PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2025

On March 6, the City of Reading announced it is now moving into the construction phase as part of a strategic partnership with Schneider Electric to implement a Guaranteed Energy Savings Act (GESA) project, reinforcing Reading's commitment to sustainability and energy efficiency. The completion of the project is slated for late 2026.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 15, 2025

Plentiful sunshine and generous solar incentives are here. In 2011, Tregs Independent Brewing worked with Solar Renewable Energy to install a rooftop solar array large enough to produce 15-20 percent of its annual electricity usage. Right now, Pennsylvania is currently ranked 26th in the nation for solar power.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

MAY 7, 2025

On May 7, PennEnvironment released a new report saying Pennsylvania ranks 49th in the nation for percentage growth in total solar, wind and geothermal generation over the past decade. billion to power their homes and businessesin one year alone. The Keystone State has vast renewable energy potential.

Renewable Energy

Scientific American

AUGUST 7, 2025

” Where Diesel Power Is King A 2024 preprint analysis of 81 Antarctic research bases found that 37 had installed renewable-energy sources such as solar panels and wind turbines. But the proportion of renewable energy these bases used was “often low,” the researchers wrote.

Clean Energy

A Greener Life

MAY 1, 2025

The Ubolratana Dam hydro-floating solar hybrid power plant in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The country needs to rapidly scale up solar power to hit its 2050 net zero target, experts say. Over the last decade, Thailand has been very aggressive on solar power development. Photo credit: Lin Hao / Xinhua / Alamy.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

On November 11, Energy Justice Advocates announced PECO has agreed to contract for 25 MW of solar energy as part of its default power procurement for electric customers from June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2029 as a result of a settlement recently approved by the Public Utility Commission. PECO serves nearly 1.7

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 30, 2025

On April 30, the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center and Evergreen Collaborative unveiled Renewable Energy Success Stories in the Keystone State. Pennsylvanians deserve an affordable, clean energy future, and these funds are making that future a reality.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

. -- Tribune-Democrat: Greater Johnstown CTC Solar Array Operating Better Than Expected, School Leaders Say Throughout the 10 months that the Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Centers solar array has been online, its electrical production has outperformed expectations, school officials said.

Natural Gas

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2025

Solar Carports, like the one at Burkholders Country Market, are a great solution for businesses looking to maximize their available space while investing in clean energy. Not only do they provide shelter for vehicles from the elements, they also generate renewable energy that directly powers the business.

Clean Energy

Earth 911

AUGUST 7, 2025

But as this solar revolution accelerates, a critical question emerges: What happens to these millions of panels when they reach the end of their 25- to 30-year lifespan? Solar power has become the driving force of the global energy transition. terawatts. Want to find recycling options in your area?

Recycling

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2025

Community solar would allow thousands of Pennsylvanians, like me in the Lehigh Valley, and across the Commonwealth who do not have the property to handle solar panels to receive the benefits of clean energy, said Rep. Peter Schweyer. Kate Harper (R) and Fmr Cong.

Clean Energy

A Greener Life

JULY 3, 2025

This clean energy infrastructure is laying the groundwork for the rise of net-zero industrial clusters. Emerging sectors such as green hydrogen, electric vehicles and digital energy services are clustering around renewable energy hubs.

Clean Energy

A Greener Life

APRIL 10, 2025

The Swiss public gives the final nod to boosting renewable energy With 97% of its broad gauge lines now transitioned, India has the second highest electrification rate of any major rail network in the world. India Railways has ambitious plans to shift to 100% renewable energy , using its surplus land for solar farms.

Electricity

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The IRA also provides funding for electric vehicles and charging equipment, energy-saving appliances, battery-storage systems, and heat pumps, and has awarded a national total of nearly $8.4 billion in clean energy tax credits as of May 2024. million in funding for home solar installations.

Clean Energy

HumanNature

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The panels in question were part of the nearly 200-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant about ten minutes down the road from the bed & breakfast and our research site for the next three years. Our hostesss concerns around solar power plants like this one are certainly not uncommon. million acres.

Solar Power

A Greener Life

JULY 23, 2025

Yet Brazil has abundant sources of renewable energy , and although access to the power they generate is uneven, these two communities are proving such problems can be solved by tapping into the potential of solar. As Medina told me, the solutions will come from the poorer communities.

Renewable Energy

A Greener Life

JULY 6, 2025

Renewable energy expansion Brazil’s renewable energy sector continues to grow, with hydropower providing around 60% of the country’s electricity, making it one of the world’s largest producers of hydropower. Brazil’s fossil fuel subsidies are also significantly higher than its renewable energy investments.

2025

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 6, 2025

Kate Harper (R), former member of PA House, and former Congressman Conor Lamb (D) are Co-Chairs of Energy Future PA Related Articles: -- PUC House Budget Hearing: We Arent Going To Build Our Way Out Of Electric Generation Shortfalls On PJM Grid; We Need To Diversify Our Generation Sources [PaEN] -- Frozen Hoping For A Thaw: Eastern PA Coalition For (..)

Fossil Fuels

Enviromental Defense

JULY 2, 2025

Goldman Sachs analysis predicts that by 2028, AI will represent about 19 per cent of all data centre power demand. In particular, oil and gas companies use AI to cut down costs as they strive to compete with cheap renewable energy production. This growing demand also poses risks for consumers.

Fossil Fuels

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

The energy transition is now troubling the peace, and those alliances are shifting. As renewable energy takes over from fossil fuels, there is a tug-of-war underway to control the narrative. Renewable energy is naturally decentralised and lends itself to energy democracy. Who owns the sun?

Fossil Fuels

Law Columbia

APRIL 11, 2025

Over the last five years, several states, including New York (2020), California (2022), Illinois (2023), and Michigan (2023) have adopted comprehensive permitting reforms that curtail the power of local governments to block development of large-scale renewable energy projects.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

Vitali’s Call For Better Regulation Of Oil & Gas Industry [ PDF of Article ] -- WHYY: Delaware City Refinery’s Toxic Air Pollutant Release Continues, But Delaware Says No Threat To Public Health -- Utility Dive: US DOE Orders Constellation To Delay Retiring 760 MW Eddystone Peaking Natural Gas Power Plant In PA To Ease PJM ‘Emergency’ [PJM Had (..)

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 6, 2025

[Cold Weather, LNG Demand Push Prices Higher] [ PDF of Article ] -- WTAJ: 200,000+ PA Residents Could See 18% Increase In National Fuel Gas Natural Gas Bills In 2025 -- WFMJ: National Fuel Gas Customers Could See 17% Increase In Gas Costs Starting Aug. 1 -- Altoona Mirror: Peoples Gas Natural Gas Rates To Increase Jan.

Conservation

A Greener Life

JANUARY 30, 2025

Renewables can close Africas energy access gap Closing the energy access gap is within reach. With the cost of renewable energy falling over the past decade, we are closer than ever. Governments will also play a significant role in scaling up off-grid renewable energy for remote areas.

2030

A Greener Life

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Despite trade-war rhetorics by the US and EU on Chinas clean energy products, the country is the worlds largest clean energy market, BNEF expects that the levelized cost of electricity produced by clean energy sources could fall by between 22-49% by 2035.

Clean Energy

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Using an interactive online dashboard-- Renewables on the Rise 2024 -- documents the growth of six key clean energy technologies across the United States over the past decade and ranks states accordingly for solar power, wind power, battery storage, energy efficiency, electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging stations.

Renewable Energy

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The impacts of these obstacles are very real and apparent, with large renewable energy generation and transmission projects regularly facing denials or uneconomical delays. A national policy of repurposed energy may help counter local opposition and accelerate clean energy development.” Reprinted from Penn State News.)

Clean Energy

A Greener Life

APRIL 5, 2025

By Anders Lorenzen A leading energy think tank says that last month, less than half of the US electricity capacity came from fossil fuels. As a result, clean energy sources generated the largest amount of electricity in the US last month, 50.8%a Date showing US fossil fuel generation in March 2025. a new record.

Clean Energy

Law Columbia

JUNE 30, 2025

While federal policy can have a significant impact on renewable energy development, local policy—and local sentiment—can be just as consequential. Between 2018-2023, at least 30% of utility-scale wind and solar projects were cancelled during the siting process, largely because of community opposition, local ordinances, and zoning.

Law

Legal Planet

MARCH 31, 2025

Q: Renewables have seen a chill since the November election made chillier still by various Trump executive orders. A: Investment in renewable energy remains robust, at least for now. 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

JANUARY 30, 2025

On January 30, ten government entities in Centre County announced they have officially entered into a 15-year contract to supply their operations with renewable energy from a nearby solar project. It is believed that this cooperative solar purchase agreement is the first of its kind in Pennsylvania.

Government

Enviromental Defense

MAY 22, 2025

The visual demonstration was followed by a solar-powered concert featuring performances from leading young Canadian musicians (Luella, Jessica Pearson, and Mailaka Urbani) from 57 p.m. embassy, and the other arrow pointing to climate action, facing the Canadian Parliament.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JULY 27, 2025

Penn State University To Host 5th Annual Online Solar Law Symposium Aug. 19-21, Sept.

Conservation

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 24, 2025

Several conservative-led jurisdictions have proven that supporting renewable energy doesnt mean abandoning careful money management. Not all conservative-leaning governments treat the development of renewable energy the same. When Ford first took office, he made a controversial decision about renewable energy.

Government

Legal Planet

JULY 29, 2025

California Six in ten Californians favor the state’s goals to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions and 100% renewable energy by 2045. More than 80% of us favor building more solar power stations in California. Cara Buckley and Catrin Einhorn are reporting on grassroots problems and solutions with help from readers.

Fossil Fuels

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 8, 2025

Is Nuclear The Hot New Clean Power Source?

Conservation

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 9, 2025

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