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Advancing renewables through electricity restructuring

Legal Planet

Our electricity system will be crucial to decarbonization efforts, both because much of our current energy comes from electricity, and because decarbonizing sectors like transportation will require significant electrification. Restructuring generally addresses one of two parts of the electricity industry: generation and retail.

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PUC Electric Vehicle Working Group Recommends Proceeding With EV Charging Rate Design Statement

PA Environment Daily

On March 29, the Electric Vehicle Rate Design Working Group recommended the Public Utility Commission move ahead with development of an EV charging rate design policy statement.

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PUC To Seek Comments On Proposed Regulation On Use Of Distributed Energy Resources And Virtual Power Plants

PA Environment Daily

The Commission voted 5-0 to publish the ANOPR in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, which will begin a 60-day period for comments on topics detailed in the rulemaking proposal. The action to seek comments is the next step in a process that began in November 2023 with a joint motion by Chairman Stephen M.

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PUC Winter Natural Gas Reliability Overview Reports Now Available; But Do Not Address Winter Storm Elliot Issues

PA Environment Daily

Note: The reports did not indicate what steps the natural gas utilities have taken in response to severe natural gas availability and natural gas-fired electric generation issues experienced during Winter Storm Elliot in December 2022.]

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Senate Hearing On Electric Grid Reliability: Natural Gas Continues To Have Reliability Problems; Renewables Aren’t Coming Online Fast Enough; Energy Office To Be Proposed

PA Environment Daily

Key Takeaways Here are some key takeaways from the hearing-- -- Natural Gas Continues To Have A Reliability Problem: 70% of the PJM electric generation that failed to perform during the December freeze were natural gas-fired power plants. Natural gas had the same problems during a cold weather event in 2014 and the polar vortex in 2018.

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Penn State Hosts Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. 23

PA Environment Daily

This year’s webinar topics will include grid-scale solar overview; solar development from the perspectives of the landowner, the developer and the municipality; Public Utility Commission considerations; and PJM Interconnection electric grid considerations.

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April 29 Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

As trustee of these resources, the Commonwealth shall conserve and maintain them for the benefit of all the people.” -- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion] Click Here To View Or Print The Entire April 29 PA Environment Digest 126 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA Weekly List Of (..)