Energy
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Pennsylvania Propane Would Minimize Impacts of Another Polar Vortex
Each winter, those living in the Mid-Atlantic region, including Pennsylvania, experience bouts of arctic temperatures. This was especially true during the 2014 Polar Vortex when much of the United States experienced record-setting sub-zero temperatures, during which, Pennsylvania was among the most affected. The impacts of that year’s cold snap went beyond school closings, flight cancellations,…
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As Year Winds Down, Energy Transfer Celebrates 19 Community Successes in 2019
As the year winds down, Energy Transfer took some time to reflect on some of the numerous ways that it and the Mariner East Pipeline project have worked within communities across Pennsylvania. While the company plans, builds, and operates an energy infrastructure, its priority is always the residents, communities, and businesses surrounding its projects and…
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Pipeline Is a Lifeline for Many Communities, Small Businesses Along the Mariner East Footprint
For many communities and small businesses along the Mariner East footprint, Energy Transfer’s investment is far more than just a pipeline — it’s a lifeline. Mary Fulton, owner of Birchview Campground in Coatesville, has seen an uptick in business every year since Energy Transfer began construction of the Mariner East pipeline project in 2016. She’s…
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Berwyn Company the Lead Developer on Solar Energy Project That Will Serve as Living Lab at PSU
Alternative Energy Development Group, a Berwyn-based company that helps commercial-scale clients reduce their energy demand and supply costs, was the lead developer of a project at Penn State that will provide University Park with one percent of its electricity needs, while also serving as a living lab for students, writes Matthew Long for Penn State…
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Energy Transfer Receives Enviornmental Partnership Award for Wildlife Habitat Project in Pennsylvania
Representatives from Energy Transfer recently received a Northeast Environmental Partnership Award for their collaborative work to create more than 100 acres of wildlife habitat in Bradford County, Pa. Titled the Roughneck Aspen Management Project, the award-winning venture was a collaborative effort by Energy Transfer, Chief Oil & Gas, Williams Co., the Ruffed Grouse Society, and…
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Hundreds of Laborers Continue Modification Work at Marcus Hook Industrial Complex
The Marcus Hook Industrial Complex continues to bustle this season as laborers representing various trades continue working to revamp the former Sunoco oil refinery to a world-class energy hub. What was once an 82-acre petroleum refinery, processing products from light sweet crude oil to gasoline to jet fuel, is now continuing its transformation to a…
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What Are Those Yellow Grids on Telephone Poles in Chester County?
Show of hands. How many of you have been driving down the road and noticed those yellow grids attached to telephone poles at just about windshield height? And once you spotted one, you started looking around for more? So that’s just about everyone. Thanks. The grids are affixed to poles within 15 feet of a…
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Energy Transfer’s Philanthropic Efforts in 2019 Benefit a Number of Pennsylvania Communities
Energy Transfer is one of the largest and most diversified midstream energy companies in the country, and at the core of its business is the belief in giving back to the communities in which its employees live and work. With more than 1,000 employees in Pennsylvania, Energy Transfer supports organizations that strive to make life…
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Energy Transfer’s $300,000 Grant Makes Dream of a Handicapped-Accessible Playground a Reality
An Aston Township commissioner and her daughter’s dream of having a handicapped-accessible playground is becoming reality, thanks in part to a $300,000 funding commitment from Energy Transfer, writes Loretta Rodgers for the Daily Times. “As a resident of Aston Township myself, I’m proud that Energy Transfer, which moves the energy products used to make playground…
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Once a Coal-Mining Colossus, Pennsylvania Emerging as America’s New Natural Gas Giant
Pennsylvania has emerged as one of the nation’s new gas giants, making it the second most vital natural gas-producing state in the nation, writes Jude Clemente for Forbes. Pennsylvania currently yields more than 20 percent of the nation’s gas, yielding more than 18 billion cubic feet per day, second only to Texas’s 22 bcf/d. The…
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Marcus Hook Industrial Complex to Add Facilities; $200 Million Project to Benefit 1,200 Workers
A number of union leaders in Greater Philadelphia’s construction industry were in Delaware County this week to praise the announcement by Energy Transfer and the Philadelphia Building Trades of the first construction projects at the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex scheduled under a recently signed Project Labor Agreement (PLA). The Philadelphia Building Trades is an umbrella…
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Pennsylvania’s Nuclear-Bailout Bills Face Growing Opposition Over Cost
Pennsylvania’s attempts to bail out troubled nuclear power plants are facing growing opposition from consumers and industry groups over the high cost, writes Kris Maher for The Wall Street Journal. One of the nuclear plants planned for closure is Exelon’s Three Mile Island Generating Station along the Susquehanna River, near Harrisburg. The company has said…
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CCEDC Hosts 7th Annual Energy Briefing
Nearly 80 people gathered at the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) last week for the organization’s 7th Annual Energy Briefing. The event was organized by the Smart Energy Initiative (SEI) and highlighted current trends and data in the energy industry. SEI, which promotes the growth of the conservation, efficiency and renewable energy industries in…
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With Region in a Deep Freeze, There’s No Better Time to Appreciate Propane Than Now
There’s no better time than the present, with the region in a deep freeze, to appreciate propane, the natural gas liquid used as a source of heat. With Mariner East 2 now in service alongside Mariner East 1, this pipeline system of Energy Transfer’s is transporting propane and other NGLs from the Utica Shale and…
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Energy Transfer’s Mariner East 2 Pipeline Now in Service
Energy Transfer LP, the parent company of Sunoco Pipeline, has announced that Mariner East 2, its natural gas liquids (NGLs) pipeline, is now in service, available for both interstate and intrastate service. The 350-mile pipeline transports domestically produced ethane, propane, and butane east from processing plants in Ohio across West Virginia and Pennsylvania to Energy…
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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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Report Finds Mariner East 2 Does Not Pose the Risk Claimed by Opposition Groups
A new report commissioned by Delaware County Council has found that Sunoco Pipeline’s Mariner East 2 poses no great risk to area residents, writes Kathleen Carey for the Daily Times. According to the risk assessment conducted by G-2 Integrated Services, people are more likely to die from traffic accidents or falling down the stairs than…
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Parkesburg Inventor Secures Patent for What May Be the Future of Energy Production
After nearly two decades, Parkesburg inventor Paul Bellezza has secured a patent for a potential revolutionary development in energy production, writes John Chambless for the Chester County Press. To put it in layman’s terms: Bellezza said that the parts that make thermoelectric devices run use electricity to produce either heat or cold. The joints between…
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