PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2024

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? Million Settlement Over 2019 South Philly Refinery Explosion, Fire -- AP: EPA Reaches $4.2

2019 108

2019 2024 Natural Gas Toxic Substances Control Act 108

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

At the Union of Concerned Scientists, we’ve been looking into the benefits rural drivers could enjoy from switching from a gasoline vehicle to an electric vehicle. The lack of an accessible outlet to charge an EV at home is one such challenge faced by drivers when considering switching to an electric vehicle.

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Electricity 2025 2028 2026 279

Yale E360

JUNE 11, 2021

A new analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) suggests that global sales of gas-powered cars likely peaked in 2017, marking a major milestone in the shift to electric vehicles. Demand for conventional vehicles fell in 2018 and 2019 before dropping sharply in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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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. Our 2019 Killer Heat report found that without action on climate change, the number of days each year with a heat index over 100F will jump 783%, from six to 53 in the Midwest. Madison is our home.

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change Natural Gas Clean Energy 246

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

It’s immediately clear how fully-electric battery electric vehicles (BEVs) can help reduce emissions; eliminating gasoline and tailpipes in favor of increasingly clean electricity helps limit both climate change and air pollution. Plug-in hybrids are a bit more complicated. BEV or PHEV? Not necessarily.

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Electricity Air Pollution Regulations 2019 325

PA Environment Daily

MAY 12, 2025

On May 12, Senate and House Committees held hearings on how the rapid increase in demand for electricity to power data centers filled with computers is impacting the price and availability of electricity for ordinary people on the regional electric grid operated by the PJM Interconnection. Read more here. MW-day to $269.92/MW-day--

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Electricity Natural Gas 2024 2025 77

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 22, 2022

For years, gas has been touted as a cheap fuel and a cheap electricity source. A recent analysis from UCS studied how gas plants operated in regional wholesale electricity markets in the Midwest in 2019. A recent analysis from UCS studied how gas plants operated in regional wholesale electricity markets in the Midwest in 2019.

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2019 Clean Energy Electricity Regulations 279

PA Environment Daily

MAY 7, 2025

The State of Renewable Energy 2025 documents the growth of six key clean energy technologies across the United States over the past decade and ranks states accordingly for solar power, wind power, battery storage, energy efficiency, electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging stations.

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Renewable Energy Clean Energy Electricity 2025 59

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC) owns and operates two such coal plants, and Ohio ratepayers are set to continue subsidizing these uneconomic plants absent any intervention from state policymakers. That would be outrageous, wouldn’t it? But that’s exactly what’s happening right now. This huge difference totaled a $117.9

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2020 Electricity 2019 Fossil Fuels 358

Yale E360

JULY 23, 2021

power sector emissions dropped 10 percent between 2019 and 2020, owing to greater energy efficiency, less reliance on coal, and the coronavirus pandemic suppressing demand for electricity, according to a new report.

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Natural Resources 2019 2020 Electricity 241

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Lithium-ion batteries are essential for decarbonizing transportation through electric vehicles and building a resilient, renewable energy grid through energy storage batteries. By 2050, battery recycling could supply 22 to 27% of lithium, 40 to 46% of nickel, and 45 to 52% of cobalt needed for electric vehicles in the US.

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Recycling Clean Energy Renewable Energy Electricity 298

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2022

A recent Union of Concerned Scientists analysis found that Minnesota could meet its electricity demands with 100-percent renewable energy by 2035, which would provide significant economic and health benefits. million to support electric vehicles , including charging infrastructure and bus electrification. In 2019, Minnesota Gov.

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Clean Energy Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Electricity 264

Legal Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Renewables are relatively small, at only 6%, but growing rapidly, having doubled from 2010 to 2019. The EIA reports that: “Fossil fuel sources accounted for about 69% of South Korea’s electricity generation in 2019, and the share of nuclear power accounted for 25%. A law on “green growth” requires carbon neutrality by 2050.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

More transportation options = less buildout of the electric grid UCS’s project examined several ways that the US can lower global warming emissions consistent with limiting overall warming to 1.5 But it requires ambitious policies, including nearly tripling renewable energy’s share of US electricity generation by 2030 (see graph below).

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Clean Energy Biofuels Electricity Renewable Energy 356

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Million Settlement, Largest Of Its Kind, Over 2019 Philadelphia Refinery Explosion [Includes Copy Of Proposed Settlement] -- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: EPA Reaches Historic $4.2 Million Settlement Over 2019 South Philly Refinery Explosion, Fire -- AP: EPA Reaches $4.2

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Natural Gas Toxic Substances Control Act Fossil Fuels 2019 109

Legal Planet

JUNE 2, 2022

Scotland set a 2020 goal of 100% renewable energy electricity generation. This covers electricity, heating, transportation, etc., and is separate from their 2020 goal which centered just on electricity. At least 70% of electricity must come from renewables in 2030. In 2019, the city declared a climate emergency.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 12, 2024

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 16 [PaEN] -- EPA Files $4.2

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Natural Gas Fossil Fuels Law 2019 109

Circle of Blue

JANUARY 24, 2022

The dam was upstream of Raqqa, the Islamic State’s command center, and it supplied drinking water, electricity, and irrigation water. The dam did not collapse in the bombing, but it suffered badly, with damage to its electrical systems and flood gates.

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Legal Planet

AUGUST 31, 2023

That will require a huge increase in the amount of electric generation, at the same time that we’re also replacing existing fossil fuel capacity with renewables and storage. And we need people who can address the electricity pricing issues that come along with basically revamping our power system. The answer is definitely no.

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Law Fossil Fuels Electricity 2019 299

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

In 2019, Burkholders Country Market worked with SunDirected to install a 581 kW solar carport system with over 1,200 panels. The carport system also powers free electric vehicle charging stations available for market customers. Now more businesses in Pennsylvania just need to take advantage of them.

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Clean Energy Electricity Solar Power Renewable Energy 95

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 23, 2023

California has done well in terms of total emission reductions – about a 10% reduction from 2009 to 2019. Electric power related emissions went down about 40% from 2009 to 2019. Total direct transportation emissions in 2019 were about the same as those a decade earlier. What’s the Overall Verdict? Some of the U.S.

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2009 2019 Atmosphere Biofuels 290

Earthava

JULY 27, 2021

Electric cars are slowly dominating roads across the globe. In fact, the International Energy Agency reported that around 3 million new electric cars were registered in 2020, which is a 41% increase from 2019. However, electric cars will be a huge game-changer as they will reduce carbon emissions on roads significantly.

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Electricity Carbon Emissions Renewable Energy Atmosphere 111

Real Climate

AUGUST 17, 2022

This is an historic effort though it falls short of the broader ‘ Green New Deal ‘ goals that were proposed in 2019, and doesn’t include all of the elements that were in the proposed 2021 reconcilliation package (the American Jobs Plan in “ Build Back Better “) that ultimately floundered.

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Paris Agreement Air Pollution Renewable Energy 2030 363

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 19, 2024

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? Million Settlement Over 2019 South Philly Refinery Explosion, Fire -- AP: EPA Reaches $4.2

Toxic Substances Control Act 109

Toxic Substances Control Act Natural Gas 2019 Air Pollution 109

Legal Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Rate design has been a site of experimentation and contestation since the earliest days of electricity provisioning. In the earliest days of electricity provisioning, fixed charges were common in residential rates due to the limits of metering technology. Regulators and policymakers began to reevaluate their approach to rate design.

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Electricity Regulations 2017 Technology 248

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 13, 2021

But Nebraska has a unique approach to supplying electricity that provided a different pathway to climate action. Unlike any other state, Nebraska decided not to have private electric utilities. In 2019, the Utah State Legislature passed the Community Renewable Energy Act (HB 411). You really can’t get more Republican than that.

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Renewable Energy 2030 Wind Power Politics 246

A Greener Life

JUNE 27, 2022

In March, start-up BasiGo became the first company to launch an electric passenger bus in Kenya. We selected BYD because they are the largest manufacturer of electric buses globally and they are known for battery technology that is state-of-the-art,” BasiGo co-founder and CEO Jit Bhattacharya told China Dialogue. million in funding.

Electricity 97

Electricity Greenhouse 2030 2020 97

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

US emissions went down by around 15% between 2007 and 2019, while GDP per person went up around 25%. Another is that the costs of renewable energy and electric vehicles have declined so greatly in the past ten years, making them more or less competitive with their fossil-fuel alternatives.

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Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

American Electric Power. Energy Mix (2019): [link]. 6) American Electric Power. Energy Mix (2019): Con Ed’s investor report gives slightly different figures on pp. Net zero by 2050, including downstream emissions and upstream emissions from suppliers. VHC 4% Gas 27%*. VHC 45% Gas 28%. Xcel Energy. Nuclear 17%.

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2030 Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 2007 246

Legal Planet

MARCH 7, 2025

Even with electric vehicles, Californians still need to reduce the number of miles they travel by car, a term referred to as vehicle miles traveled (VMT). miles per day ).

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Nitrogen Oxides Air Pollution Government 2013 130

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Like many other public-serving institutions throughout society, electricity and gas utilities are facing calls to be more equitable in their operations, planning, and treatment of customers. In 2019 and 2020, I served as a member of a committee involved in the implementation of California’s Assembly Bill 617.

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Electricity Fossil Fuels Air Pollution Renewable Energy 306

Renewable + Law

AUGUST 31, 2020

On August 19, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposed decision accepting the 2019 Renewables Portfolio Standard Procurement Plans submitted by four new Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs): Butte Choice Energy Authority; Clean Energy Alliance; the City of Santa Barbara; and San Diego Community Power.

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2019 2021 Clean Energy Electricity 85

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2023

While it is a heavily polluting fossil fuel that is set to continue declining as a fuel source for US electricity generation over the next decade, coal still accounted for roughly 20 percent of the country’s generation in 2022. Fuel transport – Spring floods can hinder the transportation of fuels like coal.

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Physics World

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Researchers in Japan have proposed a new way of defining the standard unit of electrical resistance that would do away with the need for strong magnetic fields. Electrical resistance is a physical quantity that represents how much a material opposes the flow of electrical current. It is measured in ohms (?),

Electricity 97

Electricity 2019 Technology Technology 97

Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

An ambitious law that promises to accelerate the state’s clean energy transition, CEJA provides a detailed framework for greater utility transparency and accountability to update electricity distribution infrastructure to ensure a clean energy future. Illinois utilities contributed to that trend.

Clean Energy 279

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Fifteen percent of electricity is renewable. Renewables are a third of electricity consumption. Climate law makes emission targets legally binding 2019. Renewables are 42% of electricity. New rates are large enough to spark expansion of renewable industry. Feed-in tariffs are replaced by auctions for renewables.

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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%

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Climate Change 2024 Natural Gas Electricity 81