PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2024

On July 30, the Department of Environmental Protection announced the award of more than $15 million in grants to electric distribution companies to improve electric grid reliability and resilience through 2024 Pennsylvania Grid Resilience Grant funding. Another grant round will open in Fall 2024. This project will result in 7.5

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2024

PJM Interconnection operates the regional electric grid serving 13 states and the District of Columbia. It issued a report last year warning that, under current trends, there may not be enough electric generating capacity to keep the lights on by 2028–2030. Pennsylvania’s energy policies have not caused this problem.

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Renewable Energy Electricity 2028 Natural Gas 84

Enviromental Defense

JULY 31, 2024

By the end, approximately 80 per cent of the original energy is lost. That is not a smart use of Atlantic Canada’s renewable energy. The wind energy used to produce hydrogen won’t be available for local use. Nova Scotia still relies on dirty coal for half of its electricity. billion by 2028 and $17.7

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Government Wind Power Greenhouse Carbon Dioxide 133

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2023

On August 23, the PJM Interconnection Critical Issue Fast Path Resource Adequacy stakeholder group heard testimony and suggestions on the issue of making electricity market changes to address nonperformance of natural gas and other generators during emergencies and events like Winter Storm Elliot in December. Read more here. Read more here.

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Natural Gas Electricity Clean Energy Renewable Energy 84

PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

On May 1, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee was told the wholesale prices of electricity in the PJM regional electric grid are too low to support coal and natural gas power plants. There were no representatives of renewable energy generators on the panel of witnesses.

Natural Gas 92

Natural Gas Electricity Renewable Energy Technology 92

Law and Environment

APRIL 12, 2023

Yesterday, the Bureau of Land Management announced that it has given final approval to the TransWest Express transmission line, a 732-mile project that will move electricity from a large wind farm in Wyoming to an interconnection point near Las Vegas. TransWest estimates project completion by the end of 2028.

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2028 Electricity Law Renewable Energy 130

A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen Tenders for 250 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy by 2028 are set to be unveiled by the Indian government, according to a government memo. India is looking to cut its emissions by 45% from 2005 levels by 2028. in 2022, the share of renewables has taken a huge leap forward in the same period from 9.4%

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Clean Energy 2028 Wind Power Renewable Energy 52

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Germany has six remaining nuclear reactors which are due to be closed down next year which will remove a huge source of zero-carbon electricity from the German economy unable to be taken up by other clean energy sources such as solar and wind. The report; ’The One Billion Tons’ was commissioned by Ökomoderne e.V.,

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Nuclear Power 2028 Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 98

Cresforum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Clean hydrogen production relies either on electricity, which may be generated through renewable or fossil fuel resources; or directly on fossil fuels, via steam methane reformation (SMR) or coal gasification accompanied by carbon capture, or via methane pyrolysis.

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Fossil Fuels Electricity 2028 Natural Gas 101

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 13, 2022

First commercialized in 1991, their cost has declined by a remarkable 97 percent over the last three decades, enabling the rapid growth of mobile phones, laptops and more recently, electric cars. The Biden administration, which wants half of all new vehicles sold in the United States to be electric by 2030, has taken notice.

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Electricity Recycling Renewable Energy 2028 321

A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Brazil’s offshore potential At sea, winds are more constant and intense than on land, and the area is wider for wind farms, providing greater potential for energy generation. This is enormously valuable for an electricity system,” said Fiestas. We see this as an opportunity to industrialise the economy from a renewable energy matrix.”

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Fossil Fuels Electricity Government Politics 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 22, 2024

The next day, Wednesday, August 14, Puerto Rico woke up with 728,000 clients (almost half) without electricity, thousands without drinking water (because many communities rely on electricity to pump water), and flood warnings throughout the island. What awaits Puerto Rico with Genera in charge of electricity generation?

Renewable Energy 324

Renewable Energy Fossil Fuels Electricity 2019 324

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee recently approved bipartisan energy permitting legislation (S.4753) This is an important priority for the clean energy transition and for building resilience to climate impacts into our electricity system.

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Law Electricity 199

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Fortunately, I don’t have COPD and I didn’t contract asthma when I was young, perhaps partly because I grew up in a home with an electric range. The study concluded that these childhood asthma cases could have theoretically been prevented by using electric appliances. But other Washingtonians may not be as lucky.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2024

Shapiro’s offer to work on legislation to make the electric grid more reliable, diversify Pennsylvania’s energy generation, lower energy costs for ratepayers and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Ward- “Shapiro says if his proposal is passed, he will drop the lawsuit that is keeping RGGI alive and consumer electric bills high.

Electricity 95

Electricity Greenhouse 2028 Renewable Energy 95

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2025

What PAs Governor Told Bill Maher About 2028 -- Post-Gazette: Pennsylvanians Join The Push To Term Limit Congress -- Republican Herald Editorial: Town Hall Would Be Challenging, Beneficial For Republican Cong. Room 60 East Wing. Click Here to watch online.

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2028 Natural Resources Conservation Recycling 53

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

More recently, much of the growth in renewable diesel has been from converted oil refineries, which already have the facilities for hydrogen treatment as well the logistics to receive trains or tanker ships of incoming oil (fossil or vegetable) and ship out finished diesel fuel. A comparison with electric vehicles in instructive.

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Cresforum

MARCH 25, 2024

Many environmentalist groups praised the draft rule, as it focused heavily on ensuring that only new zero-carbon electricity is used to produce hydrogen. As written, the guidance requires hydrogen produced via to source its electricity from only new low- or zero-emissions sources. hydrogen economy to take off.

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Electricity 2028 Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy 108

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

Ohio- $2.80 PA- $3.27 -- Reuters: US Gasoline Prices Set To Climb As Presidents New Tariffs Kick In -- Bloomberg: Oil Posts 7th Weekly Loss On Easing War Risk, Tariff Chaos -- American Gas Association: Presidents Tariffs On Canadian Natural Gas Will Cost US Consumers At Least $1.1 Ohio- $2.80 Ohio- $2.80

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Politics Natural Gas Electricity Government 70

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 14, 2025

The Public Utility Commission received 30 comments from a wide range of stakeholders on the issue of the adequacy of electricity supplies in Pennsylvania as a follow-up to the Commission's technical conference in November. Click Here for more information. Stakeholder Comments Copies of stakeholder comments are posted online at Docket No.

Natural Gas 83

Natural Gas Electricity 2025 2024 83

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 13, 2024

A second Trump Administration may not like clean energy, so streamlining clean energy projects on federal lands may not move the needle as much, but the mandatory lease sale provisions (for instance) might move the needle some. From a climate perspective, the question is whether this tradeoff is worth it. gigatons to 14.3

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Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2028 Electricity 130

PA Environment Daily

MAY 19, 2024

Billion In New Funding For State’s Poorest Schools -- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Republican Lawmakers Make Renewed Pitch For Private School Vouchers In PA -- WITF/WHYY: PA Teacher Shortage Acute In Special Education, Math And In Underserved Communities -- TribLive Editorial: What Can Pennsylvania Do About Truancy?

Politics 106

Politics 2028 Natural Gas 2024 106

Legal Planet

MAY 7, 2025

Electricity! electricity generation for a whole month March 2025 thanks to record-high solar and wind power, according to data released by energy think tank Ember. This milestone, achieved in March 2025, represents a turning point in the evolving energy mix of the worlds largest economy, writes Robert Rapier.

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Fossil Fuels 2028 Climate Change Conservation 130

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

API’s first policy proposal is repealing rules designed to support the shift to electric vehicles that the oil and gas industry has fought for decades. While API says the rule would limit public choice, it would actually increase choice by giving buyers an adequate electric vehicle inventory to meet rising demand. Pump up gas.

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Fossil Fuels Carbon Emissions 2025 Environmental Protection 245