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PUC Vice Chairman: During Winter Storm Elliot We Learned Natural Gas Can Be An Intermittent Generator Of Electricity Just Like Renewables

PA Environment Daily

The more recent Winter Storm Elliott which brought another severe and sudden cold snap- along with urgent calls for conservation -to our region during Christmas weekend is the latest example of extreme weather affecting the grid. Natural Gas Is An Intermittent Generator Rep. The issues were actually at the wellhead. “It

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Extreme Summer Weather Threatens Gas Power Plants. Here’s How. 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Despite the clean energy transition that is well underway in the United States, methane gas, or natural gas, remains the largest source of U.S. Further, gas plants that require cooling , like gas steam and combined cycle plants, are cooled less efficiently in high temperatures.

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PA Oil & Gas Industrial Facilities: Permit Notices, Opportunities To Comment - May 11

PA Environment Daily

PA Bulletin, page 2575 ) -- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining & Marketing LLC - 860 Unit Cooling Tower & Point Breeze South Yard: DEP received a Final Report on remediation of soil and groundwater contaminated with petroleum to meet Statewide Health Standards for a project located at 3144 Passyunk Ave., Indiana County. (

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

2023 Watershed Forestry Summit In Altoona [PaEN] -- Inquirer: These Philly High School Kids Are Trying To Clean The Schuylkill River - With Mussels -- Western PA Conservancy Hosts April 18 Webinar On Helping Elk Creek Thrive In Erie County [PaEN] -- PA Society For Ornithology Third Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation June 9-19, Sign Up Now!

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Ontario could easily phase out polluting fossil gas – if it wanted to

Enviromental Defense

Wind and solar are now the cheapest forms of new power generation in most of the world, and are coming at very low costs here in Canada too , out-competing natural gas. Improve Energy Storage. Hydrostor energy conversation and storage centre (CNW Group/Toronto Hydro Corporation). As the U.S. Use Water Power Imports.

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Testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce 2021 Texas Grid Failure

Environmental Progress

During the four days of emergency operations during the cold snap, from early February 15th to midnight February 18th, output levels of nuclear, natural gas, coal, and wind to the grid were 79.3 For natural gas it was 40%, or 46% based on winter adequacy expectations. percent, 47.4 percent, 51.5 percent, and 13.7

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66 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA

PA Environment Daily

Yaw Touts New $154 Million Agriculture Conservation Program In Lycoming County -- Registration Open!