PA Environment Daily
DECEMBER 24, 2022
On December 24, the PJM Interconnection requested the public in its region to conserve electricity. The call for conservation was prompted by continuing frigid weather. The request is being made throughout PJM electricity grid region. Conserving electricity as much as possible between the hours of 4 a.m.
PA Environment Daily
MARCH 13, 2024
On March 7, the Independent Fiscal Office issued its latest Pennsylvania Electricity update that reports the electricity grid is dependent on one fuel for 59% of the state’s electricity generation-- natural gas-- followed by nuclear power-- 31.9%, coal-- 5.4% from other sources. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.
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Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
The city is reducing water pressure through Christmas to force people to conserve. The Associated Press reports that the environment commissioner in Maine suspended a permit for a high-voltage electricity transmission line intended to cross the state. That amounts to 13 gallons daily for drinking, bathing, cooking, and doing laundry.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Although the new rice varieties also cut down on farm labor, Reuters reports that water conservation is likely the main attraction for Indian farmers, who rely heavily on monsoon rains. Now, electricity cuts could disrupt water supplies in the province of Jilin, Al Jazeera reports.
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.
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 10, 2022
SB 1020 signals the state’s continued prioritization of clean energy development, adding to the state’s existing goal for 100% clean electricity retail sale by 2045 by establishing interim clean energy targets of 90% of all retail electricity sales be renewable and zero-carbon by 2035 and 95% by 2040. Ecological Conservation.
Circle of Blue
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
A natural gas company in Canada says they won’t generate enough electricity due to drought this summer. Manitoba Hydro, a natural gas company in Canada, said it doesn’t expect to generate enough electricity this winter to meet its export budget, thanks to dry conditions over the last several months across the Lake Winnipeg watershed.
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