Pennsylvania

Md. PSC OKs Independence Energy Connection Deal
The Maryland PSC approved a settlement allowing Transource Energy to move forward with its Independence Energy Connection transmission project.
GOP Continues Opposition to Pa. RGGI Plans
Pennsylvania Republican senators said that Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to join RGGI will accelerate the closure of the state’s coal-fired generating plants.
PJM Members Committee Briefs: May 4, 2020
PJM held its Annual Meeting via teleconference, feting Board Member Susan J. Riley and former Vice President of Planning Steve Herling on their retirements.
New Pa. Generator Hedging Gas Prices with Ethane
If natural gas prices rise from their low prices, CPV's 1,050-MW Fairview Energy Center near Johnstown, Pa., can add up to 25% ethane into its fuel mix.
Beaver Valley Nuclear Plant to Stay Open
The owners of the Beaver Valley nuclear plant have told PJM they will keep the plant in operation, citing Pennsylvania’s efforts to join RGGI.
PJM Panel Weighs Impact of Pa., Va. Joining RGGI
A PJM task force considering carbon pricing continued its education sessions with an analysis on the impact of Virginia and Pennsylvania joining RGGI.
Critics: Pa. RGGI Hearing Stacked with Detractors
Testifiers told a Pennsylvania legislative panel joining RGGI undermines the state’s energy production dominance and does not accelerate CO2 emissions.
PJM Analysis of Transource Alternative Challenged
Transource Energy’s alternative configuration for its Independence Energy Connection project doesn’t pass PJM’s cost-benefit test, LS Power said.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Governor Signs RGGI Executive Order
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed an executive order directing the Department of Environmental Protection to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Appetite for Renewables Growing in Penn. Legislature
Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania appear more hungry than ever to transition the state’s electricity consumption to 100% renewable energy.

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