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.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 24, 2023

They offer a lot of good news about clean energy progress. Here’s a taste: Wind power , the largest single source of renewable electricity in the country, grew the most of any renewable energy source in overall generation from 2021 to 2022. With small solar included, renewable electricity all together provided 22.7

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 25, 2022

Today, the regional entity overseeing much of the electric power grid in the Midwest—the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)—approved a set of major new transmission system upgrades that will bring billions of dollars in benefits to the region while better enabling states and utilities to pursue transitions to clean energy.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

A $200-million federal funding effort aims to fix that problem with solar power and other clean energy Thousands of homes in Navajo and other tribal lands don’t have access to electricity.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Energy storage, or the storing of electricity for later use on the power grid, plays an important role in the clean energy transition. Illinois is currently considering policy proposals to establish a statewide energy storage target.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 31, 2024

As I discussed in a previous blogpost , this funding is crucial for lower-income countries to be able to make a rapid clean energy transition while closing the huge energy poverty gap for millions of people without access to modern forms of energy. C increase in global average temperatures above pre-industrial levels.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 22, 2022

Renewable energy will help with all of that—but we need a grid that is designed for wind and solar instead of having to rely on expensive coal and gas plants. These investments will help accommodate accelerating amounts of low-cost renewable energy like wind and solar power, laying the groundwork for a cleaner, cheaper grid.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

Real-time energy production and savings data are displayed in each school, integrating sustainability into the educational experience. Right now, Pennsylvania is currently ranked 26th in the nation for solar power.

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Inhabitant

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Space-based solar power is the cool technology of the future, although the concept was conceived hundreds of years ago. Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, a Russian scientist, proposed the idea of harnessing space-based solar power in 1923.

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New Scientist

JULY 23, 2024

Efficient solar panels have helped make solar power the cheapest form of energy on the planet, and new designs based on space-age technology are going further

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 13, 2022

We already have so many of the foundational technological building blocks of the clean energy transition at hand: renewables, energy efficiency, energy storage, and pathways to electrifying a vast array of energy end uses. Now we need to rapidly accelerate the clean energy momentum already underway.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

Other businesses that want to follow suit have the added benefit of solar energy tax credits that can dramatically lower the price tag for going solar. Solar Carports, like the one at Burkholders Country Market, are a great solution for businesses looking to maximize their available space while investing in clean energy.

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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. Over the last two decades, energy demand in Southeast Asia increased by an average of 3% annually, according to the International Energy Agency’s Southeast Asia Energy Outlook 2022.

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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.

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New Scientist

MAY 7, 2024

The rapid growth of solar power led to a record-breaking year for clean energy generation in 2023, and the year is expected to mark the start of a long-term decline in fossil fuels

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 30, 2024

“As we see more opportunities for investment in solar projects, Pennsylvania should be strategic about promoting sites that can be remediated and put to good use, generating clean energy, creating new jobs and providing additional tax revenues for local municipalities. Click Here for video and photos from the event.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

The Energy Efficiency Alliance , Environmental Entrepreneurs , Sustainable Business Network of Philadelphia , and Sustainable Pittsburgh will host an August 16 webinar Shaping Pennsylvania's Clean Energy Workforce Future starting at 2:00 p.m. The webinar is free, but registration is required.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 8, 2023

When you think of solar power , California undoubtedly comes to mind. The state’s strong climate goals paired with abundant sunshine have helped California reach record rooftop and utility-scale solar buildout. Out of the 5,700 megawatts of installed community solar in the country, less than 1% of that is in California.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 25, 2022

These models are essentially designed to determine what resources need to be added to the grid to meet certain goals, such as clean energy or emissions reduction goals. Capacity expansion modeling helps determine how many clean resources, such as solar and wind, need to be added to the grid to meet clean energy goals.

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Scientific American

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Around the world, researchers are betting that beamed power from space could be the next big thing for clean energy on Earth.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Figuring out how to get more solar power in the best way possible—with due consideration of climate, conservation, and community—is very much in our collective best interest. Related UCS materials: Can California Cropland Be Repurposed for Community Solar? Where is California Going to Site Its New Solar Power?

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A Greener Life

MAY 20, 2022

The new 100 MW Oruro solar plant is a boost to Bolivia’s energy transition, but there are obstacles to harnessing the radiation potential of its western highlands. Perched at 3,730 metres above sea level in the community of Ancotanga, the Oruro solar power plant is one of the flagship projects in Bolivia’s energy transition.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 3, 2023

This article first appeared on TribLive.com August 2, 2023 -- Local nonprofits with a commitment to clean energy/utility efficiency can win $50,000 and media coverage through a new program from Citizens Financial Group and Trib Total Media. In Pittsburgh, 53 nonprofits have been honored, receiving more than $1.5

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

However, the work of our experts in this case and the testimony we submitted made very clear the extent to which PECO’s failure to diversify their supply contracts by purchasing clean energy has also cost consumers millions of dollars. We know that Pennsylvanians want that, and our planet needs it.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the June 1 PA Bulletin inviting proposals for Clean Energy Campus generation and storage projects on 13 state-owned abandoned mine land sites of 50 acres or more totaling 1,850 acres. Completes leasing agreement, site preparation, permitting, geotech and interconnection.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 12, 2024

It’s worth delving into because it has some important implications for our clean energy future. US Electricity Generation Wind and solar lead the way in decarbonizing the power sector to meet near-term climate targets. Source: UCS Accelerating Clean Energy Ambition.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

My last post argued that EPA should immediately repeal the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan. It attempted to move away from fossil fuels and toward zero-carbon sources like solar power to supply electricity. Here are the options going forward for regulating existing power plants.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 23, 2024

Lower-income communities across the United States have long been much slower to adopt solar power than their affluent neighbors, even when local and federal agencies offer tax breaks and other financial incentives.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

But there are still issues such as inefficient spatial planning and shoreline utilisation that does not consider clean energy deployment. Although ports are gradually increasing their use of clean energy, such as wind and solar, many are restricted by site conditions and prevented from large-scale deployment of these sources.

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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. This exciting collaboration will help spur on the growing movement of schools across the country making the switch to clean energy,” said Tish Tablan, Director of Generation180’s Solar for All Schools Program. “We

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A Greener Life

APRIL 10, 2025

India prepares to ramp up clean energy capacity Second, electric traction is more energy efficient. Burning stuff to make things go wastes a lot of energy as heat and noise. In the earliest days of electric trains, they were less efficient, and most electricity was from coal power.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The Pennsylvania State University, - Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Solar Development on Pennsylvania Farmland; and, -- Russell C. The Pennsylvania State University, - Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Solar Development on Pennsylvania Farmland; and, -- Russell C. Hedberg II, Ph.D.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

The IRA was passed into law to propel our nation’s clean energy transition forward. Treasury and the IRS are right to propose clear rules for solar- and wind-powered electricity generation. The power sector transition will overwhelmingly rely on the buildout of solar power and wind power.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) included a major—forthcoming—refresh for one of the biggest policy drivers of the nation’s clean energy transition to date: tax credits subsidizing the deployment of clean electricity resources. These incentives aren’t just historically important.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2024

The Choose Clean Water Coalition Energy Work Group will hold an online Coal To Solar presentation and discussion on June 17 from Noon to 1:00 p.m. This will be an opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback directly to Department of Energy Staff.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 19, 2022

There are two types of solar technology for electricity generation. Another technology, concentrating solar power (CSP) , uses the sun’s heat instead. That technology accounts for 84% of US solar panels , according to the US Department of Energy. A solar panel has been made.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Getting to net zero emissions by 2050 from our current trajectory (which the IEA calls its Stated Energy Policies Scenario or STEPS) will take an unprecedented increase in investments in clean energy. Energy investments, which accounted for just over 2% of global GDP annually between 2017 and 2021, rise to nearly 4% by 2030.

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