Energy
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New toolkit provides Pennsylvania cities with blueprint to go solar
With local municipalities playing an increasingly important role in the clean energy revolution, the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center released a new toolkit today to show how cities and towns here in Pennsylvania and nationwide can capture more clean renewable energy from the sun. Ten Ways Your Community Can Go Solar offers practical ways to…
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Bloomberg: Pennsylvania pipelines playing key role in nation’s energy independence
Pennsylvania and its pipelines are playing a key role in the nation’s effort to become energy independent, writes Javier Blas for Bloomberg. At the end of November, the U.S. became a net exporter of oil for the first time in 75 years. It sold a net of 21,000 barrels per day, finally breaking its dependence…
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Energy-efficient rating nets Pottsgrove School District $1M
Talk about green savings. Increased energy efficiency and green technologies built into the Pottsgrove High School renovation last year will be worth $1 million. The money goes back to 2014 when the district received a $2 million grant to make the high school more energy efficient. The grant came from the Pennsylvania Alternative and Clean Energy…
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PECO customers to receive full benefit from federal tax savings as part of settlement
Peco filed a settlement petition with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) seeking approval for changes in electric delivery rates beginning January 1, 2019, as well as refunds to customers of federal tax savings from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Based on this settlement, overall customer bills would increase approximately 1 percent beginning…
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Wolf administration criticizes pipeline approval process
Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration is calling for more federal oversight on the buildout of new natural gas pipelines, including how they can facilitate greenhouse gas emissions, disrupt forest ecosystems, and impact private property owners. The administration is responding to a request from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which was seeking public comments on its review of the…
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Progress slow on Delco pipeline study
After nearly six months of deliberation and discussion, officials in Delaware County are just now making progress on commissioning a study of the potential impact of the Mariner East 2 pipeline on businesses and residents. The project has been subjected to numerous delays and forced shutdowns for a variety of reasons, most recently the sudden appearance of…
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Memorial Day is kicking off the summer — and PECO is ready for it
With summer just around the corner, PECO has been hard at work, prepping its systems, and testing its processes and procedures to ensure safe and reliable service for customers all summer long. The recent completion of more than 160 projects and initiatives across the region will help ensure reliable electric service for PECO’s 1.6 million…
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PUC sets public hearings for 3.2 percent PECO rate hike request
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has scheduled five hearings in June, including one in Media, and one in Norristown, to gather public input on a rate increase request filed by PECO Energy Co. Under the request submitted by PECO, annual revenues would increase by $82 million (2.2 percent) and the average total monthly bill for…
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Electrical grid operator PJM ready for the heat of summer
When summer temperatures start to reach the 80s, 90s — or even higher — residents and businesses expect their electricity to flow without interruption. PJM Interconnection — the operator of the country’s largest electric grid — said Monday it has the resources available to meet anticipated peak summer demand and keep power flowing to the…
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Gas prices in Philadelphia region trending up
The price of gasoline across Pennsylvania has gone up, following several days of inactivity. Average retail gasoline prices in the Philadelphia region have risen 5.5 cents per gallon in the past week. According to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 979 gas outlets conducted Sunday, prices were averaging $2.90 per gallon. This compares with the national average…
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Lansdale seeks lower bids on power substation upgrade
Lansdale Borough staff reported recently that another round of bids will be needed for a replacement electric transformer at the borough’s Richardson substation. Replacing and upgrading the Richardson substation has been on the borough’s to-do list for several years, and developer Equus Capital Partners agreed to contribute to the cost of replacing the substation when their plans for…
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New app features energy rate comparisons for PA
A new app will allow users to compare rates and suppliers across the state to help them make a better decision when it comes to energy purchasing. Electricity Ratings LLC recently announced the launch of iOS and Droid Pennsylvania Energy Ratings. The apps feature customer reviews and allow users to compare electricity and natural gas…
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Montco’s electrical grid warms up to the cold weather challenge
Lower Providence >> As snow fell, temperatures bottomed out and winds roared across much of the eastern United States over the past week, the demand for electricity increased. Several winter peak demands for electricity were set across the region, landing among the top 10 winter demands for the PJM Interconnection, which manages the high-voltage power…
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PECO pressed to make some “green” changes
About 20 people carrying giant pennies delivered a call to action for PECO Thursday at the utility’s Phoenixville facility. The group was part of day of action at several PECO locations — part of an ongoing Power Local Green Jobs initiative — a faith-based economic justice campaign led by Earth Quaker Action Team, writes Donna…
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Operator of Montco area’s power grid ready for winter
As the calendar page turns from November to December, thoughts turn to winter weather — will it be snowy or dry; warm or cold? PJM Interconnection, which manages the high-voltage power grid for 65 million consumers in 13 states and the District of Columbia has announced that it — and its members — are ready…
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PJM Interconnection voices concern over energy secretary’s plan
The largest U.S. electric grid operator, located right here in Montgomery County, is asking regulators to reject Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s plan to prop up ailing coal and nuclear plants, “I don’t know how this proposal could be implemented without a detrimental impact on the market,” Andrew Ott, who heads up (Lower Providence)-based PJM Interconnection LLC,…
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PJM authorizes $1B in upgrades
The PJM Interconnection Board authorized $1 billion in various electric transmission projects to ensure efficient and reliable power supplies for the 65 million customers PJM serves. The projects include reliability and market efficiency improvements, according to prnewswire. PJM Interconnections headquarters are in Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County. “Maintaining the reliability of the grid is paramount and involves…
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Proposed hotel tax concerns Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board CEO
House Republicans from Delaware County bucked their party Wednesday by voting to move a proposed Marcellus shale severance tax out of committee and onto the House floor, writes Rick Kauffman for the Delaware County Daily Times. The move came after the introduction of a bill that would impose greater taxes on the hotel industry, estimated…
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