Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia combined form the third-largest natural-gas-producing region in the entire world behind only the remainder of the United States and Russia. But instead of embracing this good fortune and maximizing its potential to […]
Another proposed natural gas power plant has been called off in Western Pennsylvania, this one after eight years of development, permitting and opposition. Chicago-based Invenergy, which was developing the Allegheny Energy Center project in Elizabeth […]
Commonwealth Court is stopping Pennsylvania’s effort to join a cap-and-trade program targeting power plant emissions. Joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative was Gov. Tom Wolf’s signature climate policy. Under RGGI, power plants must pay for each ton […]
As elites gather in New York City for Climate Week, record-breaking future supplies of natural gas and exports are lifting America’s energy and future environmental gains to new heights. Last week, data from the federal Energy […]
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has asked regional power grid operators to enhance the electricity system’s dependability—and he’s got ideas about how to do it. But his premises are flawed, and his suggestions misguided. Shapiro wants reliable […]
When Pennsylvania’s largest coal plant closes Saturday, it will leave behind more than towering smokestacks and mounds of coal waste. The Homer City Generating Station has a valuable asset: a connection to both the nation’s […]
April 22 (Reuters) – Hatfield’s Ferry Power Station, a Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant, stopped producing electricity in 2013. Its closure came in a wave of coal-plant shutdowns triggered by competition from cheaper, cleaner natural gas […]
Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired power plant will shut down in July, leaving the commonwealth with only coal refuse-burning facilities. Decommissioning at the Homer City Power Plant, 50 miles east of Pittsburgh, will begin July 1. Environmental […]
Almost a year to the day after its last existential decision, Homer City Generation announced it will retire its coal units in Indiana County over the next three months. The state’s largest coal-fired power plant had […]
In a sleight of hand worthy of a card shark, Gov. Josh Shapiro quietly acted to raise home heating and electricity costs for Pennsylvania families. It’s officially termed the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI. It should […]
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