PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

[PaEN] -- Washington & Jefferson College Hosts March 19 Webinar On Meeting The Challenges Of The Electric Grid - PJM's Role [PaEN] -- PUC To Investigate Proposed 10.8%

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A Greener Life

MAY 1, 2025

The Ubolratana Dam hydro-floating solar hybrid power plant in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The country needs to rapidly scale up solar power to hit its 2050 net zero target, experts say. Over the last decade, Thailand has been very aggressive on solar power development. Photo credit: Lin Hao / Xinhua / Alamy.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2024

billion in clean energy tax credits as of May 2024. Nearly $5 billion in federal grants from the US Environmental Protection Agency’s 2024 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program is also a source of the influx of clean energy funding. million in early December 2024.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2025

MW-Day In 2024-25; Extreme Weather Risk Big Factor [PaEN] Related Articles This Week: -- DEP Received Air Quality Permit For 4.6 MW-Day In 2024-25; Extreme Weather Risk Big Factor [PaEN] Related Articles This Week: -- DEP Received Air Quality Permit For 4.6 MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The Pennsylvania State University, - Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Solar Development on Pennsylvania Farmland; and, -- Russell C. The Pennsylvania State University, - Understanding and Addressing the Impact of Solar Development on Pennsylvania Farmland; and, -- Russell C. Hedberg II, Ph.D.

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HumanNature

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Guest Post by Taylor Bacon, 2022-2024 InTERFEWS Fellow, Ph.D. As our hostess set a plate of steaming biscuits and homemade peach preserves down on the table, she said something along the lines of were sad to see so much of our beautiful farmland being turned into solar panel fields. million acres. But maybe this tradeoff is avoidable.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

With the settlement announced today, PECO will purchase and supply more clean, renewable solar power in Pennsylvania. We know that Pennsylvanians want that, and our planet needs it. This is a critical step in the right direction," Flora Cardoni, Deputy Director, PennEnvironment. Click Here for the complete announcement.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 2, 2025

16 Plum Boro Community Meeting On Pennaco Oil & Gas Wastewater Injection Wells, Plum Borough Community Center, Allegheny County 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. -- Protect PT: Jan.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 19, 2023

It also makes offshore wind an important seasonal complement to the region’s abundant and growing solar power capacity. Power everywhere. And it will make it even more important when winter electricity demand increases because more households are using electric heat pumps. The US offshore wind map.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2025

11 -- Pike Conservation District: 2024 Water Quality Data Report Now Available -- Stroud Water Research Center Cut The Salt Citizen Science Project Invites You To Test Your Nearby Stream For Salt [PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts Jan. 13 -- Pike Conservation District: Pike/Wayne Counties Contractors Workshop Feb.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 29, 2022

schools to obtain solar power and benefit from cost savings, educational opportunities, and climate protection. K-12 schools more than doubled between 2014-2019, yet less than six percent of all schools were using solar power, according to Generation180 research.

Solar Power 117

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2024

Governor, Acting DEP Secretary Highlight Potential Of Solar Power On Abandoned Mine Lands At Beaver County Site; Issued New Report On Solar Potential Of Mined Lands [PaEN] Related Articles This Week: -- Pennsylvania Eligible For Third Installment Of $244.7 Of The Interior Awards $28.67

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 21, 2024

Presented telephonically during the August 13 th , 2024, public hearing for Docket ID No. Treasury and the IRS are right to propose clear rules for solar- and wind-powered electricity generation. The power sector transition will overwhelmingly rely on the buildout of solar power and wind power.

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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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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 9, 2025

As of the end of November 2024, this program helped participating governments identify over $2.8 The 2024 Shared Energy Manager cohort concluded in December 2024 and had 22 active participants. million in annual energy savings and cut ten thousand metric tons of annual greenhouse gas emissions.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2024

Resource Link: -- Pennsylvania’s Electric Grid Is Dependent On One Fuel To Generate 59% Of Our Electricity; Market Moving To Renewables + Storage [PaEN] Related Articles: -- DEP Issues Request For Information For Clean Energy Generation, Storage Projects On State-Owned Abandoned Mine Lands; Webinar June 10 [PaEN] -- Lt.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2024

Due to the site’s topography, environmental, and geotechnical considerations, this project will serve as a demonstration for future mine land-to-solar projects in the Appalachian region and for Swift Current with approximately 1,000 MW to be developed and constructed over the next five years.

Solar Power 90

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2024

on March 28, 2024, in Hearing Room 1 of the Commonwealth Keystone Building in Harrisburg. SEF will discuss 2023 grant approvals for energy efficiency and solar projects, in addition to outlining priorities for 2024. The Sustainable Development Fund will review its activity in 2023 and provide a look forward into plans for 2024.

2003 79

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HumanNature

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Guest Post by Ben Platt , 2023-2024 Sustainability Leadership Fellow, and Ph.D. In 2022, the installed capacity of wind and solar power grew almost 10% in the United States [1]. In Colorado, renewable energy generating capacity has more than quadrupled since 2010 [2].

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2024

MW DC ground-mount solar power project known as the Grandview project on a site located in Lancaster County. About 1,630 homes are expected to be powered by this project. On October 8, SolarBank Corporation announced plans to develop a 13.8 The Project is part of a three-project plan totalling 24.8

Clean Energy 83

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Law Columbia

APRIL 11, 2025

In New York, a lawsuit challenging regulations that were promulgated by a state agency to implement the siting law was finally defeated in November 2024, after multiple appeals. The PSCs October 2024 Order Interpreting PA 233 On October 10, 2024, the PSC issued an order to implement the new siting process.

Renewable Energy 59

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2024

PA Bulletin, page 1261 ) -- Mineral Basin Solar Power, LLC 400 MW solar energy project impacting 2,676 acres impacting Surveyor Run, Bald Hill Run, Deer Creek, Little Trout Run and the West Branch Susquehanna River located in Giarard and Goshen Townships, Clearfield County. ( PA Environment Digest

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Backed by The GIANT Company’s commitment, Constellation has entered into separate long-term power purchase agreements to procure a total of 80 megawatts of renewable energy. The solar projects, which will be developed by Pine Gate Renewables, are expected to achieve commercial operation between June 2022 and January 2024.

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A Greener Life

JULY 9, 2024

Secretary of State for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Ed Miliband addresses the staff at the department upon being confirmed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to head up the department on Friday 5th of July, 2024. Photo credit: Lauren Hurley / DESNZ via Flickr. It was a pleasure to meet the brilliant civil servants.

Clean Energy 56

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 25, 2022

Achieving 50-Percent Renewable Electricity in California also used PLEXOS to study grid operations on a 50-percent renewable grid and specifically examined strategies to reduce solar power curtailment, which in turn would reduce global warming emissions and costs. Probabilistic Modeling.

Electricity 279

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 23, 2023

Penn State Center For Pollinator Research Wants You To Vote In March Madness Bee Of The Year Contest [PaEN] -- Inquirer: Tree Pollen Hits An ‘Extreme’ Level As The Season Starts In Philly Region -- DCNR Blog: Wetlands In Spring, Some Of The Most Biodiverse Places In Pennsylvania -- Cameron County Chamber Of Commerce: Sign Up Now For The Sinnemahone (..)

Solar Power 116

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 15, 2024

There are eight solar homeowners participating in the tour, spread out across State College, Bellefonte, Port Matilda, and Centre Hall. Visitors have the chance to stop by one or several of the solar powered homes, each coupled with an electric or hybrid vehicle and other unique technologies.

Clean Energy 82

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

29 Webinar On How Recent US Supreme Court Decisions Will Impact Environmental Regulation, Planning [PaEN] -- Courier Times: Parts Of Upper Bucks County Hit Hard With Power Outages; Why PUC Says Met-Ed Needs To Do More -- PA GreenGov Council 2024 Sustainability Week Features 5 Webinars Starting Oct.

Natural Gas 106

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 3, 2024

Million EPA Grants DEP Adds Jamestown Canyon Virus To West Nile Virus Mosquito Monitoring Program For 2024 Penn State Extension Watershed Winds Newsletter Highlights Student AgVenture Camp; Watershed Stewards Native Plant Kit; Pond Management; Rain Barrel Guy; Much More! 28 to Oct. Click Here for a Calendar of Upcoming Events.

Nuclear Power 95

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 30, 2024

Click Here to register. Visit the KEEP Home Energy Loan webpage to learn more about this program. Related Articles: -- Lt.

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A Greener Life

JULY 31, 2024

In 2021, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) identified a solar potential of 3294 GW. The government set ambitious targets: 3.61GW of rooftop solar by 2025, 26.65 GW of floating solar and a 4.68 GW large-scale solar power plant by 2030. Photo credit: © 2024 Airbus via Google Earth.

Solar Power 56

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The CI of an electric vehicle charged with solar power is zero, and most of the biofuels fall somewhere in the middle [i]. The California Legislature gave regulators authority to start regulating dairy pollution in 2024, and they should start developing these regulations. g /MJ and a carbon intensity of 36.4 Pavlenko, Y.H.

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 26, 2024

The Premier also directed the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) to investigate renewables and make recommendations on the future of wind, solar and geothermal energy projects, supposedly on which to base Alberta’s go-forward policies on renewable energy.

Renewable Energy 124

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Solar energy stands as an abundant and affordable solution crucial to America's transition to renewable sources. In Pennsylvania, solar experts recommend renewing and expanding the state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS) as the keystone policy for jumpstarting clean solar energy production across the commonwealth.

Solar Power 79

Solar Power Fossil Fuels Clean Energy Electricity 79

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2024

20 -- Republican Herald: Solar-Powered Compacting Trash Receptacles Debut In Pottsville -- Jan. Million By Allegheny County For Hydrogen Sulfide Exceedances At Clairton Coke [Coal] Works From March to November -- KDKA: US Steel Fined $2.2 National- $3.08

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2024

acres of earth disturbance activities associated with constructing a small scale solar power facility that Scrubgrass conducted prior to obtaining all of the neces- sary permit from the Department. It also addresses approximately 3.52

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A Greener Life

JUNE 19, 2024

Until April 2024, Farmer held shares in the fossil fuel giants Shell and BP, each worth more than £100,000. Its campaign arm Net Zero Watch has urged the government to “recommit to fossil fuels”, including “a new fleet of coal-fired power stations”, and has called for renewable energy from wind and solar power to be “wound down completely”.

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