The Pennsylvania EQB approved final rules to join 10 other New England and Mid-Atlantic states in RGGI despite GOP efforts to put the issue on hold.

A N.C. environmental panel approved a plan to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative while GOP legislators in Pennsylvania sought to block such a move.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection last week published its long-awaited rulemaking requiring fossil fuel generators in the state to obtain emission allowances under the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) has been battling the Republican controlled legislature over plans to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas...

A report released last week by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) encourages the state to significantly increase its energy storage capacity and pair it with an expansion of solar energy. The report identifies a series of programs, policies and incentives lawmakers can implement to add energy storage technologies...

Plans are in place to build a green hydrogen production plant in Pennsylvania that the developers say will be one of the first of its kind in North America. Plug Power, a New York-based company focused on hydrogen projects, is teaming up with Quebec-based Brookfield Renewable Partners to build the plant...

Pennsylvania is set to take a leap in its renewable energy procurement in what officials are describing as the largest solar commitment by any state government in the U.S. Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday that nearly 50% of the electricity used by the state government will be produced by seven...

Virginia sold $43.6 million in carbon dioxide allowances in its first Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) auction since joining the cap-and-invest program in January. "Virginia’s participation in RGGI signals our commitment to addressing climate change while creating economic and health benefits for communities across the commonwealth," David Paylor, director of...

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is drafting a proposed rulemaking to require automakers to include light-duty electric vehicles as a percentage of their model offerings and make EVs more commonly available at car dealerships. Officials said the proposed amendment to the state Clean Vehicles Program would make Pennsylvania...

The Biden administration is aiming to support the work states are already doing to eliminate harmful emissions by filling in funding gaps and strengthening climate policy, according to White House National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy. A major focus will be delivering on Biden’s promise to create jobs in the clean...

If 2019 was a turbulent year for PJM as it dealt with fallout from the GreenHat Energy default and the emergence of the minimum offer price rule (MOPR) issue, 2020 proved an even bigger challenge with a worldwide pandemic. COVID-19 was the defining problem of the year as PJM worked with...