-- Article I, Section 27 Pennsylvania Constitution [It’s Not A Suggestion]
Senate Voting Schedule
January 6, 26, 27, 28
February 2, 3 (Governor’s Budget Address), 4
Budget hearings will be held February 23-26, and March 2
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
January 6 (NV), 26, 27, 28
February 2, 3 (Governor's Budget Address, 4
Budget hearings will be held February 23-26, and March 2
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
TODAY 9:00: Virtual/In-Person. DEP Sewage Advisory Committee meetings on Chapter 71-73 proposed on-lot septic system regulation changes. Boyertown Community Ambulance Service Building, 2 East 2nd Street, Boyertown, Berks County. 9:00 a.m. Contact: Tomisa Kiskadden at tkiskadden@pa.gov or (814) 332-6677. (formal notice)
TODAY 11:00: Virtual. Penn State Extension Hosts Webinar On Fireflies In Pennsylvania. 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
February 19-- In-Person/Online. PA League Of Women Voters, Duquesne University Host Shale Gas & Public Health Conference. Pittsburgh. 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
-- PJM Electricity Auction Prices Again At Cap Imposed By Gov. Shapiro’s Lawsuit Settlement, Without It Prices Would Be 59% Higher Driven By A.I. Data Center Demand; Grid Reliability Now Questioned [PaEN]
-- Bloomberg: Pressure Mounts To Fix PJM Grid As Electricity Costs Hit New Highs
-- Reuters: Prices In PJM Power Auction Hit New Record, Signaling Higher Utility Bills Ahead
-- Philadelphia Solar Energy Association: New Solar Schools Toolkit, Solar Toolkit For Nonprofits, Local Governments Available To Help Deal With Soaring Electricity Costs [PaEN]
-- TribLive Guest Essay: New Energy Sources Needed Now To Combat Soaring Electricity Prices - By Kate Harper & Conor Lamb, Energy Future PA
-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Housing Authority Plans To Lease Former State Prison Site, Warehouse Rooftop For Solar Energy Facilities [‘There’s Only One Direction (Electric Prices) Are Going - That’s Up’]
-- Planet Philadelphia Radio: Dec. 19: Hopeful Sustainability Projects, 4:00 p.m.
-- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Announces Jan. 15 Deadline To Apply For Major Conservation Assistance Program, Including Regenerative Pilot Program [PaEN]
-- Penn State Extension: Making Cover Crops Pay: Feb. 20 Webinar On Understanding What Each Cover Crop Contributes To Soil Health [PaEN]
-- Tribune-Democrat: Pittsburgh Foundation Funds Flight Path Upgrades At Flight 93 Memorial In Somerset County
A.I. /Data Centers
-- PJM Electricity Auction Prices Again At Cap Imposed By Gov. Shapiro’s Lawsuit Settlement, Without It Prices Would Be 59% Higher Driven By A.I. Data Center Demand; Grid Reliability Now Questioned [PaEN]
-- TribLive: Springdale A.I. Data Center Gets Initial OK, But Several More Public Hearings To Come
-- TribLive: Residents Near Proposed Springdale A.I. Data Center Left Frustrated By Council’s Approval
-- Observer-Reporter: Potential A.I. Data Center On CNX Resources Land In South Strabane Twp. Dominates Conversation In Washington County [PDF of Article]
-- Republican Herald: PPL Plans New 37-Mile High Voltage Line Between Sunbury And Frackville To Service A.I. Data Centers [PDF of Article]
-- Pottstown Mercury: East Vincent Twp. Halts Consideration Of A.I. Data Center Zoning In Face Of Potential Legal Challenge In Chester County
-- KDKA: PA Lawmakers Exploring How To Regulate A.I. Data Centers, Which Drive Up Resident’s Utility Bills
-- Pottstown Mercury: Sen. Pennycuick, Rep. Ciresi Say State Efforts Will Continue To Regulate A.I. Despite President’s Executive Order
-- Post-Gazette - Laura Legere: US Energy Secretary Touts $1 Billion Taxpayer Loan To Restart Undamaged Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor To Feed Microsoft A.I. Data Centers
-- PA Capital-Star: US Energy Secretary Says Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Restart Delivers On President’s Promises [Will Provide Power To Feed Microsoft A.I. Data Centers]
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: US Energy Secretary Visits Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant, Now Helped By Federal Taxpayer Money [Will Provide Power To Feed Microsoft A.I. Data Centers]
-- Post-Gazette: Survey Says Pennsylvanians See The A.I. Revolution As A ‘Significant Threat To Humanity’
-- Chesapeake Bay Journal: Maryland Legislature Overrides Governor’s Veto Of Bills To Study Costs Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions In MD; Economic, Energy, Environmental Impacts Of A.I. Data Centers, Setting Up State Energy Office
Today’s Oil & Gas Violations
-- Today’s Violation: DEP: Follow-up inspection of a BKV OPR LLC shale gas well in Forest Lake Township, Susquehanna County found “continuous bubbling” indicating a new casing/failure in a well drilled in 2010. Bubbling found in previous inspections. First violation issued: Read more here.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP: Follow-up inspection of TWO Formentera OPR LLC shale gas wells in Upper Fairfield Township, Lycoming County found plugging operations did not stop the flow of gas from the wells due to casing/cement failures. More work needed. Wells drilled in 2013. Read more here.
-- Today’s Violations: DEP: Wastewater spills found during inspection of JKLM Energy LLC shale gas well pad in Tioga Township, Tioga County in process for solidification of drill cuttings for landfill disposal. Read more here.
International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas
[Energy Independence Means Renewables]
-- Inside Climate News: LNG Gas Exports Driving Up Americans’ Energy Bills, Report Says
Federal Administration
-- The Allegheny Front: EPA Hears Competing Views On New Proposed Rollbacks For Federal Wetlands, Water Protections
PA Politics - Everything Is Connected
-- Morning Call: Special PA House Election Set For Feb. 24 To Fill Josh Siegel Seat In Lehigh County
-- WESA: PA State Police Commissioner Taking A Job With FBI
-- PA Gaming Control Board Reports Record November Gambling Revenue
-- Spotlight PA: Hundreds Of Rapes In Penn State/State College Area Weren’t Reported In Public Police Data Over Nearly A Decade
-- TribLive/AP: 3 PA Congressional Republicans Defy Speaker To Force US House Vote On Extending Health Insurance Premium Subsidies [Fitzpartrick, Bresnahan, Mackenzie]
-- The Center Square: VP Vance, Republican Candidate For PA Governor Garrity Stump For President’s Agenda With Midterms On The Horizon
-- TribLive: Federal ICE Involved As Feds Violently Detain Latino Man In Mt. Washington In Allegheny County
-- TribLive: North Braddock Faces Large Property Tax Loss From US Steel
-- TribLive/AP: President Gives Partisan Prime-Time Address Insisting The Economy Is Stronger Than Many Voters Feel [And See With Their Own Eyes]
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