Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

They just released their 2022 “Annual Energy Outlook” (AEO), which is a big deal: it tells us where electricity is headed over the next 30 years. Here are five key takeaways from this year’s AEO, focused primarily on the electricity sector: 1. This year’s projections are a bit grim. Carbon emissions remain high.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

On May 18, the Public Utility Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Order proposing amendments to current regulations for the Low-Income Usage Reduction Program (LIURP) and requesting public comment. The PUC’s existing LIURP regulations apply to natural gas distribution companies and electric distribution companies.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 14, 2023

On June 13, Public Utility Commission Chairman Gladys Brown Dutrieuille told the House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee Winter Storm Elliot has again demonstrated extreme weather can have a significant impact on electric grid operations in terms of reliability and resilience. The issues were actually at the wellhead. “It

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

On November 15, the Public Utility Commission alerted natural gas and electric utility customers that natural gas costs will be going up by as much as 128 percent and electric costs by as much as 34 percent on or about December 1. down from $8.713 to $8.1342 per Mcf (-6.6%) ; -- Peoples Gas Co.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2023

On April 24, DEP inspectors, responding to a citizen complaint, found two conventional wells continuing to vent natural gas in Hanover Township, Washington County. The DEP inspector found significant natural gas readings around the well head of the water well which has been disconnected from the house and is no longer in use.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 16, 2023

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 21, 2023

How would that change if I hopped on the electric bus route at the end of my block? A 2021 meta-analysis of over 40 peer-reviewed studies on the subject concluded that “there is no particular type of shopping that has an absolute environmental advantage and it is in no way possible to shop ourselves out of the environmental crisis.”

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 10, 2023

On December 27, 2022-- Christmas week-- a malfunction at the CNX Oak Springs Natural Gas Pipeline Pigging Station in South Franklin Township, Washington County resulted in the release of an estimated 1.1 million cubic feet of natural gas and hazardous air pollutants. From approximately 10:14 a.m. to at least 11:55 a.m.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 20, 2023

On March 20, the Public Utility Commission strongly encourages residents across Pennsylvania to #SaveInPA – exploring electric power shopping options which could result in substantial savings on the energy portion of their monthly electric bills, especially during high-usage times. Read more here. That figure is in addition to the 1.2

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Over three-fourths of Indonesia electricity comes from fossil fuels: 60% from coal and 16% from gas. Indonesia’s 2021 climate pledge under the Paris Agreement was to reduce emissions from 2020-2030 by 29%. In fact, Indonesia is moving its capital 600 miles away for this reason. Several official plans.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

A natural gas company in Canada says they won’t generate enough electricity due to drought this summer. CBC reports that the government-owned organization is trying to hold back as much water as possible to ensure Manitoba residents have enough electricity this winter. Deep South. ON THE RADAR.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

On November 4, PJM Interconnection and its members said they are prepared to meet the forecasted demand for electricity this winter, employing lessons learned from recent extreme weather events while also accounting for recent fuel supply concerns. Operations.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 20, 2023

Is this what we should expect from the natural gas industrial infrastructure in Washington County and Pennsylvania? December 25 Christmas Morning Explosion Kasey Duran and her family live about 1,500 feet from the Energy Transfer Revolution Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 18, 2023

On May 18, the Public Utility Commission formally began the process of drafting a policy statement on electric utility rate design for electric vehicle (EV) charging, following the review of comments submitted by concerned parties and the recommendations of the Commission’s EV Charging Rate Design Working Group. P-2022-3030743.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is considering amendments to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation, but indicated they have no plans to address the problems caused by counter-productive subsidies for manure biomethane. California’s transportation fuel policy is knee deep in cow poop, and it’s not a good look.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Just how bad is fossil “natural” gas? And, as it turns out, the infrastructure used to produce, store, distribute, transmit, and burn gas leaks like a sieve , making gas as bad as coal for the climate. Gas, which now generates 40 percent of US electricity, is considered by some to be critical to maintain grid reliability.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 20, 2022

US ratepayers very likely will pay even more for electricity and heating this winter compared to the already-expensive winter of 2021-2022. The US Energy Information Administration is forecasting the wholesale price of gas to reach its highest level since the winter of 2009-2010 in inflation-adjusted terms.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 11, 2023

On May 11, the PJM Interconnection released its annual summer assessment and predicts sufficient supply to meet summer electricity needs for the 65 million people it serves across 13 states and the District of Columbia-- including Pennsylvania-- under anticipated conditions. and particularly the East Coast and Gulf Coast. A record $1.8

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 28, 2023

The Delaware River Basin Commission has clarified regulations it adopted in December to regulate wastewater to make clear they ban the road spreading and disposal of fracking wastewater from conventional as well as unconventional shale gas drilling operations. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

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Energy and Climate Law

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Today the European Commission presented its proposals for a new gas package, called the ` Hydrogen and Decarbonized Gas Markets´-package. Can the package deliver on hydrogen regulation, decarbonization and gas security of supply? Background An overhaul of EU Gas legislation is long-overdue in Europe.

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Law Columbia

APRIL 18, 2023

The court overturned a District Court ruling to invalidate a Berkeley, California, prohibition on natural gas infrastructure in newly-constructed buildings. Berkeley’s so-called “natural gas ban” was the first local ordinance in the country to effectively require all-electric construction of new buildings.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 31, 2022

At any point in the summer, extreme heat could trigger electricity supply shortages and rotating power outages. It issued five Flex Alerts in 2020, eight in 2021, but there’s only been one so far this year. And to clean up buildings and industry, many residences and businesses will switch to electricity-powered heating systems (e.g.,

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy and Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committees are scheduled to hold a hearing October 4 on the “consumer and economic impacts of failing to invest in Pennsylvania’s natural gas infrastructure." A list of witnesses scheduled to testify is not available at this time.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Despite the clean energy transition that is well underway in the United States, methane gas, or natural gas, remains the largest source of U.S. electricity generation. However, one important attribute of gas not directly related to cost is starting to be put under the microscope: gas plants’ reliability.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The number of power plants switching from coal to natural gas is increasing, and sulfur dioxide emissions in Pennsylvania and across the United States are decreasing dramatically,” said Xianzeng Niu , assistant research professor in Penn State’s Earth and Environmental Systems Institute (EESI). percent.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2021

On October 14, the Department of Environmental Protection presented a proposed regulation that would adopt California’s existing Zero Emission Vehicle Program that requires 22 percent of the new passenger and light duty vehicle fleets offered for sale in the state be zero emission vehicles starting in model year 2025.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 31, 2022

Rising prices of methane gas used for power and heating, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are contributing to soaring electric and heating bills across the country. Over the past 30 years, the use of gas in the power sector has more than tripled, now responsible for 37 percent of the power sector’s net generation.

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Law and Environment

JULY 1, 2022

EPA on Thursday, June 30, 2022, curbing the power of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants across the country. EPA determined that the “best system” was “generation shifting,” that is, shifting power generators off coal to natural gas or renewables such as wind and solar.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 23, 2023

With the clean energy transition already under way, the US electricity mix is set to continue changing this year. Solar power is expected to make up about half of all additions of US electric generating capacity in 2023, according to data from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). GW record from 2021.

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Clean Energy Law

MAY 24, 2022

The AB 398 changes to Cap-and-Trade Program started to phase-in on January 1, 2021. Today, the Program regulates roughly 450 entities responsible for roughly 85% of the state’s GHG emissions. These design features include: Doubling the annual cap decline from 2 to 4 percent from 2021 to 2030.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Uncontrolled Venting Of Shale Gas Well At 2:02 a.m. on August 28, 2023 , DEP received an emergency notification of an uncontrolled venting of natural gas from shale gas well 9H at the Repsol Oil and Gas USA LLC Cummings Lumber well pad in Troy Township, Bradford County. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 19, 2024

This is the only way you can get notified of when oil and gas-related permits are submitted to DEP. You’ll also get notice of new technical guidance documents and regulations. PA Oil & Gas Industry Public Notice Dashboards: -- Pennsylvania Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard- Dec. 30 to Jan. 30 to Jan.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 24, 2022

The scoping plan implicitly makes it clear that the era of oil is ending, and California is embarking on a profound transformation of the state’s transportation system, from one built on oil and gasoline to one powered primarily by renewable electricity.

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The Energy Law Blog

JANUARY 28, 2021

Several pieces of energy-industry legislation are teed up for debate as state legislatures reconvene for their first sessions of 2021. The Texas Legislature convened for its 2021 session earlier this month with several issues on the agenda. 3] In South Carolina, the subject of offshore oil and gas activities is again poised for debate.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 29, 2023

From April 22 to 28, DEP’s Oil and Gas Compliance Database shows oil and gas inspectors filed 729 inspection entries that resulted in reporting 48 violations of environmental regulations-- 32 violations by the conventional oil and gas industry and 16 violations by the unconventional shale natural gas industry.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 24, 2023

Utilities and grid operators prepared for the storm as it was coming down the pike, but they still underestimated the energy demand it would trigger, as well as the number of outages at fossil fuel power plants—mainly natural gas-fired, plus some coal-fired plants.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 16, 2024

Shafer 1 conventional gas well operated by Crawford Energy Search Co. The original violation was issued on November 24, 2021. [No On March 7, 2024 , DEP did a follow-up inspection of the Anderson 1 conventional well operated by C & D Gas Co. in Union Township, Crawford County. No inspection report available online.]

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