PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2025

January 28-- Senate Consumer Protection & Professional Licensure Committee hearing on understanding your electric bill, what are you paying for power? January 27-- NASEO Hosts Webinar On RISE PA Decarbonization Grant Program, PA Energy Programs For Industry. 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. Hearing Room 1, North Office Building. 8:30 to 9:30.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2025

Data Centers Share The Blame, States Feel Pressure To Act [PA Included] -- MCall: As Electric Bills Rise Due To A.I. Impacting Energy Production And Prices? -- Inside Climate News: Why Electricity Prices Are Soaring In The PJM Grid Region Explained In 5 Charts -- PA Senate Republican Policy Committee To Hold Aug. How Is A.I.

Politics

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 10, 2025

Data Centers - By John Quigley, Senior Fellow, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania May Not Have Enough Electricity For A.I. Data Centers Share The Blame, States Feel Pressure To Act [PA Included] -- MCall: As Electric Bills Rise Due To A.I. Here are Articles and NewsClips on A.I.

Nuclear Power

Cresforum

JANUARY 16, 2024

Introduction One of the main messages coming out of the recent COP28 meetings in the UAE concerns the role that nuclear power can play in the future of clean energy development around the world. The hope is that this encourages international financial institutions to include nuclear energy in loans for energy projects.

Nuclear Power

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 30, 2023

And I love hearing about new renewable electricity records as spring unfolds. That same month, New England recorded its lowest demand ever for electricity from the regional grid, which the grid operator attributed to record rooftop solar production. Spring tends to be a time when there is lower electricity demand.

Renewable Energy

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 11, 2023

While it is a heavily polluting fossil fuel that is set to continue declining as a fuel source for US electricity generation over the next decade, coal still accounted for roughly 20 percent of the country’s generation in 2022. Fuel transport – Spring floods can hinder the transportation of fuels like coal.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 17, 2024

Exus chose to repower the facility thanks to the clean energy plan’s 30% production tax credits for American wind power. Pennsylvania highlights-- -- Vitro Architectural Glass announced a $93.6 21 Webinar On Applying For The New Solar For Schools Grant Program [PaEN] -- PennDOT Announces $7.1

Clean Energy

A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It is prompted in large part by low gas storage capacity, the COVID-19 pandemic, a power plant coming offline and low wind speeds responsible for a downturn in wind power output. Now such a crisis has arisen again. UK’s unhealthy reliance on gas.

Wind Power

Law and Environment

MAY 4, 2023

The gold standard—so-called “ green ” hydrogen—is hydrogen produced via electrolysis using renewable electricity from wind or solar. When water and electricity are introduced to the electrolyzer, water splits at the anode into oxygen and positively charged hydrogen ions. What’s with the colors?

Carbon Monoxide

A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) visits a hybrid power plant where “green” hydrogen is made using wind power and fed into the gas grid. It plays a smaller role in electricity generation yet has been called the bridge fuel to the age of renewables – a flexible power source needed to complement variable wind and solar power.

Fossil Fuels

A Greener Life

APRIL 7, 2023

India missed its target to install 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022, and is now trying to make up for that by boosting solar, wind, nuclear, hydropower and bio-power to 500 GW by 2030. Overall, India is also looking to boost its share of non-fossil capacity, which can include big hydro and nuclear to 50% by 2030.

Clean Energy

Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Some have argued that weather-dependent energies would, paradoxically, make electricity even more reliable. 1] But recent power outages in Texas and California have poured cold water on these arguments. 1] But recent power outages in Texas and California have poured cold water on these arguments. But all else is not equal.

2021

A Greener Life

JULY 23, 2021

Japan, a long-time supporter of nuclear power, now has serious hydrogen ambitions. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be powered by hydrogen. Hydrogen may have lost the race to fuel electric cars but it looks a likely contender to replace fossil fuels in trucks, ships, planes and heavy industry. By Fred Pearce.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2024

18 Planet Philadelphia Radio Program Provides Updates On Wind Power, Local Green Energy Efforts -- Observer-Reporter: Fayette County Zoning Board Nixes Request For Georges Township Solar Energy Facility -- Citizens Voice: Fairview Twp. PaEN] -- Penn State Extension Hosts 2 Educator Workshops Nov.

Toxic Substances Control Act

Law Columbia

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The others, established through New York’s Clean Energy Standard, compensate renewable generators and nuclear plants for their low-carbon attributes. Under the first, NYISO would adopt a carbon price of its own initiative, with a view to improving the operation of wholesale electricity markets.

Electricity

Law Columbia

MARCH 25, 2016

For those unfamiliar with the program – RGGI is an interstate cap and trade program aimed at reducing CO 2 emissions from the electric power sector. Clearly, the diversion of RGGI proceeds to the general budget and for workforce development is at odds with these requirements.

Nuclear Power

Environmental Science

AUGUST 7, 2018

vital for new technologies that all of us use every day from solar panel technology to wind turbine, engineering design, and the creation of new alloys and polymers. Responsible for nuclear physics which has given us nuclear power, and nuclear medicine which has opened up new avenues of medical treatment for such things as cancer.

Technology

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Petitioners challenging EPA’s new source performance standards for carbon emissions from power plants filed their opening briefs in the D.C. The plaintiffs alleged that the ZEC program was field preempted because the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has exclusive jurisdiction over wholesale electricity sales. Zibelman , No.

2016

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 12, 2022

Nearly all of the alliance members have a renewable electricity standard (RES), which requires utilities in their jurisdiction to increase their use of renewable energy to a particular percentage by a specific year. EN: What were your top findings? Under current policies and plans, carbon dioxide emissions would decline by only 12 percent.

Electricity

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2023

While he does not mention climate change, there is a brief nod to climate solutions through emissions reductions: Come on electric utilities, don’t tell me you are just passing along those high natural gas prices to the ratepayer and at the same time ask the taxpayers to subsidize it more.

Climate Change

Environmental Progress

MARCH 11, 2021

Congress took questions relating to the security of America’s electricity supply seriously before more than a dozen states experienced energy shortages last month, but those events make this hearing all the more urgent. electrical grids were increasingly “complex and vulnerable.” [2] Shellenberger. 5] The U.S. 5] The U.S.

Electricity

Environmental Europe

JANUARY 26, 2017

From the abrupt halt to support to photovoltaics in Spain in 2009 to issues with the territorial planning of incentivised wind power in France and Germany (or near Donald Trump’s golf course …) renewable energy policy can prove hard to manage, even (or especially?) when it relies on apparently simple market-based instruments.

Politics

Legal Planet

MARCH 14, 2024

In 2021, however, when asked about Biden’s plan to eliminate electricity-related emissions by 2035, Cornyn said, ““It’s pure fantasy. But, he says, “we’re not yet at the point innovation-wise where we can rely mostly on intermittent, renewable sources to power electric grids.” John Thune (SD).

Renewable Energy

Science Blogs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

San Diego commits to 100% clean electricity. . Trump attacks wind power in state that gets nearly third of energy from wind. Myths and facts to know ahead of Rick Perry's study on the electrical grid and renewable energy. Energy Department Scientists Barred From Attending Nuclear Power Conference.

Climate Change

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

At the same time, the natural gas industry was in disarray, coal burning was damaging the environment, and the nuclear power industry collapsed. The resulting fall of natural gas prices made it the fuel of choice for electricity producers, and coal use declined.

Fossil Fuels

Legal Planet

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Offshore wind is an important component of the global response. It is expected to grow to a capacity of 228 – 330 GW by 2030 and 1,800-2,465 GW by 2050 (supplying up to 13% of global electricity demand, up from almost 2% today). Wind power would do well in such a comparison with fossil fuel energy. High Cost (no).

Fossil Fuels