PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

On May 1, the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee was told the wholesale prices of electricity in the PJM regional electric grid are too low to support coal and natural gas power plants. The PJM Providers Group represents all forms of generation-- gas, coal, nuclear, solar, wind and other renewables.

Natural Gas 77

Natural Gas Electricity Renewable Energy Technology 77

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2023

On August 23, the PJM Interconnection Critical Issue Fast Path Resource Adequacy stakeholder group heard testimony and suggestions on the issue of making electricity market changes to address nonperformance of natural gas and other generators during emergencies and events like Winter Storm Elliot in December. Read more here.

Natural Gas 82

Natural Gas Electricity Clean Energy Renewable Energy 82

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Germany has six remaining nuclear reactors which are due to be closed down next year which will remove a huge source of zero-carbon electricity from the German economy unable to be taken up by other clean energy sources such as solar and wind. Around 75% comes from fossil fuels: burning coal, natural gas and oil.

Nuclear Power 98

Nuclear Power 2028 Fossil Fuels Natural Gas 98

PA Environment Daily

MAY 15, 2024

Causer To Introduce Bill Legalizing It [PaEN] -- Illegal Wastewater Dumping Continues, Even On Mothers Day, Conventional Oil & Gas Well Owners’ Campaign Of Intimidation Of Senate Witness; Now Dumping Before It Rains, On Paved Roads [PaEN] -- DEP Imposed $2.2 New Act 14 Notices Of New Wells From Sarah Shale Gas Well Pad In Union Twp.,

2023 99

2023 Conservation 2028 Electricity 99

Cresforum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The United States has natural advantages for hydrogen production because of its ample availability of feedstocks, storage, and adaptable natural gas supply infrastructure. Existing enabling infrastructure may include gas pipelines, transportation networks, and CO2 storage resources. Growth in the U.S. pdf (energy.gov).

Fossil Fuels 78

Fossil Fuels Electricity 2028 Natural Gas 78

Physics World

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Despite huge advances in nuclear technology in recent decades, everyone still thinks about the accidents that occurred at older reactors like Chernobyl , Three Mile Island or Fukushima. Germany, for example, closed three of its six remaining nuclear plants on 31 December 2021, which together accounted for 6% of the country’s electricity.

Nuclear Power 116

Nuclear Power Electricity Technology Technology 116

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

Fortunately, I don’t have COPD and I didn’t contract asthma when I was young, perhaps partly because I grew up in a home with an electric range. While less than 40 percent of households nationwide cook on a gas stove, 62 percent of households in Washington do. But other Washingtonians may not be as lucky.

2013 358

2013 Electricity Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 358