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CEPM to Present “Meeting the Challenges of the Electric Grid: PJM’s Role”
The Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management will host a free March 19 webinar on PJM Interconnection’s...
Feb 12


Form Energy Speaker Discusses Long-Duration Battery Storage
Battery technology that will allow electricity to be stored for days is crucial in meeting the challenges of maintaining a stable,...
Feb 12


Next Week: ARCH2 Community Open House in Western Pa.
A community open house to learn more about the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) is now set for Jan. 22, after the original...
Jan 15


Pa’s Impact Fee Payments Expected to be Lower in 2024
Counties and municipalities across the state of Pennsylvania will receive almost 9% less in impact fees paid by unconventional natural...
Dec 17, 2024


Washington County Community Increases Gas Well Setbacks
Most Western Pennsylvania municipalities that have seen the rise of unconventional gas well drilling activity, or fracking, during the...
Nov 7, 2024


CCS Projects Are Coming to the Region, but Challenges Remain
The developers of two carbon storage projects that involve Southwestern Pennsylvania laid out their approaches to the emerging technology...
Oct 30, 2024


NERC, PJM Express Concerns about Winter Power Outlook
Temperatures are beginning to fall and the the winter heating season is just ahead. The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC)...
Oct 23, 2024


Clean Energy Jobs Grow as Federal Investment Takes Hold
The U.S. clean energy sector created nearly 150,000 new jobs in 2023, a rate nearly three times higher than growth in overall employment,...
Oct 1, 2024


Study IDs Reasons for Opposition to Renewable Energy Projects
To reach the federal government's goal of net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2050, one focus has been making utility-scale renewable...
Sep 17, 2024


Solar Grant Program Announced for Pa. Schools
Local school districts in Pennsylvania will soon be able to lower their energy costs while also reducing carbon pollution by installing...
Jul 31, 2024


Environment, Health Top List of Reasons to Electrify Homes
A recent survey examining the reasons homeowners are interested in changing to electric systems found that environment, health and...
Jun 12, 2024


Municipal Street Light Conversion Program Saves Money, Energy
In 2009, municipal officials in Southeastern Pennsylvania began asking their regional planning agency for help in managing their lighting...
Feb 22, 2023


PUC Approves Settlement with Energy Transfer over Pipeline Explosion
The state Public Utility Commission recently approved an almost $2 million settlement with Energy Transfer Corp. (ETC) over the 2018...
Dec 2, 2021


DEP Official: Federal Legislation to Provide Billions for Abandoned Well Plugging
The $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act recently approved by Congress and signed this week by President Joe Biden will...
Nov 18, 2021


Pittsburgh to Host 2022 Clean Energy Summit
Pittsburgh will take the world stage next year when it will host the 2022 Clean Energy and Mission Innovation Ministerial, a meeting of...
Nov 11, 2021


Ohio NGL Storage Well Project Receives Approval
A natural gas liquids storage project in Ohio is moving ahead after regulators issued permits for the development of three planned...
Oct 28, 2021


Pa. Unveils State Climate Action Plan
The Wolf Administration has set climate change in its sights and is preparing to combat the issue. The plan of attack was disclosed in...
Oct 14, 2021


Groups Ask State to Require Full Bonding for Gas Wells
A coalition of environmental groups has filed petitions asking the state Department of Environmental Protection to require oil and gas...
Oct 14, 2021


Group Appeals Permit for Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant
An environmental group claims in an appeal that the state Department of Environmental Protection is trying to revive a defunct air...
Sep 23, 2021


Study: Fracking Leads to Higher Salinity in Surface Waters
A recent study found a correlation between elevated salt concentrations in surface waters in areas near newly drilled unconventional gas...
Sep 9, 2021
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