The key climate policy stories that bear watching in the Mid-Atlantic region in 2022 make up a short but high-impact list that includes offshore wind, how quickly the region’s investor-owned utilities will decarbonize and Glenn Youngkin. The clean energy landscape in the Mid-Atlantic region got a major shake-up in November when Republican Youngkin edged out …

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It’s been 25 years since Pennsylvania took the step to fundamentally change its energy market, giving customers the ability to choose their electric supplier.

RGGI released an addition 3.9 million allowances from its cost containment reserve, which has only happened twice before in the program’s history.

PJM stakeholders received an update on the suspended Transource IEC transmission project at the Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee meeting.

Pennsylvania is one step closer to joining RGGI as a key governmental commission approved regulations for the CO2 budget trading program.

The Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee approved a letter to state regulators protesting the state's entrance into RGGI.

PPL announced a new goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, bumping up its original timeline by a decade.

Pennsylvania's environmental secretary highlighted electric vehicle and solar initiatives promoted by the department at an Advisory Council meeting.

The Pennsylvania EQB approved final rules to join 10 other New England and Mid-Atlantic states in RGGI despite GOP efforts to put the issue on hold.

The future of the Independence Energy Connection transmission project is still undecided as Transource Energy appealed the Pennsylvania PUC's decision.