Pa. Reaches Solar Capacity Milestone
Pennsylvania’s solar energy capacity recently reached the 1 gigawatt (GW) milestone, which is enough to power a city the size of...
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Jan 4
Gas Drilling Fees Estimated Near All-Time Low in 2023
Just a year after reaching a record high, the estimated impact fees paid by natural gas drillers will drop substantially for 2023. The...
Jan 4
Low Prices of Crude Oil Pulled Gas Prices Along in 2023
Average crude oil prices fell below 2022 levels at all three major benchmarks in 2023. A multitude of factors, including the ongoing...
Dec 14, 2023
Report: Decline in Coal Use Expected to Continue
Coal production and use is slumping and expected to drop even further next year, a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and...
Dec 14, 2023
Report Identifies Ohio River Valley as Potential Industrial CCUS Hub Region
On the heels of the Ohio River Valley being identified as one of 10 regions having the required characteristics to support and benefit...
Dec 7, 2023
Regional Carbon Capture and Storage Hub Receives Funding
Western Pennsylvania is part of a proposed carbon capture and storage hub project that recently received part of $444 million in federal...
Nov 30, 2023
CEPM Explainer Series: Electrification 101
The Center for Energy Policy & Management at Washington & Jefferson College is excited to release its latest explainer on energy and...
Nov 30, 2023
Report Raises Concerns About Blue Hydrogen Emissions
Production of blue hydrogen from natural gas likely has a larger effect on global warming than estimated by U.S. government models and is...
Nov 9, 2023
CNX, State Reach Voluntary Agreement on Fracking Health, Monitoring Measures
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, natural gas operator CNX has voluntarily agreed to undertake air quality monitoring and...
Nov 9, 2023
Pa.’s RGGI Participation Halted by Commonwealth Court
Pennsylvania’s entry into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is now halted after the Commonwealth Court ruled that the process...
Nov 1, 2023
Winter Heating Costs Expected to Be Lower for Many
More than half of U.S. households are expected to spend less on winter heating this year, a recent Energy Information Agency (EIA)...
Nov 1, 2023
U.S. Was Top LNG Exporter in First Half of 2023
The U.S. reclaimed its title as the leading exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the first half of the year, according to Energy...
Oct 26, 2023
Pa. Benefits from Hydrogen Hubs Focus of CEPM Conference
Pennsylvania will be the only state in the U.S. to receive benefits from two clean regional hydrogen hubs, and that news was met with...
Oct 26, 2023
IEA: Meeting Climate Goals Requires Immediate Action, Policy Shifts
The rapid growth in solar panels and electric vehicles is helping to reduce fossil fuel use and limit global warming. Still, more...
Oct 5, 2023
Winter Storm Elliott Report Calls for Natural Gas, Grid Operation Improvements
Winter Storm Elliott, the Christmas 2022 bomb cyclone storm that caused temperatures to drop drastically below freezing and brought high...
Sep 28, 2023
CEPM Explainer Series: Electrification 101
The Center for Energy Policy & Management at Washington & Jefferson College is excited to release its latest explainer on energy and...
Sep 20, 2023
Adoption of Small Solar Systems Rising Quickly
Small-scale solar capacity has risen dramatically in the U.S. over the past decade, a new Energy Information Administration (EIA) report...
Sep 7, 2023
Clean Hydrogen Production, Carbon Capture Project Coming to W.Va.
A clean hydrogen production facility with carbon capture and sequestration was recently announced to be built in West Virginia as part of...
Aug 24, 2023
Severance Tax to be Studied by Pa. Legislative Committee
The idea of a severance tax on natural gas production in Pennsylvania is again alive in Harrisburg. The state House in June approved a...
Aug 17, 2023
Registration Now Open for "Harnessing Hydrogen" Seminar!
Washington & Jefferson College’s Center for Energy Policy & Management is presenting its second “Harnessing Hydrogen: Exploring Local &...
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