Renewable Energy 72

Renewable Energy Nuclear Power Natural Resources 2025 72

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2025

. -- 30 Stakeholder Comments Received By PUC On Adequacy Of Electricity Supplies In Pennsylvania; Increasing Natural Gas Power Plant Reliability To 90-95% Would Mean No Imminent Capacity Problem [PaEN] -- Registration Now Open! 2025 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference At Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Online Feb.

Natural Gas 77

Natural Gas 2025 Nuclear Power Natural Resources 77

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2024

‘It Simply Should Not Happen, Period’ [PaEN] -- Stars and Stripes Guest Essay: Pause On Permits For New LNG Gas Export Facilities Right Move For National Security - Rivals Like China Are Using US LNG To Build Influence - By Steve Anderson, US Army Brigadier General - Retired [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: A Rescue Plan For American Energy And (..)

Renewable Energy 83

Renewable Energy Conservation Endangered Species Act Natural Gas 83

A Greener Life

JULY 23, 2021

Japan, a long-time supporter of nuclear power, now has serious hydrogen ambitions. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be powered by hydrogen. The Tokyo Olympics will be powered by a fuel with ambition – hydrogen. Iceland also has geothermal energy. Production is set to begin in 2025. By Fred Pearce.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Electricity Carbon Dioxide Carbon Emissions 98

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2025

2025 Shale Gas & Public Health Conference At Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Online Feb. 27 Webinar On RISE PA Decarbonization Grant Program, PA Energy Programs For Industry [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center Hosts Jan. 27 Webinar On RISE PA Decarbonization Grant Program, PA Energy Programs For Industry [PaEN] -- PA Solar Center Hosts Jan.

Conservation 84

Conservation Natural Gas 2025 Electricity 84

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 29, 2024

A Third, A Third, A Third The IFO said Pennsylvania is now dependent on one fuel for 59% of the state’s electricity generation-- natural gas-- followed by nuclear power-- 31.9%, coal-- 5.4% It expects to clear another 26 GW of capacity in 2024 and 46 GW of new generation in 2025. MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day

Natural Gas 118

Natural Gas Electricity Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 118

Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

4] Meanwhile, many experts see in recent trends an inevitable transition away from coal and nuclear power plants, designed to function as baseload capacity, toward variable renewable energy sources with just-in-time natural gas back-up. 7] Nuclear plants are among the most reliable components of America’s power grids.

Electricity 100

Electricity Renewable Energy 2019 Nuclear Power 100

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

4 Webinar: Our Work Helps The Allegheny River Thrive -- TribLive: Nature Focus Of Artwork Featured In Loyalhanna Watershed Association’s 40th Annual Auction -- Registration Now Open For PASA 2025 Sustainable Agriculture Conference Feb. 5-7 In Lancaster [PaEN] -- Wilkes-Barre Times: DEP Reduced Permit Backlog By 67% Under Gov. Shapiro -- Gov.

Conservation 84

Conservation Air Pollution Recycling Natural Gas 84

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2025

Kate Harper (R) and Fmr Cong.

Conservation 54

Conservation Recycling 2025 Natural Gas 54

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

On March 7, the Independent Fiscal Office issued its latest Pennsylvania Electricity update that reports the electricity grid is dependent on one fuel for 59% of the state’s electricity generation-- natural gas-- followed by nuclear power-- 31.9%, coal-- 5.4% Energy Information Administration. from other sources. Read more here.

Electricity 116

Electricity Natural Gas Renewable Energy Nuclear Power 116

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 12, 2023

2025 [PaEN] -- DEP Starts Taxpayer-Funded Hazardous Sites Cleanup Process For American Biodiesel Site In Erie County; Hearing Sept. 18 PA Renewable Energy Policy Webinar - Time To Take Action [PaEN] -- Citizens Voice: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant To Test Emergency Sirens Thursday, Aug.

Natural Gas 90

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Renewable Energy Conservation 90

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 30, 2024

Million -- PA Wilds Center: 2 New PA Wilds Conservation Shops Open In Forest, Tioga Counties -- Spotlight PA: A Rainy PA Forest In Ohiopyle State Park Offers Fun Window Into An Appalachian Ecology Debate -- TribLive: Experts Predict High Spotted Lanternfly Numbers In Western PA -- PA Interfaith Power & Light Launches PA Plants Native!

Conservation 83

Conservation 2024 Natural Gas Clean Energy 83

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2022

“Immediate reductions in gas demand can be achieved through energy efficiency solutions such as ramping up demand response devices, including smart thermostats, and deployment of heat pumps. “ The REPowerEU plan estimates that reductions through energy savings in homes can replace 15.5

Natural Gas 90

Natural Gas Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Greenhouse 90

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2025

PA- $3.34 -- PennLive: PA One Of The Least Affordable States For Gasoline, Report Finds -- Public News Service: PA Power Demand Spurs Concerns Over Rising Electric Rates, Natural Gas Dependency -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - 15, Same As Last Week; 21 On Aug. Ohio- $3.14

Politics 110

Politics Natural Gas Electricity 2025 110

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 29, 2025

Updating Renewable Energy Standards - PRESS Twenty years ago, Pennsylvania led the nation by establishing the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (AEPS), which successfully promoted new and innovative forms of energy in the Commonwealth. DeepSeek [Posted: January 29, 2025] PA Environment Digest Read more here.]

Electricity 58

Electricity Natural Gas Clean Energy Nuclear Power 58

Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Subsidies and mandates for renewables result in higher electricity prices and the net transfer of wealth from lower to upper income citizens. Like taxes on food, taxes on energy are regressive. Finally, the premature closure of nuclear power plants, often in the name of fighting climate change, results in greater air pollution.

2020 95

2020 Air Pollution Climate Change Natural Gas 95

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 27, 2025

Shapiro Touts Lightning Energy Plan In Blair County -- PennLive: Opponents Of Susquehanna River Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric Project Ask Court To Overturn FERC Permit Approval -- The Center Square: Lake Eries Renewable Energy Future Up For Study -- The Allegheny Front: Advice From A Youth Climate Organizer; Preview Of Pittsburgh Youth Climate Summit (..)

Nuclear Power 54

Nuclear Power Air Pollution Natural Resources Waste 54

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

This is the conclusion of a recent International Energy Agency (IEA) analysis. In its report, Electricity 2025, released this month, the agency forecasts that global demand will be equivalent to adding an amount greater than the annual electricity consumption in Japan every year between now and 2027.

Electricity 58

Electricity 2027 2025 Nuclear Power 58

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Lower Gas Prices Could Revive European Economy Without Expensive US LNG Gas -- Three Mile Island Restart -- PennLive: Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Owner Says Reopening Of Plant Is On Schedule -- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Sees Growing Demand From A.I. Firm Raises $250 Million, Deploys A.I.

Politics 102

Politics 2025 Electricity Natural Gas 102

Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2024

Who will lead the Senate in 2025? That makes the question of who will replace Mitch McConell as GOP leader all the more important for climate and energy policy. Cornyn’s Senate website emphasizes expansion of fossil fuel production but also touts Texas as a “trailblazer in renewable energy.” John Thune (SD).

Renewable Energy 246

Renewable Energy Nuclear Power Biofuels Fossil Fuels 246

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Of Energy Awards DEP $16.2 2 -- Schuylkill Action Network To Hold Annual Meeting Nov.

Conservation 83

Conservation Nuclear Power Natural Gas Clean Energy 83

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 14, 2025

Room 60 East Wing. Click Here to watch online. Read more here. March 18-- House Game & Fisheries Committee informational meeting on Game Commission Annual Report. Visit the Board webpage for options on joining the meeting remotely. Contact: Todd M. Wallace, twallace@pa.gov or (717) 783-6395.

Natural Gas 54

Natural Gas Conservation Renewable Energy Natural Resources 54

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Martin continued by saying, PJM has been putting up the warning sign and has noted that most of the new projects that have been in the queue were renewable energy projects. But that still doesn't get past some of the interconnection issues that we've seen from PJM.

Electricity 60

Electricity Environmental Protection Conservation Nuclear Power 60

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

When Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office in January 2025, his second presidency will have widespread implications for the energy industry, especially new investments, but not necessarily in the ways his supporters might expect. Renewable Energy Vs. Fossil Fuels Renewables or fossil fuels?

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2025 Fossil Fuels Politics Renewable Energy 130

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

On January 20, 2025 otherwise known as Day One of Trump 2.0 the president signed a barrage of Executive Orders, including one declaring a national energy emergency. At the same time, the natural gas industry was in disarray, coal burning was damaging the environment, and the nuclear power industry collapsed.

Fossil Fuels 165

Fossil Fuels 2008 Natural Gas Nuclear Power 165

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

In my city of Los Angeles, the cost of the January 2025 wildfires is estimated to exceed $250 billion. He has long railed against wind power (both onshore and offshore), and he repeated many of these claims at his post-Inauguration rally at the Capital One Center on January 20, 2025. Why bother?

Fossil Fuels 251

Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Wind Power Climate Change 251