hurricane season
A new study ties the record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season and its heavy rainfall to climate change, demonstrating that the problem is not decades away but already here. Read the article. #climatechange #weather
TPI Market Snapshot for Monday, April 11, 2022
Energy News: E.U. Recommends Russian Ban The E.U. recommends a complete oil, gas, and coal ban on Russian energy. This recommendation carries no official weight, and, so far, only Russian coal has been sanctioned. But this recommendation is another step closer to Europe banning all Russian energy over the Ukraine invasion. The U.S. will have…
In The News: Gas Rates Expecting to Jump 13% or More Next Winter
Don’t wait to get your natural gas rate locked in for the coming winter: PECO requests natural gas delivery rate increase. Bills could go up 13%!
In The News: Baltimore Climate Lawsuit Goes Back To State Court
A federal appeals court rules in Baltimore’s climate lawsuit against major fossil fuel producers and sellers by sending the case back to state court.
In The News: Coal Mine Reinvented As A Solar Field
A company announces it will develop a 250 MW solar farm on 3,000 acres of a former West Virginia coal mine, which organizers say will be the largest solar project in the state. https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/a-new-light-shining-over-west-virginia-seva-wv-will-develop-former-hobet-mine-site/article_a459e4de-b284-11ec-bb5d-8bf35eb79055.html
In The News: Waiting in Queue
More than 800 utility-scale, commercial rooftop, community solar, and solar storage projects in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania are waiting in queue with transmission organization PJM Interconnection. https://www.bayjournal.com/news/climate_change/more-than-800-solar-projects-in-bay-states-stuck-waiting-for-review/article_71a4375a-af6a-11ec-9071-03d4665eb07b.html
In the News: PECO Offers Rebates for EV Charging
PECO to support commercial EV charging with a rebate program. The utility provides upfront cost relief for commercial vehicle level 2 charging stations.
In the News: Ohio Solar Development
An Ohio manufacturer plans a $9 million expansion to produce steel back rails used in solar modules for First Solar, which also plans a large-scale development in Ohio. https://www.crescent-news.com/business/solar-company-announces-new-ohio-facility/article_3ec1e118-b161-11ec-8c14-0f2ce122ff55.html
Northern Ohio Wind Project Hearing
County officials in northern Ohio prepare for public hearings on a plan that would effectively ban utility-scale wind as a developer pursues a 300 MW project https://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/story/news/2022/04/02/wind-turbines-crawford-county-ohio-honey-creek-wind-faq/9382089002/
