einnews.com reports Sigma Renewables and partners have energized two rooftop solar installations on industrial buildings in Mountain Top totaling 4.9 MW and generating 6 million kWh of renewable energy annually equivalent to powering 540 homes.
pennbizreport.com reports Williams Companies broke ground on the Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline project in Brooklyn marking the start of construction on the $1.8 billion Transco expansion that will carry natural gas from Pennsylvania through New Jersey to New York City and Long Island.
keystonenewsroom.com reports Pennsylvania House Democrats joined building trades leaders and environmental advocates to promote a 10-bill clean energy package covering geothermal expansion solar-ready warehouses and battery storage infrastructure.
energy.gov announces a $14 million federal project led by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to convert a horizontal shale gas well to geothermal and test enhanced geothermal systems in the Appalachian Utica Shale as a replicable model for the eastern US.
spotlightpa.org examines how the industry-funded Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future coalition backed by EQT and other gas interests is lobbying Pennsylvania Democrats including state party chair Eugene DePasquale to frame natural gas as part of the clean energy transition.
alleghenyfront.org covers a University of Scranton panel where clean energy researchers warned that Pennsylvania as the top energy exporter in the PJM grid will be expected to power data centers across the region with increased fossil fuel generation raising health and cost concerns for residents.
dailyenergyinsider.com: The Pennsylvania House passed the Data Center Act 104 to 95, authorizing the Public Utility Commission to regulate data centers and bar the shifting of infrastructure costs onto residential ratepayers. The bill requires large facilities to source 25 percent of their power from renewables and now heads to the Republican controlled Senate.
riverreporter.com: Gov. Josh Shapiro is offering data center developers expedited permitting in exchange for meeting stricter environmental and transparency standards under his GRID program. Critics say the voluntary incentives lack enforcement teeth and that meaningful protections will require cooperation from both chambers of the legislature.
thephiladelphiacitizen.org: William C. Sproule, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, argues that Pennsylvania energy policy must prioritize good union jobs alongside clean energy goals. Sproule contends that smart policy choices can make the state a hub for manufacturing growth and technology investment in the years ahead.
dailyitem.com: The Pennsylvania House Energy Committee held a hearing on the bipartisan Geothermal Energy Development Act, which would create a regulatory framework for deep geothermal drilling statewide. Sponsors say advances in drilling technology make Pennsylvania well positioned to tap geothermal resources for electricity and heating, with strong potential for workers transitioning from the oil and gas sector.