Energy
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Chase Bank to Pilot Electric-Car Charging Station at Its Exton Branch
Chase Bank intends to test electric-car charging stations at 50 of its branches across the country, including the Exton one on North Pottstown Pike, writes Mark Calvey for the Philadelphia Business Journal. With the current rise in gas prices, more Americans are considering electric cars. However, the lack of public charging stations hinders this eco-friendly switchover. …
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Chester County Appoints Rachael Griffith to Sustainability Director
Chester County has a new person at the helm of its Climate Action Plan, Rachael Griffith, who moves up from her role as Senior Trails and Open Space Planner at the Chester County Planning Commission. In her new post, Griffith will assist county departments, municipalities, and other stakeholders to meet the county’s goals for sustainability,…
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Malvern-Based Saint-Gobain ‘Takes an Important Pledge’
Malvern-based Saint-Gobain and its subsidiary, CertainTeed, have recently joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Climate Challenge, writes Liz Carey for the Pennsylvania Business Report. The challenge encourages companies and organizations to lower greenhouse gas emissions across their portfolio by 25 percent or more over the next decade. Saint-Gobain has already set an even more…
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Exelon Spinoff Takes Ownership of Company’s Power Generation Fleet Operated out of Kennett Square
Exelon completed its separation into two companies earlier this week, and the newly formed Constellation Energy is now the owner of Limerick Generating Station in Montgomery County, writes Andrew Maykuth for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Exelon announced previously it would be spinning off its generation business, which operates out of Kennett Square and owns the largest…
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Energy Transfer, Sunoco Raise $1.6 Million to Fund Pediatric Cancer Research
Energy Transfer and Sunoco have donated $1.6 million to MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital in Houston through a fundraising campaign. The cornerstone of the annual campaign is personal donations from the more than 10,000 Energy Transfer and Sunoco employees. The 2021 donation total also includes matching funds from Dallas-based Energy Transfer and a donation from…
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Energy Transfer Grants $48,000 to Goshen Fire Company for Emergency Equipment
Energy Transfer has granted $48,000 to Goshen Fire Company to aid in the purchase of equipment to enhance the department’s firefighting capabilities. With approximately 3,000 miles of pipeline infrastructure and gathering systems located in Pennsylvania, Energy Transfer is one of the largest and most diversified energy logistics companies in the country. “This grant has made…
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Energy Transfer Donates $75,000 to Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts
Energy Transfer has donated $75,000 to support the hurricane relief efforts of the American Red Cross and The Salvation Army in communities devastated by Hurricane Ida. Based in Dallas, Energy Transfer operates the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex, a natural gas liquids processing facility, and has nearly 3,000 miles of pipeline infrastructure and gathering systems located…
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Energy Transfer Joins Partnership to Expand Focus on Reducing Environmental Footprint Across Its Operations
Energy Transfer — which operates the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex, a natural gas liquids processing facility, and has nearly 3,000 miles of pipeline infrastructure and gathering systems located in Pennsylvania — has joined The Environmental Partnership. The nonprofit Partnership is a growing coalition of nearly 100 energy companies committed to continuously improving the industry’s environmental…
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Chester County Joins Neighboring Counties in Pursuing Renewable Energy Power Purchasing Agreement
Imagine a renewable energy facility that could produce enough electricity for Chester, Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery counties. The Chester County Commissioners brought that possibility a step closer by signing a memorandum of understanding to participate in the Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional Power Agreement Partnership. The Commissioners are joining their neighboring counterparts in exploring the feasibility of…
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Solar 101: Spotts, Stevens, and McCoy on Harnessing the Sun’s Power
An increasing number of homeowners and businesses across the country are making the switch to solar as an energy source. Two common reasons for this switch include financial savings and environmental benefits. Solar power is often a cost-effective decision as it drastically decreases your electric bills, even if your solar system doesn’t produce 100 percent…
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‘Proud to Be a Consistent Thread’ in Lower Chichester, Energy Transfer Grants $20K to Police for Body Cameras
Energy Transfer has awarded a $20,000 grant from its First Responder Fund to the Lower Chichester Police Department to purchase body cameras. Energy Transfer is one of the largest and most diversified energy logistics companies in the country, with nearly 3,000 miles of pipeline infrastructure and gathering systems located in Pennsylvania. Energy Transfer also operates…
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Learn Best Practices for Maintaining Energy-Efficient Buildings from the Founder of Practical Energy Solutions
Green Building United, a member-driven nonprofit that aims to foster transformative impact through green building education and advocacy, invites you to learn about best practices for maintaining energy-efficient buildings. As part of its Sustainable Building Maintenance Series, the nonprofit will host “Fine-Tuning your BAS” on May 26 and “Balancing Health and Energy Efficiency” on June…
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Trade Group Led by Owner of Brandywine Valley HVAC Aims for Advancement of Geothermal Heating, Cooling
Anyone in the HVAC industry will tell you that geothermal heating and cooling is not just the sleeping giant of renewable energy, but also essential for us to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The problem is, in Pennsylvania, geothermal energy is not recognized as renewable energy. Even the federal government, through the Consolidated…
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Grant from Energy Transfer Enhances Twin Valley Fire Department’s Firefighting Capabilities
Energy Transfer has granted $17,484 to the Twin Valley Fire Department in Elverson to aid in the purchase of equipment that will enhance its firefighting capabilities. Energy Transfer is one of the largest and most diversified energy logistics companies in the nation, with approximately 3,000 miles of pipeline infrastructure and gathering systems in Pennsylvania. “Accepting…
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With 1,035 Full-Time Employees in Pennsylvania, Energy Transfer Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Dallas-based Energy Transfer, which owns and operates one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the U.S., is celebrating its 25th anniversary. With 1,035 full-time employees in Pennsylvania and offices and operations centers in Delaware, Chester, Berks, Dauphin, and Butler counties, Energy Transfer safely operates nearly 3,000 miles of pipeline infrastructure…
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Natural Gas Playing a Key Role in One of the Most Ambitious Immunization Campaigns in American History
We are in the midst of one of the most ambitious immunization campaigns in American history, and it wouldn’t be possible without the natural gas liquids that Energy Transfer, through its Mariner East pipeline system, plays a critical role in transporting to markets in Pennsylvania and beyond. The COVID-19 vaccine is packaged in dry-ice-filled boxes…
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Exton Little League Celebrates Opening Day on New Fields Made Possible by Energy Transfer
Young baseball and softball players opened their spring season last weekend on Exton Little League’s new fields, located in the new Boot Road Park North in West Whiteland Township. The park, across the road from the original Boot Road Park, was made possible by Energy Transfer, which is installing the Mariner East 2 pipelines in…
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Propane from Energy Transfer’s Marcus Hook Industrial Complex Supplies Local, National Demand
In less than a decade, propane production in the United States skyrocketed, nearly doubling from 15.8 billion gallons in 2008 to 28 billion gallons in 2017. This increase is attributed to growth in domestic natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL) production. This is especially evident in Pennsylvania, which experienced a propane shortage at the…
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