PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 28, 2023

Commissioner Stephen DeFrank, Vice Chairman of the Public Utility Commission, told the House Consumer Protection, Technology and Utilities Committee in June-- “I think that Winter Storm Elliot, over the Christmas holiday, showed some vulnerabilities in our grid and in our system. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here. Read more here.

Natural Gas 85

Natural Gas Electricity Clean Energy Renewable Energy 85

PA Environment Daily

MAY 1, 2023

There were no representatives of renewable energy generators on the panel of witnesses. Certainly, federal and state environmental regulations have something to do with it, and in some cases we're actually seeing states that are mandating the closure of certain facilities, but the economic pressure is pretty significant.

Natural Gas 88

Natural Gas Electricity Renewable Energy Technology 88

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

Biodiesel and renewable diesel are mostly made from vegetable oil Biodiesel and renewable diesel are made from the same starting materials, are both blended into diesel fuel, and are supported by the same regulations. More than 80 percent of bio-based diesel is made from vegetable oil (the rest is mostly animal fats).

Biofuels 293

Biofuels 2016 2022 Deforestation 293

Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Earlier this year, the MPSC approved a settlement agreement on Consumers Energy’s integrated resource plan that commits the company to retire all its remaining coal-fired power plants by 2025, construct no new fossil gas infrastructure, and build large amounts of new solar power between now and 2040. What’s in DTE’s proposed plan?

Clean Energy 260

Clean Energy 2028 2025 Electricity 260

Cresforum

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Currently, the operation of a hydrogen pipeline involves oversight by various federal agencies and a patchwork of federal statutes and regulations. Without incentives, hydrogen production with natural gas is typically cheaper than via electrolysis with renewable energy, even if it includes carbon, capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS).

Fossil Fuels 78

Fossil Fuels Electricity 2028 Natural Gas 78

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2024

A 2022 study in Environmental Science and Technology detected more than 20 volatile organic compounds, including hexane, toluene and benzene, in unburned stove gas. Southern California Gas Company, for instance, surreptitiously launched a phony grassroots group called Californians for Balanced Energy Solutions in 2019.

2013 356

2013 Electricity Natural Gas Fossil Fuels 356