Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 12, 2025

Why did the power go out for nearly 100,000 Louisianans over Memorial Day weekend? An Entergy-operated nuclear power plant unexpectedly went offline, meaning it was not providing power to the grid. Sunday’s outage was a demonstration of what can go wrong when there is not enough transmission to handle that “traffic.”

Regulations

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2025

Rising electricity demand from U.S. Electricity demand to power these centers is projected to increase as well. The report identifies at least 17 dirty fossil-fuel power plants nationwide that have delayed their anticipated closure or are at risk of being kept open longer than planned to meet increasing electricity demand.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2025

On June 11, the Public Utility Commission released the 2025 Summer Readiness Overviews submitted by the Commonwealth’s major electric distribution companies and the regional electric grid operator, PJM Interconnection, LLC. Read more here.]

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 15, 2025

billion investment to uprate the Limerick nuclear power plant. In partnership with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, First Energy will also expand an apprenticeship program, creating opportunities for more than 40 new hires across dozens of Pennsylvania’s counties. -- Frontier Group announced plans to invest $3.2

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

JULY 9, 2025

On July 9, the PJM Interconnection announced it has opened the next electricity capacity auction bidding window of July 9 to 15 to determine wholesale electric prices throughout its 13 state and District of Columbia footprint that includes Pennsylvania. So, electricity prices are going nowhere but up.” Read more here.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2025

Speakers highlighted the Summit's failure to focus on clean renewable energy-- an essential part of the solution to meet rising electric grid demand and costs generated by A.I. There was also no mention of the impact on consumer electric bills. So adding more demand on the electrical system only puts increasing pressure.

Electricity

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The government’s choice to enshrine in law a prioritization of nuclear power is also troubling. Worse still, the law strips energy planning of its focus on addressing climate change and greenhouse gas reductions and sidelines the critical role of energy conservation.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 9, 2025

By Shaliee Kishore and Arindam Banerjee, Lehigh University This guest essay first appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on August 8, 2025 -- With July and August come the dog days of summer, when electricity demand surges. The demand for cooling adds to the “business as usual” electricity needed to keep our economy humming.

Electricity

Law Columbia

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This is particularly true in states restricting the ability of electricity customers to purchase electricity from entities other than the local utility. For Google, this means matching the electricity consumption of its data centers with clean energy on a twenty-four hour-a-day basis (known as “24/7 matching” ).

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

On July 25, Patrick Cicero, former PA Consumer Advocate and counsel to the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project and Robert Routh, PA Policy Director for the Natural Resources Defense Council will host a July 25 webinar commenting on the impact of record high prices from PJM's latest electric capacity auction starting at 11:00 a.m.

Electricity

A Greener Life

JULY 2, 2025

Overvoltage occurs when there is too much electrical voltage in a network, causing it to overload equipment. When a grid network is hit with overvoltage on protective systems, parts of the grid are shut down, leading to widespread power outages. billion last month for a significant electricity interconnection between France and Spain.

Renewable Energy

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 15, 2025

Ontario must focus on made-in-Ontario renewable electricity, instead of relying on U.S. fracked gas and fossil gas plants or costly, slow-to-build nuclear power plants. The commitment to champion pipelines in all directions is laughable, and will do nothing to protect Ontario from U.S. aggression.

Nuclear Power

A Greener Life

JANUARY 2, 2025

The German example Germany, the economic and industrial powerhouse in Europe in 2023, decided, for ideological and emotional reasons, to wean itself off nuclear power , even though the low-carbon baseload energy source was key to stability and economic output. Ironically, Germany also imports nuclear-produced electricity from France.

2027

Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Much of this funding is slated to be put toward renewables, electric vehicles, low-emission fuels, storage solutions, nuclear power and other green technology. Global spending on clean energy technologies and infrastructure is on track to hit $2 trillion in 2024.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Pay Raise For PA Governor, Lawmakers, Judges, Cabinet Secretaries -- Post-Gazette: Republican Cong.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 26, 2025

Contact: Ian Irvin, Executive Director, iirvin@pa.gov or (717) 787-8171 -- Senate Confirms Jessica Shirley To Lead The Department Of Environmental Protection; Committee Questions On Environmental Justice, RESET Energy Board [PaEN] -- PA Resources Council Receives 2025 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence For Hard-To-Recycling Collection Events (..)

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 4, 2025

Data Centers PJM Electric Auction Impacts: 1 In 5 PA Households Report Problems Now Paying Energy Bills; Electric Utility Shutoffs Up 38.1% So Far This Year PJM Electricity Auction: PJM Lost 2.8 Gigawatts Of Power Due To Reduced Reliability Rating Of Natural Gas Power Plants; Could Gain 12.2

Clean Air Act

Physics World

JULY 31, 2025

Ever since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident that caused the discharge of radionuclides from the power plant into the ocean, operators at the Tokyo Electric Power Company ( TEPCO ) have been implementing measures to reduce groundwater inflow into the damaged reactor buildings.

Ocean

PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2025

Data Centers Already Flocking Into Pennsylvania And Locking Up PA Power [PaEN] -- Rise Of The Machines: Senate, House Members Express Concern That Demand For Power To Run Computers Is Impacting The Price And Availability Of Electricity For ‘Ordinary People’ [5.12.25] -- US Dept. Data Centers; But What About ‘Ordinary People’?

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 5, 2025

Data Centers Commissioner Kim belly Barrow, Vice Chair of the Public Utility Commission will provide a presentation to Council on the impact of data center development on electricity demands and the grid in Pennsylvania and the region. Click Here for more information.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

JULY 15, 2025

. -- PJM Interconnection Issues Maximum Generation Alert For July 15; Natural Gas Accounted For Most Generation Outages In June Generation Alert [PaEN] -- PJM Interconnection Opens Next Electric Capacity Auction Bidding Window Of July 9 to 15 For 2026-27 Electric Delivery; Hold Your Breath! GW Power Plant, Data Center Plans At Aug.

2026

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.

Climate Change

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

At the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), our job is to make sure that essential utility services-- electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, telecommunications, and transportation-- remain safe, reliable, and affordable for Pennsylvanians. That needs to change-- and it starts with how we think, talk about, and invest in energy.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2025

7:00 p.m. -- AP: States Are Rolling Out Red Carpets For Data Centers, But Some Lawmakers Are Pushing Back [PA Included] -- MCall Guest Essay: Congress Cant Protect Us Without Protecting Clean Energy - By Tinku Khanwalkar -- Inside Climate News: Alabamians Want Answers About A 4 Million Square Foot A.I.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MAY 28, 2025

On May 28, consumer and clean energy advocates from Pennsylvania and New Jersey gathered outside the headquarters of electric grid manager PJM Interconnection in Montgomery County to urge PJM leadership to do more to protect family budgets and bring more clean, affordable energy to the electric grid as quickly as possible.

Clean Energy

Cresforum

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The session explored the vital importance of nuclear assets for the future of energy in the U.S., including the different regulatory environments that nuclear utilities operate in, the deployment challenges that nuclear technologies face and the federal incentives that are helping support a nuclear renaissance in America.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 1, 2025

So Far This Year [PaEN] -- PJM Electricity Auction: PJM Lost 2.8 Gigawatts Of Power Due To Reduced Reliability Rating Of Natural Gas Power Plants; Could Gain 12.2 Of Health Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Residents Near PA’s 4 Operating Nuclear Power Plants Aug. Data Centers [PaEN] -- PA Dept.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

12 Webinar On State Road Budget Impacts Of Electric Vehicle Transition [PaEN] -- Community Advocates For Clean Energy Host Nov. 9 -- Washington & Jefferson College Hosts Nov. 13 Webinar On EPA Clean School Bus Grant Program [PaEN] -- PA Resources Council Hosts Nov. 20-22 [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Nov. 14, Ends Jan.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

12-14; July Forest Snapshot; Hope For Our Forests; Woodland Stewardship Webinar Series -- PUC Sets Hearings On Proposed Wellsboro Electric, Valley Energy Natural Gas, Citizens Electric Of 11% to 37.5% 19-21, Sept. 16-18 [PaEN] -- Registration Open!

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

[PaEN] -- Williamsport Sun: State Of The Susquehanna River - A Closer Look At Our River -- Western PA Conservancy: Dec. 5-7 In Lancaster [PaEN] -- Wilkes-Barre Times: DEP Reduced Permit Backlog By 67% Under Gov. Shapiro -- Gov. Million To 126 Municipalities To Support Local Recycling Programs [PaEN] -- DEP To Hold Nov.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 11, 2025

PITT OHIO's investments in renewable energy, power storage, and electric vehicles have enabled growth and hiring," said Justine Russ, Director of Sustainability and Business Intelligence at PITT OHIO. Both customers and employees support our renewable energy projects, notably our patented solar and wind-powered microgrid in Harmar, PA.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 22, 2024

20 RiverWatch Video Report -- Post-Gazette: PA Farmers Turning To No-Till Farming Focusing On Bottom Line, Human Health -- Penn State Extension Conservation Cornerstone: Jan. 20 RiverWatch Video Report -- Post-Gazette: PA Farmers Turning To No-Till Farming Focusing On Bottom Line, Human Health -- Penn State Extension Conservation Cornerstone: Jan.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2025

Speakers highlighted the Summit's failure to focus on clean renewable energy-- an essential part of the solution to meet rising electric grid demand and costs generated by A.I. There was also no mention of the impact on consumer electric bills. data centers and the huge power generation facilities needed to run them. and energy.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 24, 2025

Shapiro: FERC Approves Settlement With PJM To Prevent Unnecessary Prices Hikes, Save Consumers Over $21 Billion On Electric Bills [PaEN] -- New Report: Fixing PJMs Broken Electric Generation Approval Process Can Lower Energy Costs, Create Jobs Across The Mid-Atlantic [PaEN] -- North American Electric Reliability Corp.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 22, 2025

This legislation signals a retreat from that America-first strategy, pulling back critical public sector energy investments at a time when our nation is facing an unprecedented rise in electricity demand. Customer Charge Increase By Wellsboro Electric; 18% Gas Increase + 13.4% Thank LNG Gas Exports - By Lt. General Russel L.

Clean Energy

Legal Planet

JULY 23, 2025

Eighty percent of new power generation in 2024 came from renewable sources and nuclear power. Forty percent of all power generated in 2024 came from zero-carbon sources, a new record. Global use of natural gas for electricity grew 2.8% Global use of natural gas for electricity grew 2.8%

Fossil Fuels

Physics World

APRIL 4, 2025

Scientists in the US have developed a new type of photovoltaic battery that runs on the energy given off by nuclear waste. The battery uses a scintillator crystal to transform the intense gamma rays from radioisotopes into electricity and can produce more than a microwatt of power. Using the 60 Co irradiator boosted this to 1.5

Waste