Pa. lawmakers consider new state board to fast-track electricity projects
Environmental groups are divided on whether to support a new state board that would expedite the siting of electricity projects.
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National water conference coming to Pittsburgh
The One Water Summit, an annual conference focused on sustainable and inclusive water management practices, comes to Pittsburgh in early July.
Pa. Republican congressmen applaud EPA plan to roll back Biden-era climate rules
Biden-era rules aimed to phase out greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel plants and tighten limits on mercury and air toxics.
With soaring summer temps ahead, AI data centers could strain electricity supplies in the Mid-Atlantic
The grid could be stressed by rising temperatures and a surging demand that is expected to outpace the previous four summers.
Trump grants exemptions from mercury rules for coal-fired power plants, including several in Pennsylvania
The exemptions were supported by the grid operator for the mid-Atlantic region, which is bracing for an oncoming rush of demand for artificial intelligence computing.
In Western Pennsylvania, an old coal town gets a gas-fired data center
Local residents weigh in on plans for the former Homer City coal-fired power plant to become a gas power plant and data center. "Giddy up," says one resident.
EQT CEO says more pipelines are coming to West Virginia as data centers expand and coal plants retire
Toby Rice told West Virginia lawmakers that more pipelines are needed for data centers and gas-burning power plants.
Largest natural gas power plant in the country, data center coming to former Homer City coal plant
The 3,200-acre data center campus in Indiana County will be built for artificial intelligence and other computing needs powered by natural gas.
Coal was on its way out. But surging electricity demand is keeping it alive
Utilities are delaying coal plant retirements and running them even when they cost more than renewable sources.
Fear, hope among mixed reactions as Three Mile Island plans to restart
Constellation, the owner of the nuclear plant, hopes to have it back online by 2028 to supply Microsoft with carbon-free energy.
