Energy
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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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Aston Royal Farms Gets 1st Federally Funded EV Charger in Region
Aston is getting an electric vehicle charging station this summer, the first EV charging hub in the region funded through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. It will open at the Royal Farms on Market Street, writes Scott Sturgis for The Philadelphia Inquirer. It’s the second NEVI-supported charging station in Pennsylvania. “In Pennsylvania, we…
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Springfield High Grad Owen Sherbinko on Team Taking 1st Place With Electric Racing Car
Springfield High School alum Owen Sherbinko was behind the wheel and the chief engineer behind a Formula electric car that took first place this month at the Michigan SAE Formula electric car race, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The racecar was built from scratch by more than 50 students from the Rochester Institute…
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Montgomery County Considers Norristown Dam to Power County Operations
Montgomery County officials recently hosted a public meeting on potentially using the Norristown Dam to power all county operations with renewable energy, writes Emily Neil for the WHYY. The county has initiated the process of seeking federal approval for the project by submitting an Initial Consultation Document to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It will…
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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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Delaware County to See Impact From Proposed Hydrogen Energy Hub
It’s expected that at least one Delaware County energy company and one Delaware County university will be impacted by a proposed hydrogen energy MACH2 Mid-Atlantic hub, writes Frank Kummer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Monroe Energy, which now makes jet fuel at a refinery in Delaware County, has pledged to convert to “sustainable fuel production with…
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LNG Plant Could Bring Millions to Chester, but Is the Price Too High?
Even with the potential millions of dollars a Chester LNG plant and export terminal could bring to the bankrupt City of Chester, many city leaders and residents are saying they do not want the plant, writes Anthony R. Wood for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association estimates in five years, the liquified natural gas…
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LNG Plant Proposal Reviewed at Meeting, Minus County Officials
There was a meeting Tuesday to consider plans for a possible liquified natural gas processing plant and LNG export terminal in Chester. While protesters against the proposed plant had their say before the Philadelphia LNG Export Task Force, Delaware County officials were noticeably absent and were not invited to attend the closed meeting on Widener…
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With Energy Costs Up, Some Homeowners Are Rethinking Solar
John Y.K. Lee of Havertown saw his electric bill double this past fall and that was enough to get him investing in solar energy, writes Erin McCarty for The Philadelphia Inquirer. “All of a sudden there is all this perturbance in the energy market,” said the 50-year-old Penn neurosurgeon. “I really started getting interested in…
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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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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 potentials using data from the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Washington D.C. The ranking was determined by comparing continental states’…
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Leasing Option Makes Solar Energy Affordable for Delco Homeowners
It’s easier than ever in Delaware County for homeowners to convert to solar energy. New incentives for low- and moderate-income households offer affordable ways to install rooftop solar panels, save on utility bills and promote clean energy. Solarize Delco is a nonprofit volunteer organization that teaches homeowners about solarizing their homes—from making the process…
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As EVs Grow, Convenience Store Get into the Charging Business
Higher gas prices have made electric vehicles more attractive, and convenience stores are investing in more charging stations, writes Dana Hull for bloomberg.com. Wawa and its competitor Sheetz have both added electric charging stations to their services. As of April 2022 Wawa was reporting 87 EV charging locations and 2 million charging sessions. At Sheetz’…
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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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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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Upper Darby Embraces Solar Panels in Next Step Toward Sustainability
Solar panels being installed at Upper Darby’s municipal building and at the Watkins Center in Stonehurst will save the township in energy costs, and begin a process of sustainable infrastructure investment, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. The township approved a $250,000 contract to Exact Solar of Newtown to install the panels. The combined…
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Radnor Renewable Energy Firm Sold to International Energy Company AES
A Radnor renewable energy pioneer is selling its solar energy development business, Community Energy Solar LLC, to AES Corp., which has been accelerating its clean-energy efforts in response to the climate crisis, writes Andrew Maykuth for The Philadelphia Inquirer. AES is an international energy company based in Arlington, Va. Community Energy has developed about 3…
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