Energy
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PECO CEO at Energy Briefing: Rise of AI, Demand for Power Requires Flexible Policies to Build Capacity
PECO President and CEO Dave Velazquez recently discussed pressing energy issues, including the surge in demand and the unique challenges and opportunities for power providers and energy consumers, at the 13th Annual SEI Energy Briefing at the Chester County Economic Development Council. A program of the CCEDC, the Smart Energy Initiative is designed to provide…
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PECO President Dave Velazquez to Headline Smart Energy Initiative’s 13th Annual Energy Briefing on Feb. 11
PECO President and CEO Dave Velazquez will be one of the featured speakers when the Smart Energy Initiative (SEI) of Southeastern Pennsylvania brings together top leaders in the field to address the evolving energy landscape at its 13th Annual Energy Briefing. Taking place on Tuesday, Feb. 11 from 8-10 AM at the Chester County Economic…
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Governor Josh Shapiro Makes Commitment to Clean Energy in Pennsylvania
Governor Josh Shapiro announced a $4.6 million investment into clean energy, writes the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. Specifically, the investment will aid PMF Industries, the 63-year-old Pennsylvania company, expand into the clean hydrogen market. The $7 million project will create 20 new full-time jobs, retain 78 positions, and strengthen Pennylvania’s clean energy…
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New Exton Apartment Building Will Eliminate Electric Bills for Residents Thanks to Solar Panels
The 32-unit Passive House building at Hamilton at Eagleview, a mixed-use community in Exton, features enough solar panels on the roof and in its parking lot. The developer expects they will generate sufficient energy to eliminate electric bills for residents, writes Michaelle Bond for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The four-story building was constructed using passive design…
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Microsoft Deal Could Bring Three Mile Island Reactor Back Online
After closing five years ago due to financial troubles, the nuclear reactor at the Three Mile Island plant in central Pennsylvania could restart under a new Microsoft deal, writes Andrew Seidman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The owner of the plant, Baltimore-based Constellation Energy, has signed a 20-year agreement with Microsoft under which the software giant…
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Philadelphia Airport Now Being Powered by Solar Arrays at Gettysburg Farm
The Philadelphia International Airport is now being powered by a Gettysburg solar panels on farmland 100 miles away in Gettysburg, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Energix Renewables array, started nearly six year ago, began producing power in late March from Adams County. Along with airport, it is providing up to 25 percent…
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Chester County to Distribute Iodine Tablets to Those Living Near Limerick, Peach Bottom Power Plants
As part of Chester County’s ongoing emergency preparedness efforts, the Chester County Health Department is making potassium iodide (KI) tablets available at no cost for people who live or work within a 10-mile radius of the Limerick Generating Station or Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station. The dispensing event will occur on Thursday Aug. 17, 2023,…
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Chester County Plans to Go Green With Government Vehicles
Chester County officials aim to convert part of their government vehicles to electric and install charging stations around the county to meet regulations for their Climate Action Plan in 2023, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. The Climate Action Plan focuses on an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. It was implemented in…
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South Coatesville’s SMS Mill Services Gets Grant Green for Cleaner Air
SMS Mill services, a steel scrap processor based in South Coatesville, is part of the larger initiative to bring cleaner air to the Delaware Valley. This is thanks to a $1.2 million grant from Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The money will replace three of SMS Mill’s diesel material handlers with electric handlers, writes…
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WCU Adds Three New Propane-Fueled Buses as Part of Going Green Commitment
Three new propane-fueled shuttle buses have been added to West Chester University’s transportation fleet as part of the university’s longstanding commitment to help save the planet by reducing carbon emissions and emitting fewer greenhouse gases on campus. As an added environmental advantage, the vehicles also emit fewer smog-producing hydrocarbons and particulate emissions than conventional fuels.…
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See How This West Grove Company Declared Freedom from Electric Grid
West Grove-based Sycamore International declared freedom from the electric grid last month after the company installed a new battery storage system to support its rooftop solar system, writes Andrew Maykuth for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Sycamore is all about a circular economy. The company recycles electronic equipment and refurbishes thousands of laptops each month for sale…
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Pa. Ranks Among States That Could Most Benefit from Easy-Breezy Energy Source
Pennsylvania has great wind energy potential, but it is currently using only a fraction of what it could. A new Stacker report illustrated the gap. Stacker ranked states based on their untapped wind energy potentials using data from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Washington D.C. The ranking was determined by comparing…
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Exton-Based Evolution Energy Partners Rebrands to Better Illustrate Its Comprehensive Suite of Services
Evolution Energy Partners — a full-service energy management, engineering, and consulting firm based in Exton — has announced its official rebranding to Evolution Sustainability Group. Over its many years in operation, award-winning Evolution has continuously grown its expertise and expanded its services to comprehensively meet its customers’ needs across the ever-changing national and global energy…
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World’s Leading Manufacturer of Construction Equipment Acquires Kennett Square’s Tangent Energy Solutions
Caterpillar Inc., a Fortune 100 company and the world’s leading manufacturer of construction equipment, has acquired Tangent Energy Solutions, an energy-as-a-service (EaaS) company based in Kennett Square Tangent Energy provides customers with turnkey solutions for reducing energy costs, increasing energy efficiency, reducing emissions, monetizing electric grid support, and providing resiliency for customer operations. “Tangent Energy…
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AAA: When Projecting Summer Vacation Costs, You’re Going to Need a Bump to the Gas Budget
The Phila. region is heading toward a 2022 Memorial Day Weekend that is absent overt COVID worries in a long time. That reality brings upbeat thoughts of impromptu zips to the Shore or the Poconos, family reunions, graduation parties, and other reasons to travel. But yet another spoiler — gas prices — is set to…
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This Manufacturing Marvel from Malvern’s Saint-Gobain to Play Starring Role in Building Carbon-Neutral Economy
Saint-Gobain, the construction materials giant with North American headquarters in Malvern, has produced the world’s first carbon-neutral flat glass using recycled materials and green energy, writes Francois De Beaupuy for Bloomberg. The new product, which is made at a plant in Aniche, France, is part of the company’s strategy to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. …
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Energy Transfer Committed to Protecting Pennsylvania’s Natural Resources, Participates in Earth Day Activities
Energy Transfer is committed to conserving and protecting Pennsylvania’s natural resources, and each spring, it participates in a number of efforts in honor of Earth Day. This year, Energy Transfer returned to Loyalhanna Lake in Westmoreland County and Raystown Lake in Huntingdon County to assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with cleaning up lake…
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It Has Been 120 Years Since the First Crude Oil Shipment at Marcus Hook. A Lot Has Changed Since 1902
On March 21, 1902, the first shipment of crude oil was delivered by the S.S. Paraguay to the Marcus Hook Refinery from Texas’s Spindletop oil field. A lot has changed in the last 120 years. The Marcus Hook Terminal is no longer a refinery for breaking down petroleum (crude oil) into lubricating oils, kerosene, or…
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