-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
"The time is always right to do what is right." -- Martin Luther King
Senate Voting Schedule
Budget Hearings: Thru March 5
March 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25
April 20, 21, 22
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30
House Voting Schedule
Budget Hearings: Thru March 12
March. 23, 24, 25
April 13, 14, 15, 27, 28, 29
May 4, 5, 6
June 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
September 28, 29, 30
October 5, 6, 7, 19, 20, 21
November 9, 10
TODAY’s Calendar Of Events
March 2-- House Energy Committee meets to consider House Bill 2150 (Mullins-D- Lackawanna) requiring energy consumption and water use by data centers [Draft Amendment], House Bill 2151 (Donahue-D-Lackawanna) directing DCED to develop Model Data Center Zoning Ordinance and provide assistance to municipalities [Draft Amendment #1 Draft Amendment #2]. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online. Read more here.
March 2-- Agenda Posted.. House Energy Committee informational meeting on net metering policies. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:30 a.m. to Noon. Copies Of Testimony. Click Here to watch online.
March 2-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Departments of Environmental Protection and Conservation and Natural Resources. Click Here to watch live.
March 3-- Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Public Utility Commission.
March 5-- House Appropriations Committee budget hearing: 1:00 - Public Utility Commission. Click Here to watch live.
March 16-- House Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 2223 (Fiedler-D- Philadelphia) advanced transmission technologies [Draft Bill], House Bill 2225 (Davidson) virtual power plants [Draft Bill] Room G-50 Irvis Building. Noon to 2:30 p.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 18-- CANCELED. Rescheduled for April 30. DEP Oil & Gas Technical Advisory Board meeting. 10:00 a.m. Contact: Todd M. Wallace twallace@pa.gov. (formal notice)
March 23-- House Energy Committee informational meeting on the PA Energy Development Authority. Room G-50 Irvis Building. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
March 24-- House Energy Committee hearing on House Bill 2076 (Venkat-D-Allegheny) establishing a regulatory framework for geothermal energy for residential, commercial and industrial uses. Room B-31 Main Capital. 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.
April 16-- DCED PA Grade Crude [Oil] Development Advisory Council meeting. Penn State, State College. 10:00. Contact: Adam Walters 717-214-6548 or adwalters@pa.gov.
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-- Stories You May Have Missed Last Week: PA Environment & Energy Articles & NewsClips By Topic [PaEN]
-- Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults [PaEN]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - March 2 [PaEN]
-- Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week [PaEN]
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Rename The Highland Park Bridge For The Seneca Nation Whose Destruction Made Modern Pittsburgh Possible
-- York Daily Record: What To Do If You Find Waterfowl Covered In Oil Along Codorus Creek After Huge J&K Junkyard Fire
-- Post-Gazette - Mary Ann Thomas: Deer Are Decimating Western PA Crops, Costing Millions; Washington County Farmers Are Fighting Back
A.I. /Data Centers
-- LancasterOnline: Public Hearing March 2 On Manor Twp. A.I. Data Center Ordinance In Lancaster County
-- TribLive: Springdale Says Benefit Agreement Discussions With A.I. Data Center Developer To Begin Soon
-- Observer-Reporter: Smithfield Town Hall Details NextEra 107.5 Mile Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link Transmission Line Proposal In Fayette, Greene Counties [PDF of Article]
-- Scranton Times - Chris Kelly Opinion: It’s The Same Old Story For This Area-- People Come In Promising Things And People Are Desperate Enough To Believe Them And It Becomes A Race To The Bottom; PA Is Designed To Be Exploited And Harrisburg Does Nothing [A.I. Data Centers] [PDF of Article]
-- PJM Interconnection: PJM Stakeholders Begin Work On Board’s Plan To Reliably Integrate A.I. Data Centers, Large Loads Into Grid
-- Wall Street Journal: A New Threat To Power Grids - Data Centers Dropping Off The Grid To Backup Power All At Once [Dozens Of Centers Did That In Virginia Twice Forcing PJM To Take Emergency Action] [PDF of Articles]
-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last 2 Weeks - March 2 [PaEN]
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- Reuters: Hundreds Of Crude Oil, LNG Gas Ships Drop Anchor In Middle East Due To US/Israeli Strikes On Iran Showing Supply Line Vulnerabilities [Again]
-- Bloomberg: Iran Strikes Threaten Worst Natural Gas Market Disruption Since Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
-- The Economist: War In Iran Could Cause The Biggest Oil Price Shock In Years [PDF of Article]
-- Reuters: US EIA: US Oil Output Fell In December To Lowest Since June 2025
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- TribLive/NYT: President’s Push For Power Over Elections Raises Fears He Will ‘Subvert’ Midterms
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