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Senate Hearing: Wholesale Electricity Prices Too Low To Support Coal, Natural Gas Power Plants In Market; Natural Gas Reliability Issues Will Continue

PA Environment Daily

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. Locher said the Keystone and Conemaugh facilities announced they will close by 2028. Read more here. “As

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PJM Interconnection Hears Testimony On Making Electricity Market Reforms To Address Nonperformance Of Natural Gas And Other Generators During Winter Storm Elliot; Transition To Clean Energy

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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.

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Homer City Coal-Fired Power Plant To Close In Indiana County; Low Price Of Natural Gas, High Price Of Coal, Regulatory Burdens, RGGI Cited As Causes

PA Environment Daily

Homer City based its decision on several factors including the low price of natural gas, a dramatic spike in the cost of its ongoing coal supply, unseasonably warm winters and increasingly stringent environmental regulations. On April 3, Homer City Generation, L.P. Homer City will see tiered layoffs as a result.

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IFO Reports PA Natural Gas Prices Increased 187.1% In Last Year, Higher Than Henry Hub Price

PA Environment Daily

percent increase in the Pennsylvania price for natural gas since the third quarter of 2020, even higher than the 120.1 percent increase in natural gas production in the third quarter over the same quarter in 2020 to 1,884 billion cubic feet of gas. Production The IFO reported there was a 6.8

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PUC Natural Gas Winter Reliability Reports - Heating Bills Will Be Significantly More Expensive This Winter

PA Environment Daily

On November 23, the Public Utility Commission released 2021 Winter Reliability Overview Reports from the state’s major natural gas distribution companies (NGDCs), along with a related Readiness Report from the Energy Association of Pennsylvania (EAP). Click Here for copies of the natural gas winter reliability reports.

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PUC: Electric Utilities To Increase Cost Of Electricity They Provide To Non-Shopping Customers Dec. 1, Some As High As 50%; Increases Driven By Price Of Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

On November 16, FirstEnergy reported , “The price of natural gas – which makes up the largest share of U.S. percent increase in the Pennsylvania price for natural gas since the third quarter of 2020, even higher than the 120.1 cents to 7.98 Read more here. [On Read more here.] “The

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Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 1.10.24

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17 [PaEN] -- NRCS-PA: Pennsylvania State Technical Advisory Committee Meeting Jan. 18 [PaEN] -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PUC Commissioners Ask For Permanent Federal Low-Income Water, Wastewater Bill Assistance -- Foundation For Sustainable Forests Woods & Water Film Series Jan. 19 & Feb. 19 & Feb.