PA Environment Daily

MARCH 10, 2025

Read more here ] Natural gas processing plants separate ethane from shale gas, which is then used by Shells Beaver County petrochemical plant to produce plastics. Pennsylvania should also invest in industries that provide good, clean jobs rather than more fuel to dirty plastics production that harms our health and environment.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

But smarter approaches, if carefully applied, could help to reverse costly reliance on gas, and accelerate the clean energy transition in PJM, and nationwide. Department of Energy estimated that unrestricted exports of LNG will increase wholesale domestic gas prices by over 30% by 2050.

Natural Gas

Enviromental Defense

DECEMBER 2, 2024

By refusing to admit the economic, employment and environmental benefits of clean energy, the government is depriving Ontario ratepayers of more affordable bills and making our electricity dirtier than it has been in years. In fact, studies show that clean energy is a more affordable option than continuing to rely on fossil fuels.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

Real-time energy production and savings data are displayed in each school, integrating sustainability into the educational experience. Solar energy is a key part of this transformation. By harnessing the power of the sun, we can significantly reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, which have long been a staple of our energy production.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 7, 2025

By John Quigley, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy These remarks were made during a July 31, 2025 Ohio River Valley Institute webinar on Data Centers & LNG Gas Replace Petrochemicals & Hydrogen As The Latest Natural Gas Shiny Objects That Are Destined To Disappoint. billion in additional costs.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2025

data centers risks deepening Americas reliance on fossil fuels and can put consumers and communities at risk, according to the report. Rising electricity demand from U.S. In many cases, much of that demand is for data centers. Click Here to read the report.

Nuclear Power

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2025

Shapiro Provides Update On The Fight To Lower Energy Prices, Calls On General Assembly To Move His Commonsense Lightning Energy Plan [PaEN] -- PA Elected Officials, Consumer, Clean Energy Advocates Demand Electric Grid Operator PJM Act To Hold Down Electricity Costs [PaEN] -- Bloomberg: US DOE Orders 760 MW Eddystone Peaking Power Plant In Delaware (..)

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2025

This testimony was presented by Sarah Martik , Executive Director of the Center for Coalfield Justice based in Washington County, at a March 11 hearing by the DEP Office of Environmental Justice on an Air Quality Permit for the expansion of the MarkWest Energy's Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 10, 2025

Note: Equitrans Rager Mountain Gas Storage Area leak of 1.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas.] This technology not only can find when gas is leaking, but is also creating jobs in Pennsylvania. The fossil fuel industry would lead you to believe that these measures will result in lost jobs and would jeopardize our economy.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

JUNE 25, 2025

Second, the electricity powering data centers often comes from fossil fuel power plants that release air pollutants when burning coal and natural gas. First, data centers rely on diesel backup generators for emergency power, which emit substantial amounts of air pollutants during operation, testing and maintenance.

Air Pollution

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 19, 2025

By Matthew Carroll, Penn State News Moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources like wind and solar will require better ways to store energy for use when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing.

Technology

PA Environment Daily

JULY 31, 2025

The Natural Resources Defense Council said the PJM Interconnection lost 2.8 gigawatts of power due to the reduced reliability rating of natural gas power plants during the most recent PJM electricity capacity auction. gigawatts of capacity to the system by increasing natural gas power plant reliability.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2025

On July 22, a panel of energy experts gathered to provide a consumer-first, clean energy perspective following the A.I. Data Center and Energy Summit held at Carnegie Mellon University on July 15. And 80% of the projects that have sat for two to three years in the queue before they're approved are renewable energy.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2025

Energy Summit? Data Centers The Next Big Thing For Natural Gas? -- TribLive: Homer City Site Developers In Indiana County To Present 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plan, A.I. Billion Plan To Convert Bruce Mansfield Coal Power Plant To Natural Gas Next To Supply 2.7 GW Power Plant, Data Center Plans At Aug.

Natural Gas

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 31, 2024

I am grateful to have met and learned from people who experience on a daily basis the devastation wrought by fossil fuel production and fossil fuel-driven climate change—and who are now campaigning for a fossil-free Niger Delta.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

MAY 2, 2025

The uprates apply to existing natural gas (1.978 GW), nuclear (496 MWe), coal and onshore wind resources. Of the new projects, half are gas (6.143 GW), five are batteries (2.275 GW) and one is nuclear (887MWe). The projects consist of 39 uprates and 12 new construction proposals. MW-Day For 2025/26 Delivery Compared To $28.92/MW-Day

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 9, 2025

John Quigley , Senior Fellow at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, said, “I think we should brace ourselves for continued high energy prices and more cost increases. PJM remains overly dependent on fossil fueled generation. As part of that deal, Talen Energy agreed to sell Amazon 1.9

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MAY 28, 2025

On May 28, consumer and clean energy advocates from Pennsylvania and New Jersey gathered outside the headquarters of electric grid manager PJM Interconnection in Montgomery County to urge PJM leadership to do more to protect family budgets and bring more clean, affordable energy to the electric grid as quickly as possible.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

That needs to change-- and it starts with how we think, talk about, and invest in energy. At the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC), our job is to make sure that essential utility services-- electric, natural gas, water, wastewater, telecommunications, and transportation-- remain safe, reliable, and affordable for Pennsylvanians.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 22, 2025

On July 22, a panel of energy experts gathered to provide a consumer-first, clean energy perspective following the A.I. Data Center and Energy Summit held at Carnegie Mellon University on July 15. Community members across the region are now faced with these new fossil fuel-based A.I. and data centers.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2025

PJMs market design is creating a windfall for polluting fossil fuel sources, inflating utility costs, and continuing to slow the process of deploying new clean generation and storage resources. And Pennsylvanians are feeling the impacts of this delay in their wallets. 1 Electricity Price Changes; Rates Will Vary From 8.4%

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

Over 1st Quarter 2024; Price Of Natural Gas Increased 218% Over 1st Quarter 2024 [PaEN] -- Erie Times Guest Essay: Understaffed DEP Can’t Uphold Law And Protect Public Health - By Rep.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2025

Files Proposed Cold Weather Standard To Improve Reliability For Natural Gas-fired, Other Electric Generators [PaEN] -- North American Electric Reliability Corp.: GW Of Power-- 7 In PA With Power Potential Of 1.2 GW [PaEN] -- PJM Electricity Auction Price 9 Times Higher Than Previous Auction-- $269.92/MW-Day

Electricity

Enviromental Defense

MAY 22, 2025

For the past year, Ive been searching for the answer to one question: how can Alberta maintain its position as an energy leader in a world rapidly moving away from fossil fuels? When petroleum has driven the economy for fifty years, how can Alberta shift to renewable energy along with most of the rest of the globe?

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

MAY 29, 2025

Resource Link: -- DEP Approves PennEnergy Resources 1.5 Resource Link: -- DEP Approves PennEnergy Resources 1.5 Resource Link: -- DEP Approves PennEnergy Resources 1.5

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JULY 23, 2025

vs. cap of $329.17] -- WHYY - Sophia Schmidt: PJM Grid Operator Auction Will Result In Higher Electricity Bills For PA, NJ, DE Customers -- PA Capital-Star/Inside Climate News: PJM Capacity Price Hits Cap As Clean Energy Projects Remain Stalled -- Gov. Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The grid is facing a rapid increase in demand for electricity from a growing number of energy-intensive data centers and industrial projects and continuing electrification of vehicles and residences. Shapiro Reaches Agreement With PJM To Prevent Unnecessary Price Hikes And Save Consumers Over $21 Billion On Utility Bills [PaEN] -- Gov.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

JULY 17, 2025

Energy Summit? Data Centers The Next Big Thing For Natural Gas? -- TribLive: Homer City Site Developers In Indiana County To Present 4.5 GW Natural Gas Power Plan, A.I. Billion Plan To Convert Bruce Mansfield Coal Power Plant To Natural Gas Next To Supply 2.7 GW Power Plant, Data Center Plans At Aug.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 30, 2025

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the May 31 PA Bulletin inviting comments on the state plan to implement an EPA federal rule 40 CFR Part 60, Subparts OOOOb and OOOOc Reducing Emissions Of Methane and Other Pollution from Oil and Natural Gas Operations. Read more here.

Clean Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The fossil fuel industry’s presence at this year’s UN climate negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan, has been simultaneously heavy-handed and covert. More than 1,770 lobbyists—including the heads of some major oil and gas corporations—have been granted access to the talks, many as guests of the host country.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2025

Energy Summit; Other Democrats Used Summit To Bash President’s Policies -- TribLive: Pittsburgh Police Use Pepper Spray On Energy Summit Protesters -- WESA: Hundreds Gather To Protest President, Fossil Fuel Dependence During Energy Summit -- WESA: With President Set To Attend A.I. GW Natural Gas Power Plan, A.I.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 20, 2025

Data Centers Already Flocking Into Pennsylvania And Locking Up PA Power [PaEN] -- Kleinman Center For Energy Policy: What Wasn’t Discussed At Pennsylvania’s Energy & A.I. And Energy Sectors -- DEP: $3.47 6 Hearing On Wild Resource Conservation Program Grant Applications -- DEP Sets Aug.

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

JULY 16, 2025

10:00 a.m. -- PJM Interconnection Extends Maximum Generation Alert To July 16; Natural Gas Accounted For Most Generation Outages In June Generation Alert [PaEN] -- List Of More Than $90 Billion In Energy, A.I. Billion Plan To Convert Bruce Mansfield Coal Power Plant To Natural Gas Next To Supply 2.7

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2025

Eddystone is a peaking electricity generation facility with a capacity of 760 MW that burns either natural gas or oil, depending on market conditions. Units 3 and 4 were installed in 1967 and 1970 and are old steam units that are less efficient [therefore more costly] to operate than newer natural gas power plants.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 1, 2025

It’s about pairing innovation with environmental reuse—converting industrial waste streams into sustainable inputs for clean energy, defense systems, and advanced manufacturing.” We bring new opportunity to our legacy energy regions, revitalize local economies, and help the U.S. lead the next industrial revolution.

Nuclear Power

Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2025

But the administration is also, purposefully, impacting investments in critical clean energy infrastructure and manufacturing. The reasons are simple: wind and solar power are less costly and more quickly deployed than alternatives fueled by natural gas or coal.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JULY 30, 2025

“You can see the kind of mix that cleared in this past auction, a vast majority of which of course is natural gas. The cleared resource mix includes: 45% natural gas, 21% nuclear, 22% coal, 4% hydro, 3% wind and 1% solar. Obviously to use more than this. Click Here for a recording of the briefing.

Electricity