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Chart: Which US states generate the most solar and wind energy?
A new report tracks how renewable energy is transforming the nation’s electricity mix, state by state.
2024 Constellation Youth Energy Summit July 14-19, 2024
The Youth Energy Summit was created to bring together young people who want to be part of the climate change solution and are willing to learn and lead us to a brighter and more sustainable future. If you have an interest in STEM and climate change this is the place for you!
You’re invited to our SE Pennsylvania Electric School Bus Lunch & Learn
Please save the date for our SE Pennsylvania Electric School Bus Lunch & Learn on Tuesday, April 30. The event is hosted by Community Advocates for Clean Energy and Highland Electric Fleets.
Join us to learn about available funding options, discover resources to help make the electrification process more straightforward, and hear firsthand accounts of what it takes to electrify a depot from Pennsylvania districts that have done it.
During this virtual event, we will hear from grant, utility, and school district school bus electrification implementers. Each speaker will be followed by a small group breakout session, during which you can ask the experts your questions and share ideas with neighboring districts in southeastern PA.
Free Solar & Storage Exhibition
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia PA
April 10, 2024: Expo: 8:00am - 5:00pm, Conference: 9:00am - 5:00pm, Happy Hour: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
April 11, 2024: Expo: 8:00am - 3:00pm, Conference: 9:00am - 3:00pm
New scorecard rates nation’s grid managers on connecting renewables
Across the country, electric demand is growing and could explode if green goals like electrifying home heating, industry and transportation come to fruition. At the same time, many states, utilities and businesses have pledged to decarbonize, helping push older coal and gas power plants that have struggled to stay economically competitive into retirement.
Penn celebrates operation and benefits of largest solar power project in Pennsylvania
Solar production has begun at the Great Cove I and II facilities in central Pennsylvania, the equivalent of powering 70% of the electricity demand from Penn’s academic campus and health system in the Philadelphia area.
Josh Shapiro announces new plan to cap emissions in Pennsylvania
The governor promised to pull Pennsylvania out of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative if lawmakers approve a state-specific plan to cut emissions.
‘Fix the mix’: Climate activists want PECO to buy more renewable energy
Climate activists want PECO to add more renewables to its energy sources and say solar and wind energy are cheap enough to make them viable for ratepayers and the environment.
American-Made Solar Photo Competition: Hit Me with Your Sun Shot
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) launched the American-Made Solar Photo Competition: Hit Me with Your Sun Shot to find the best photographs of solar energy technologies, research, and the people and communities benefiting from solar energy.
Chart: Nearly all new US power plants built in 2024 will be clean energy
Renewables, batteries and nuclear will add up to 96% of all new power capacity constructed this year, per federal data.
Largest solar array in Pennsylvania begins producing power
The largest solar project in Pennsylvania, built on more than 1,755 acres of former farmland, is producing power in central Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania’s Governor Promised 30% Renewable Electricity by 2030. Will That Happen?
A bill in the Legislature would advance Pennsylvania’s meager renewable energy development. Trade groups are already putting their foot down.
Philadelphia will power 25% of its buildings with solar energy from Adams County array by early 2024
A 230,000-panel solar field in rural Adams County will soon put the city of Philadelphia closer to its goal of powering all of its buildings with renewable energy by 2030.
U.S. solar energy capacity could soon overtake wind power
A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reveals that solar has grown faster in electrical generation than all other energy sources as well as outpaced them in new U.S. generating capacity added during the first three quarters of 2023.
Sheep graze on Texas solar farms as renewable energy companies embrace agriculture
The practice of using land for both agriculture and solar power generation, known as agrivoltaics, is becoming increasingly common in Texas and nationwide.
Assessment of Solar Development on Previously Impacted Mine Lands in PA
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Energy Programs Office, in partnership with a project team from the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (ECAMR) and LaBella Associates has conducted an Assessment of Opportunities for Grid-Scale Solar Development on Previously Impacted Mine Lands in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Falling Behind in Renewable Energy Race
New research by the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center shows that Pennsylvania is lagging behind the national pace of renewable energy growth.
Four Southeastern Pennsylvania Counties Unite to Purchase Wholesale Energy
(Philadelphia, PA) – Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties have partnered to take a wholesale market approach to purchasing electricity for county operations. Over the past week, each county’s Board of Commissioners voted to form the Southeast Pennsylvania Energy Board. They will work together with the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) to access low and stable energy prices, access renewable energy in the future, and use resources more efficiently.
Applications Open – 48(e) Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program!
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Energy, and the Internal Revenue Service announced that applications are open for the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program.
The Power of Partnerships | DOE's Schools Programs
The US Department of Energy (DOE) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, November 16th, to highlight different partnership models that can help school districts move forward making energy improvements. It will provide examples of community-based partnerships, and partnerships with energy service companies, universities, and utilities.