Three affiliates of Lancaster-based Rhoads Energy will transition to new names and branding under the Rhoads Energy name.
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UGI Utilities accepts renewable natural gas into its pipelines
UGI Utilities, a subsidiary of UGI Corp. headquartered in Denver, Lancaster County, has begun to accept renewable natural gas from Archaea Energy into its pipeline distribution system.
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Rhoads Energy to shift company ownership to its 160 employees
Lancaster-based home heating company Rhoads Energy has created an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) and will be giving company ownership to each of its 160 employees.
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Businesses are plugging into incentives to build Pennsylvania’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure
Hanover-based Burkentine Builders invested in two electric vehicle chargers for its headquarters last year using state and federal incentives.
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Wolf announces solar plan that could generate 191 megawatts in Pa.
A new initiative to replace nearly 50% of the state government’s energy usage with solar power was announced by Governor Tom Wolf on Monday and is the largest solar commitment by any government in the U.S. to date.
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Lancaster, Dauphin county businesses restart energy efficiency projects
The Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority awarded $1.7 million in COVID-19 Restart Grants for 11 projects across the state, including two businesses in Lancaster and Dauphin Counties.
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TMI is off the grid, but nuclear still produces nearly half of Pa.’s energy needs
Three Mile Island’s Unit 1 reactor closed last year, but Pennsylvania remains the second largest generator of nuclear energy in the country. Only Illinois produces more.
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NRC extends Peach Bottom operating license to 2053-54
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station’s two remaining reactors will continue operation until 2053-54, following approval of a second extension of its operating license by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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State seeks public feedback for ‘GreenGov’ initiatives on Jan. 31
Gov. Tom Wolf’s GreenGov Council is inviting businesses and consumers to learn about the state government’s efforts to boost green and sustainable practices at a 1 p.m. meeting Jan. 31, 2020 in the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency at 310 Elmerton Ave. in Harrisburg.
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Can the GOP run on the environment? Former Gov. Tom Ridge thinks so.
A Harrisburg-based conservative group is working to convince Pennsylvania’s most conservative Republicans to support clean and renewable energy policies.
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Former Gov. Ridge asks Republicans to promote clean energy policies
Conservative legislators must remember their party’s legacy of conservation and the importance of promoting clean energy, former Republican Gov. Tom Ridge told lawmaker during a symposium on clean and renewable energy on Tuesday.
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Lebanon County approves renewable energy loan program for local businesses
Lebanon County Commissioners approved a program that will allow businesses in the county to apply for as much as 100% financing on loans for clean energy and water efficiency projects through a one-year-old state program.
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Lebanon County plant spearheads energy savings initiative
Employees at TE Connectivity’s Lebanon County manufacturing plant helped lay the foundation for the company’s global initiative to decrease its energy consumption over the last decade.
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Decision expected soon for Transource power line
Efforts to get regulatory approval for new high-voltage electricity transmission lines through properties in southern Pennsylvania and northern Maryland could be nearing an end, as public hearings on the controversial project wrap up this month in both states.
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State charging up electric-vehicle growth
The day isn’t quite around the corner when Pennsylvania drivers will be able to find charging stations for their electric vehicles the same way they can find gasoline stations. But it is getting closer.
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