Law and Environment

JUNE 16, 2021

The post TCI Update: Final Model Rule Addresses EJ, but Political Will May Be Lacking first appeared on Law and the Environment. TCI will be an effective regional structure for making those investments, and it makes sense for New York to act in concert with other states in the region.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 16, 2024

I work in the electric utility sector, specifically on the grid issues that shape our energy supply choices. I heard some early warnings of data center growth running into grid limits first from tech companies and then from electric utility planners. This growth is a jolt to the usually slow-moving electricity sector.

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A Greener Life

JUNE 2, 2024

This could be a significant boost not only to the electric vehicles (EV) industry but also to the energy storage industry. In addition, it also avoids geo-political conflicts and the exploitation of workers as the materials Natron require for its production can be procured through a much more reliable US-based domestic supply chain.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2023

electricity to about one-fifth today. In fact, there was a surge in construction of new coal plants after 1970 due to high electricity demand. electricity use hit a ceiling , and it has risen only slightly since then. The reasons why electricity peaked in developed countries (including the U.S.) In 2010, U.S.

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Legal Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

The Department of Energy estimates the cost of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack declined 89% between 2008 and 2022. Different batteries may be ideal in settings where charging speed is not a factor, such as utility-scale electricity storage. Prices for battery storage have declined even more sharply.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The PJM Interconnection , the regional electric grid operator that includes Pennsylvania, has issued a Cold Weather Alert and declared Conservative Operations throughout the PJM footprint for February 3–4 in anticipation of frigid temperatures. With the Cold Weather Alert and a preceding Cold Weather Advisory issued Jan.

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 4, 2023

The City of Los Angeles is going into the new year with a big new building-decarbonization ordinance : starting this year, nearly all new buildings in the city will have to be entirely electric. All-electric as the new normal. And getting buildings to use electric appliances isn’t enough.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 18, 2022

This choice reveals how the electric grid, and the work to cut global warming emissions, are shaped by our political structures. The federal government’s role is dominant in interstate commerce and the flow of electricity between states. By contrast, planning the electric grid just isn’t what most state and local governments do.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2024

Together with other modes of transportation, our vehicles emit the most heat-trapping gases in the US economy: 28 percent, followed closely by the electricity sector. In our study, by 2035 all new vehicles sold are either battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) or fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 22, 2022

However the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, or MISO, the Midwest’s regional grid manager, has stepped up to approve long-awaited upgrades that will improve the reliability of the electricity system across the region, including Minnesota as well as Illinois and Michigan. That’s not a Minnesota utility…is it?

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2022

million in funding for Electric Cargo Handling Grants under the Driving PA Forward Program. The Department is seeking applications for projects that will replace or repower eligible large forklifts, airport ground support equipment and port cargo handling equipment with electric versions of the equipment. Other restrictions may apply.

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Legal Planet

MAY 23, 2022

Climate change wasn’t a central issue in the campaign, but resistance to climate action no longer provided a political advantage. It promises AU$20 billion to upgrade the grid, lower taxes on electric vehicles, AU$3 billion to cut emissions from heavy industry, building of 85 solar farms and 400 utility-scale storage facilities. (In

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The LA Times’ inestimable Sammy Roth reports on the attempt of California’s investor-owned utilities to end “net metering,” whereby utilities must pay customers with rooftop solar for their excess electricity. And we will need lower-income communities to use electricity to get them into EVs. I don’t know what the PUC will do.

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Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This post was originally published on the Law and Political Economy blog as part of a symposium on inflation. To understand the scale and scope of these price increases, in other words, we also need to look at the rules that have been adopted to govern the specific ways of price making in natural gas and electricity markets.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Climate action is limited by political will (not technology) In this pivotal moment of history, where the imperative to avert the worst impacts of climate change is clear, the world stands at the cusp of a transformative shift toward a renewable energy paradigm. What’s lacking is political will.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2022

Climate Alliance (USCA) can meet all of their electricity needs with renewable energy—while decarbonizing other sectors of the economy and ensuring equitable benefits to all communities. And we’re already seeing the prominent role that renewables are starting to play in our electricity mix. by 2035 is needed.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

There are a lot of moving pieces, but it starts with decarbonizing the electricity sector and powering the economy with a diverse combination of clean energy resources—primarily wind, solar, and battery storage—connected with a modernized bulk transmission system that can reliably deliver electricity to consumers all 8,760 hours of the year.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 27, 2023

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events -- Bob Donnan Blog: The Story Behind The Yeager Shale Gas Well Pad & Water Impoundment Contamination In Washington County -- PennLive Guest Essay: We Can’t Let Pennsylvania Become The Next Petrochemical Cancer Alley - By Joseph Minott, Clean Air Council -- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Lawmakers Debate Proposal (..)

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Environmental Europe

JANUARY 26, 2017

As one previous post on this blog detailed, the current political turmoil in Northern Ireland was sparked by a subsidy for renewable energy production. Though it is tempting to blame political carelessness, the ongoing RHI scandal prompts a broader reflection about renewable energy policy instruments. data: SOeS ).

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 11, 2023

FERC [Federal Energy Regulatory Commission] needs to take a serious look at how the industry is preparing for cold weather and find the political will to set binding winterization standards, including on natural gas supply. It should be split into seasonal markets that can focus on each season’s unique challenges.

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Cresforum

MARCH 13, 2024

In the ever-evolving world of renewable energy, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) emerged as a piece of legislation aimed at accelerating the adoption of clean energy practices have become a point of contention among political parties. The panelists agreed finding common ground will allow everyone to find solutions.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec. to -25.7%) ] -- PUC: Proposed Settlement With PPL To Resolve Widespread Consumer Billing Issues, $1 Million Penalty -- MCall: PPL To Pay Fines, Forgive Costs Totaling $17.2

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2024

. -- 126 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA [PaEN] -- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN] -- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN] -- Rachel Carson Building Peregrine Falcons See First Egg Hatches Of The Season; Connection (..)

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

of electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030. The European industry lobby, Eurelectric , has welcomed the announcement made by the EU but called for increased urgent support to upgrade Europe’s electricity grids so that they can better handle the influx of renewable energy.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

Climate Envoy Kerry: No Rolling Back Clean Energy Transition PA Politics - Everything Is Connected -- Inquirer: 100 Days: A Look At Shapiro’s ‘Common Ground’ Approach To Governing One Of The Nation’s Most Politically Divided States -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s House Takeover - A Tale Of Two Speakers - By Fmr Rep.

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 1, 2024

They closely follow developments with PJM (a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity) and PUC, along with proposed legislation and policy changes. Penn State Extension Educators will present the Large-Scale Solar in Pennsylvania webinar.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 19, 2024

.” - - Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] Senate Fall Voting Schedule -- September 16, 17, 18, 30 -- October 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, 23 -- November 13, 14 -- Committee Schedule House Fall Voting Schedule -- September 23, 24, 25, 30 -- October 1, 2, 21, 22, 23 -- November 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar (..)

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PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2024

Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov. -- PJM Electricity Auction Price 9 Times Higher Than Previous Auction-- $269.92/MW-Day MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day Partners Host Aug. MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day Partners Host Aug. MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Shapiro Unveils Colorblindness-Correcting Viewfinders At PA Parks -- Fish & Boat Commission Publishes New Requirements To Be A Qualified Endangered, Threatened Species Surveyo r [PaEN] -- Beaver County Times - Brian Whipkey: Fish & Boat Commission Seeking Comments On Trout Management Strategic Plan -- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Hard Times For (..)

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 1, 2023

1, Just As Pittsburghers Brace For Winter -- WHYY: Most PECO Electric Customers To See Bills Drop Starting Dec. Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Pursue Your Constitutional Right To A Clean Environment In Pennsylvania House next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule Senate next voting day Dec.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

I’m in politics because I care about the change we can bring.” Miliband concluded his address to UK energy industry professionals with a passion for his work, “Clean energy is directly linked to an opportunistic future for the future generation.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2024

30 Webinar - It’s Scary Out Here! 15 [PaEN] -- One United Lancaster: Lancaster Celebrates $1 Million Federal Grant For Street Tree Program -- Schuylkill Action Network To Hold Annual Meeting Nov. 19, April 25 [PaEN] -- One Beautiful Planet Seeks Volunteers For Nov. 16 Levittown Lake Cleanup In Bucks County.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The partnership between the two companies and countries was sealed during French President Emmanuel Macron ‘s visit to the influential Moroccan city of Rabat, where several business agreements were signed to improve political ties between the two countries.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 13, 2024

16 [PaEN] -- EPA Files $4.2 Million Settlement Of Air Pollution Violations For 2019 Philadelphia Refinery Explosion, Fire; Public Comments Invited [PaEN] -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Down 2 From Last Week; Down 38% Since Aug. Million Settlement Over 2019 South Philly Refinery Explosion, Fire -- AP: EPA Reaches $4.2

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 15, 2023

Billion Over 4 Years -- Independent Fiscal Office: Budget Impact Of New Union Contract FY 24-25 - $696 Million -- The Center Square: In-State Tuition At Penn State, University Of Pittsburgh Among Costliest Nationwide -- York Dispatch: Dr.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This is enormously valuable for an electricity system,” said Fiestas. This would represent a significant expansion of the country’s total installed capacity across all electricity sources, which surpassed 200 GW in July. Fiestas cited the example of Uruguay, where the installed capacity of all electricity sources was 5.3

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