power (physics)

PJM power surge inevitable, but not insurmountable
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LAUREN JESSOP The Center Square 
May 16, 2025
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s ability to remain a net electricity exporter may hinge on how it balances surging demand from data centers and other large...
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Helicopters, infrared tech to inspect power lines
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
May 12, 2025
Though significantly less nightmarish than the giant aerial chainsaw suspended from a helicopter that crews used to trim forest power lines last year,...
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‘Round the Square: Hard pass here
News, Round the Square
May 09, 2025
HISTORY: Next year will be the 40th anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The disaster at the Number 4 reactor forced eve...
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Can they keep the lights on?
Opinion, Сolumns
SUSAN SHELLEY Los Angeles Daily News 
May 05, 2025
LOS ANGELES (TNS) —In January, former Vice President Al Gore listed hisArlington, Virginia, mansion for rent, asking $9,000 a month. Reportedly Gore i...
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It’s electricity realism, not climate denialism
Opinion, Сolumns
JAVIER BLAS Bloomberg Opinion 
Apr 28, 2025
LONDON (TNS) — The electrification of everything is the biggest shake up the global energy system has seen in decades. Unfortunately, the route to the...
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End the ‘green new scam’ loan machine
Opinion, Сolumns
ANDRE BELIVEAU RealClearPolitics 
Apr 23, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) was created to help advance clean-energy infrastructure and technologies that allegedly had...
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Best path forward for energy
Opinion, Сolumns
GLEN THOMAS The Center Square 
Apr 14, 2025
As energy policy debates continue in Pennsylvania to meet rising energy demand while keeping consumer prices affordable, we cannot lose sight of the f...
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Report: Pennsylvania energy affordability lagging
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CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Apr 04, 2025
HARRISBURG – Even as a natural gas haven, Pennsylvania ranks only 32nd in energy affordability in the Energy Affordability 2025 report from the Americ...
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Are energy blackouts coming in Pennsylvania
Opinion, Сolumns
ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBAS RealClearPennsylvania 
Mar 13, 2025
Pennsylvania faces an unsettling prospect: California-style blackouts looming on the horizon. This is a troubling shift for a state that proudly stand...
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In a reversal, plans for U.S. natural gas power grow
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MARC LEVY Associated Press 
Mar 01, 2025
HARRISBURG (AP) — A spike in demand for electricity from tech companies competing in the artificial intelligence race is upending forecasts for natura...
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Is geothermal the next Pa. boom?
Opinion, Сolumns
Feb 28, 2025
Pennsylvania's rich oil history and the explosion of shale gas drilling over the last 15 years have brought more than fossil fuels to the surface: The...
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Shapiro floats leaving PJM as power demand spike looms
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CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Feb 28, 2025
HARRISBURG — The supply and demand imbalance across the power grid spells trouble for the future. The acceleration of fossil fuel plant retirements, c...
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Shapiro’s role in rising energy prices
Opinion, Сolumns
ANDRE BELIVEAU 
Feb 04, 2025
Gov. Josh Shapiro seems concerned about Pennsylvanians’ energy bills — and rightfully so. The average Pennsylvania electricity bill has increased by m...
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Price cap agreed to as rising energy costs loom
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CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Jan 28, 2025
HARRISBURG — A new deal could dampen the shock of anticipated price spikes from rising energy costs. On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said P...
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The real definition of EV range anxiety
Opinion, Сolumns
GEOFFREY POHANKA RealClearPolitics 
Jan 01, 2025
One of the sayings of Confucius that I appreciate most is “to know what you know… and what you do not know … that this is true knowledge.” This is why...
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Shapiro files complaint about higher energy prices
News, PA State News
CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Jan 01, 2025
HARRISBURG — Sixty-five million people turn the lights on every day thanks in large part to the oversight of the nation’s largest power grid operator,...
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