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PJM Interconnection Formally Files Changes To Electric Capacity Market Rules With FERC Based Largely On Unreliability Of Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants During Winter Storm Elliot

PA Environment Daily

One of the most significant changes is "enhance resource accreditation" that would more accurately assess the reliability value of natural gas-fired power plants which accounted for 70% of the power plant outages in PJM during Winter Storm Elliot.

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Pennsylvania’s Electric Grid Is Dependent On One Fuel To Generate 59% Of Our Electricity; Market Moving To Renewables + Storage

PA Environment Daily

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.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 8.12.23

PA Environment Daily

2025 [PaEN] -- DEP Starts Taxpayer-Funded Hazardous Sites Cleanup Process For American Biodiesel Site In Erie County; Hearing Sept. 18 PA Renewable Energy Policy Webinar - Time To Take Action [PaEN] -- Citizens Voice: Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant To Test Emergency Sirens Thursday, Aug.

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September Is Here. That Means Another Nail-Biter for California’s Grid.

Union of Concerned Scientists

And in late-breaking news , the California Legislature will vote tonight on a bill that would extend the life of the state’s last nuclear power plant , Diablo Canyon, to help alleviate anticipated grid reliability shortfalls in 2025. All that being said, it’s still 2022 and September is upon us.

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Maryland is the First State to Regulate Carbon

Greenbuilding Law

To accomplish this the law advances everything from “food residuals” and organic materials diversion, a new environmental justice litmus test, a solar panel “recovery, reuse, and recycling working group,” an electric school bus mandate, recognizes “nuclear power” as a carbon free energy source, and much, much more.

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Maryland Resets it Trajectory with Greenhouse Gas Reduction Law

Greenbuilding Law

To accomplish this the bill advances everything from “food residuals” and organic materials diversion, a new environmental justice litmus test, a solar panel “recovery, reuse, and recycling working group,” an electric school bus mandate, recognizes “nuclear power” as a carbon free energy source, and much, much more.

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Proposed Regulations for Direct Pay Under the Inflation Reduction Act: Guidelines for Cities

Law Columbia

Eligible Tax Credits : The tax credits for which a local government may elect to receive direct payment are as follows (numbers are references to the applicable Internal Revenue Code provisions): 30C (alternative fuel refueling property) : up to a 30% tax credit for cost of natural gas, propane, hydrogen, electricity, E85, or diesel fuel blend vehicle (..)