Utilities
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100 Acres of Chester County to Be Transformed into Data Center Hub, Creating Hundreds of Jobs
100 acres of Chester County are in the process of becoming as a hyperscale campus to make way for two million square feet of data center usage, a project that could make Pennsylvania become a hub for cloud campuses and Internet companies and promote hundreds of jobs, writes Rich Miller for Data Center Frontier. Data…
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Aqua Expands Electric Vehicle Fleet with $36,000 State Grant
Aqua Pennsylvania has announced it has been awarded a $36,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The grant, which will enable Aqua to replace gasoline and diesel utility vehicles with all-electric versions, is part of the DEP’s Alternative Fuel Incentive designed to improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Pennsylvania…
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Aqua Offers Tips to Prevent Pipes from Freezing This Winter
As colder weather approaches, Aqua Pennsylvania is reminding homeowners they should take steps now to prevent their household water pipes from freezing this winter. Frozen pipes become a concern when the air temperature drops below freezing for a sustained period. “Any time temperatures drop below freezing for a sustained period, frozen pipes become a concern,”…
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Aqua Appoints Michael Convery to Director of Planning and Engineering
Aqua Pennsylvania has announced the promotion of Michael Convery to the newly created position of Director of Planning and Engineering. In his new role, Convery oversees all Aqua Pennsylvania capital responsibilities, including all infrastructure improvement projects throughout the state that help to improve service and reliability for customers. In addition, he will implement plans and…
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Aqua Donates $450,000 to Share Food Program, Launches Multi-Year Partnership to Fight Hunger
Share Food Program has announced a $450,000 donation through the Essential Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Aqua Pennsylvania, an Essential Utilities Company. The check was presented during an Aqua employee volunteer day and launched a new multi-year partnership to provide hunger relief for Delaware County residents served by both organizations. As Lead Sponsor, Aqua’s…
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Aqua Offers Tips to Keep Systems Clean With Proper Disposal of Greases During the Holidays
Aqua reminds customers that they play a role in ensuring their local wastewater system operates properly, from the pipes that run from their homes and businesses to the treatment plant itself. This holiday season, Aqua encourages customers to watch its new video featuring easy tips for the proper disposal of fats, oils, and grease. Recommendations…
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Aqua’s Montgomery County Creek Restoration Project Receives Environmental Award
Aqua Pennsylvania has received a 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award through the Montgomery Awards program for its Perkiomen Creek dam removals and creek restoration project. The award recognizes Montgomery County projects that exemplify environmental stewardship and conservation for water and soil quality and was presented by the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, the Montgomery County Planning…
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Essential Utilities Appoints Two New Executives to Leadership Team
Essential Utilities Inc. has announced the appointment of two new members to the company’s executive leadership team: Jeanne Russo joins the company as vice president, communications, and Sumit Nair will assume the role of vice president and chief information officer. “I’m thrilled to welcome Jeanne and Sumit to our growing leadership team,” said Essential Chairman…
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Aqua Receives Grant to Add PFAS Treatment to Local Areas
Essential Utilities Inc. has announced that subsidiary Aqua Pennsylvania received approval by the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Authority for a PENNVEST grant to construct a treatment facility for two of its Hatboro well stations in Horsham Township, Montgomery County. The treatment will remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) which have found their way into Pennsylvania’s waterways due…
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Essential Utilities Assigns $143 Million Improvement Project to ‘Valuable Member of Leadership Team’
Essential Utilities has appointed Vice President and Chief Information Officer Whitney Kellett to lead its $143 million service improvement project following the retirement of former Senior Vice President, Business Transformation Ruth DeLost-Wylie. The next phase of the project, which began in 2020, will continue under Kellett’s leadership. As part of its succession planning, the company…
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Aqua’s Brian Gresehover Promoted to Vice President of Engineering to Advance Company Excellence Initiatives
Essential Utilities Inc. has appointed Brian Gresehover to Vice President of Engineering at Aqua, its water and wastewater subsidiary. Gresehover, a member of the 2022 Class of VISTA Millennial Superstars, previously served as a senior project engineer for Aqua, where he oversaw a $150 million annual capital budget focused on planning, management, design, and renewal…
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Aqua Pennsylvania Donates $365,000 to Philadelphia Zoo, Unveils ‘Water Is Life’ Exhibit During Aqua Volunteer Day
Aqua Pennsylvania President Marc Lucca and Essential Utilities Executive Vice President and General Counsel Chris Luning delivered a $365,000 check from the company’s Essential Foundation to the Philadelphia Zoo as the presenting sponsor of the “Water Is Life” exhibit. The donation will enable the zoo to highlight the importance of water for providing shelter, nourishment,…
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Backup Generators — Helpful for Summer Power Outages — Can Run on Gas That’s Not Gasoline
Summer is propane season in Montgomery County. But not just for grilling brats and deep-frying chicken wings. Many users find this time of year ideal for a propane generator. They offer numerous advantages. Heatwave and hurricane season can play havoc with power grids, plunged communities into darkness for days. When the lights go out for…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Marc Lucca, President of Aqua Pennsylvania
Marc Lucca, the President of Aqua Pennsylvania, spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up in South Philly; being motivated to work at an early age; bussing tables at restaurants his father managed throughout the city; and the lessons he learned from the many part-time jobs he had when he was younger. Marc Lucca also discussed…
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Aqua ‘Takes Education to Next Level,’ Joins Conservancy to Launch Floating Classroom Science Program
Aqua Pennsylvania, an Essential Utilities company, recently joined the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy to celebrate the 2022 launch of the Conservancy’s Floating Classroom Science Program, with a ribbon-cutting at Aqua’s Green Lane Reservoir. Aqua is the main partner of the Floating Classroom Program, which combines environmental education, kayaking, and lab work into one immersive educational experience…
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Whatever Happened to the CWA-24?
For months we have read mistruths about Aqua’s interest in purchasing Chester Water Authority. False claims that Aqua would close the Octoraro Reservoir, claims we wouldn’t extend similar jobs to current CWA employees or that they would be forced to relocate and many other complete fabrications that we’ve proven to be inaccurate. Instead of making…
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Subsidiary of King of Prussia-based UGI Enters Agreement to Purchase, Distribute Renewable LPG
AmeriGas Propane, a subsidiary of King of Prussia-based UGI, has signed a multi-year agreement with Global Clean Energy Holdings to buy and distribute renewable liquid petroleum gas (LPG), writes Danielle Pesta for the LPGas Magazine. As part of the deal, the California biorefinery will process up to 15,000 barrels of renewable feedstock per day to…
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Aqua Pennsylvania: Chester Water Authority Increases Customer Rates with Complete Lack of Transparency
Chester Water Authority (CWA) customers, did you know your water bills are going up? Do you expect better service or improved water quality with those increased rates? On January 20, 2022, CWA quietly approved a customer rate increase during its board meeting with a total lack of transparency. Only one day prior to that meeting,…
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