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PUC Invites Comments On Accelerated Removal, Replacement Of Older Plastic Pipe In Natural Gas Distribution Systems

PA Environment Daily

The Public Utility Commission published notice in the September 7 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the proposed replacement of plastic pipe by natural gas distribution utilities. DeFrank which is patterned after the state’s successful ongoing efforts to eliminate other at-risk materials from natural gas utility systems.

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Senate Hearing: Wholesale Electricity Prices Too Low To Support Coal, Natural Gas Power Plants In Market; Natural Gas Reliability Issues Will Continue

PA Environment Daily

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. Locher said the Keystone and Conemaugh facilities announced they will close by 2028. Read more here. “As

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Independent Fiscal Office Reports 2nd Quarter PA Natural Gas Production Dropped To Lowest Level Since 2020 As A Result Of Drillers Trying To Raise The Price Of Gas

PA Environment Daily

On September 5, the Independent Fiscal Office reported second quarter natural gas production in Pennsylvania dropped to its lowest level since the third quarter of 2020. Drillers have likely cut back in response to very low average [natural gas] prices and high [gas] inventory levels," the report says.

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The Gas Utility Industry is Gaslighting Us

Union of Concerned Scientists

Southern California Gas Company, for instance, surreptitiously launched a phony grassroots group called Californians for Balanced Energy Solutions in 2019. The top spender, Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future , paid more than $1 million for some 2,000 ads. The standards will have a bigger impact on electric stoves.

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

PA- $3.32 -- Independent Fiscal Office Reports 2024 PA Natural Gas Production Down 1.8%, PA Natural Gas Price Up 19.1% PA- $3.32 -- Independent Fiscal Office Reports 2024 PA Natural Gas Production Down 1.8%, PA Natural Gas Price Up 19.1% Ohio- $2.80 Ohio- $2.80 Ohio- $2.80

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New England’s Offshore Wind Resource Is a Winter Powerhouse

Union of Concerned Scientists

This well-timed supply of energy off our coast offers an elegant solution to what until now has been an intractable problem for the regional electric grid operator ISO New England (ISO-NE): how to maintain reliability during a prolonged cold spell when demand for power is high but the region’s limited supplies of gas and oil are running low.

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Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

PA Environment Daily

What PAs Governor Told Bill Maher About 2028 -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: What Mister Rogers Would Have Thought Of The President - He Abhorred Bullies More Than Anything - By Maxwell King -- PAs Role In Assault On US Capitol -- PennLive: Warrants For Republican Con. -- PA Energy Politics -- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.07 Ohio- $2.92