Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The natural gas stored in Aliso Canyon can be withdrawn during times of high demand, for use by electricity generators and by direct gas consumers. In this form, the proposal misses the mark. Though there are tremendous local equity harms, there are at least some countervailing systemwide benefits.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) announced plans to introduce legislation to prohibit municipalities from receiving Act 13 drilling impact fees if they set more protective standards on the development of natural gas than required in state or federal law and while a challenge to local restrictions is being litigated. Read more here.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Power plants fueled by methane gas have a serious climate problem. The fuel, commonly known as natural gas, now powers the biggest portion of US electricity generation—more than 40 percent. Moreover, gas-fired electricity generation hurts communities and the environment in numerous additional ways beyond climate.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Gas power plants have a problem. In extreme weather, when electricity demand is at its highest and the grid needs gas plants the most, gas plants have been failing at alarming rates. In the worst instance , widespread gas plant failures led to rolling blackouts that impacted millions of people for days on end.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

rate increase by Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania Inc. allowing for a formal investigation into the companys request to increase natural gas rates for approximately 445,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in 26 counties across its Pennsylvania service territory. million (12.0%).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

They just released their 2022 “Annual Energy Outlook” (AEO), which is a big deal: it tells us where electricity is headed over the next 30 years. Here are five key takeaways from this year’s AEO, focused primarily on the electricity sector: 1. This year’s projections are a bit grim. Carbon emissions remain high.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

The articles include-- -- Tribune-Democrat: Solar Energy Project Rising In Bedford County To Help Power Natural Gas Pipeline Compressor Station [ PDF of article ] A massive solar array under construction along U.S. He said the board wants to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars and that can be accomplished by cutting electric bills.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 9, 2025

I came to Madison ten years ago to pursue a masters in electrical engineering. Within this context, Wisconsin utilities are unique in their dogged pursuit of new gas capacity EIA data indicates that natural gas made up only 7% of U.S. Madison is our home.

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Enviromental Defense

AUGUST 28, 2024

Statement from Keith Brooks, Programs Director, Environmental Defence Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – Today’s announcement by Energy Minister Stephen Lecce is a significant and shocking reversal on electricity planning in Ontario.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 28, 2025

On January 28, the Department of Environmental Protection said compliance with a 2022 state Air Quality regulation to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas facilities was put on hold for the conventional oil and gas industry as a result of an agreement to stay a legal challenge to the regulations in Commonwealth Court.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2023

electricity to about one-fifth today. The decline probably wasn’t due to environmental regulation. In fact, there was a surge in construction of new coal plants after 1970 due to high electricity demand. Regulation may have made a difference, since coal requires more extensive pollution controls than competing fuels.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The future of electric power in New England, or at least a piece of it, is the subject of a highly contested referendum in Maine. It asks whether Maine voters want “to ban the construction of high-impact electric transmission lines in the Upper Kennebec Region.”. By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – October 28, 2021.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

On November 29, the Public Utility Commission again alerted consumers that many natural gas and electric utilities are adjusting their energy supply prices on December 1 and reminding households to understand those changes, explore options to manage winter energy bills, and #CallUtilitiesNow to discuss affordability programs.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Storage technology is threatening to upend one of the central axioms of the energy system: that the electricity generation and consumption must balance on a minute-by-minute basis. Smaller generators have now become more economical, whether in the form of renewables or natural gas powerplants. Economic changes.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

These penalties are in addition to a $670,000 civil penalty DEP accessed against Shell Falcon Pipeline and its contractor Minnesota Limited LLC for violations of its permit and other laws and regulations that occurred in 2019 and 2020 during pipeline construction. 1 Electricity Price Changes; Rates Will Vary From 8.4% Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management will host a free March 19 webina r on PJM Interconnections role as the Mid-Atlantic regional electric transmission organization in meeting increasing electric demand and ensuring reliable service while the amount of available generation capacity continues to tighten.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 3, 2023

EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act (CAA) A. Nuclear power regulation D. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rules bearing on electricity transmission E. FERC pipeline regulation (natural gas and hydrogen). California authority to regulate new vehicles D.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 21, 2022

But this seemingly simple calculation turns out to be riddled with uncertainties, particularly when you’re talking about regulating the energy industry. Those uncertainties need more attention in designing regulations. That’s because figuring out what the regulation actually cost is tricky.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Another development with multi-state implications involves electric vehicles. California has now adopted a rule phasing out gas and diesel vehicles by 2035. There are some aggressive milestone requirements: 35% of new vehicles must be electric by 2026 and 68% in 2030. Other states can then piggyback on California’s efforts.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2024

On October 7, the Ohio River Valley Institute released the results of a new poll which found 90% of Pennsylvania voters support stricter regulations on the fracking industry, according to the poll conducted by Upswing Research for the Ohio River Valley Institute. Click Here for poll results narrative. Click Here for presentation slides.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

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. Switch to another legal basis for regulation. At best, however, EPA regulation will only be one part of the package. Download as PDF.

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E2 Law Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The Renewable Action Through Project Interconnection and Deployment (RAPID) Act The RAPID Act proposes to streamline the environmental review and permitting of major renewable energy generation and electric transmission facilities. However, AGTA endeavors to decelerate further expansion of the natural gas system.

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Natural Gas Renewable Energy Electricity Clean Energy 105

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

How would that change if I hopped on the electric bus route at the end of my block? Even when accounting for pollution from electricity generation, electric trucks can significantly reduce air pollution and get us on a better track to addressing climate change.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2024

23 In-Person Tour Of Shale Gas Fracking Sites & Infrastructure In Washington County And Discover Its Costs [PaEN] -- Sen. Billion Hydrogen, Natural Gas Tax Credit, Shapiro Wants To Rewrite The Law To Boost Electricity Production -- Ohio River Valley Institute: Is The Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Coming Apart?

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

As of 2020, the three largest sources of emissions in Pennsylvania are: -- Electricity Generation (29% of gross emissions) -- Transportation Fuel Consumption (22% of gross emissions) -- Industrial Emissions (19% of gross emissions) Emissions from electricity generation decreased 10.4% from 2019 to 2020 and 44.4% from 2005 to 2020.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2023

This editorial first appeared in the Republican Herald on April 30, 2023 -- Lawmakers were so eager to accommodate the natural gas industry nearly two decades ago that they opened the rich Marcellus Shale gas field without an adequate regulatory regime. Now, the state continues to play catch-up.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

At any point in the summer, extreme heat could trigger electricity supply shortages and rotating power outages. In reality, a big heat wave could lead to electricity supply shortages and rotating power outages during any summer month, but September is when it’s most likely. How well has California’s grid been performing this summer?

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 12, 2023

What happens when promise of electricity reliability fails in bad weather? How can gas power plant owners claim to be reliable but fail to make adequate efforts to purchase fuel? We know that consumers pay for electricity reliability and bear the cost when supplies are tight.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

Petition Background On October 22, the Clean Air Council and Environmental Integrity Project-- as part of the Protective Buffers PA Coalition -- filed a 358-page rulemaking petition with the Environmental Quality Board asking it to increase minimum setback distances from shale gas wells from a minimum now of 500 feet to 3,281 feet.

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Legal Planet

MAY 5, 2022

Recent changes in electricity regulation seem likely to increase the role of fuel oil in electricity production, which produces about 50% more carbon than natural gas. AMLO has come under criticism for his commitment to fossil fuel production and refining in Mexico.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

CNX Response To Violations The June 21, 2024 response CNX Gas Company, Inc. CNX said it “disputes the allegation that it violated the provisions” of law and regulation cited in the notice of violation. Greene County [PaEN] -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Nov. 1 Electricity Price Changes; Rates Will Vary From 8.4%

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

On February 21, the PJM Interconnection and three other regional electric grid operators made a series of 14 recommendations to overcome vulnerabilities in natural gas infrastructure operations to improve electric grid reliability and gas-electric coordination, especially during adverse weather conditions.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Dernbach told Circle of Blue that these amendments act as a steadying force in state politics, because constitutions are more stable than policies and regulations, which can change from administration to administration. This hotly contested referendum is focused on the future of electric power in the region.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 27, 2024

The electrical grid is designed to provide affordable, reliable power to all energy consumers. It acknowledges the longstanding and continuing replacement of coal generation with renewable and natural gas generation, the effects of which easily swamp any role of the Plan in altering the nation’s electricity generation mix.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Just how bad is fossil “natural” gas? And, as it turns out, the infrastructure used to produce, store, distribute, transmit, and burn gas leaks like a sieve , making gas as bad as coal for the climate. Gas, which now generates 40 percent of US electricity, is considered by some to be critical to maintain grid reliability.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is considering amendments to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation, but indicated they have no plans to address the problems caused by counter-productive subsidies for manure biomethane. California’s transportation fuel policy is knee deep in cow poop, and it’s not a good look.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2025

The following notices were published in the April 26 PA Bulletin related to oil and gas industry facilities. Miles Of 20-Inch Natural Gas Pipeline: DEP invites comments on a Chapter 105 permit for a pipeline project impacting Robinson Run and wetlands at several locations. Jefferson County. ( Greene County. Bradford County.

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