CEPM

Center for Energy Policy and Management at

Washington & Jefferson College

Energy Updates

Apr 27

EIA: Drop in Energy-Related CO2 Emissions Projected Through 2050

Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are projected to drop between 25 and 38 percent by 2030, according to the Annual Energy Outlook...

Oct 28, 2021

China’s Energy Crisis Highlights Fragility of Energy Security

China is starved for power. Fuel shortages have upended China’s industrial sector, the effects of which can be felt globally. As top...

Sep 23, 2021

Report Discusses Potential of Solar Power

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has released a report exploring the future of solar...

Sep 23, 2021

Group Appeals Permit for Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant

An environmental group claims in an appeal that the state Department of Environmental Protection is trying to revive a defunct air...

Aug 26, 2021

Energy Transition Expert to Speak at Webinar on Decarbonization

Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management (CEPM) will host a free webinar on “Decarbonization: Pathways to a...

Aug 19, 2021

Report: Building Electrification Would Mean Higher Bills for Remaining Gas Users

The trend toward electrifying buildings does not come without costs, according to a report by the National Bureau of Economic Research....

Aug 5, 2021

EIA: Renewables Surpass Coal Generation for First Time

The energy mix in the United States is changing. A report by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) illustrates this, indicating...

Jul 29, 2021

EQT, CNX Make Major Strides on Emissions

The emphasis on ESG – environmental, social, and governance standards – in the natural gas industry continues to build, as two...

Jul 29, 2021

PA PUC Opens Rulemaking Process for Long-Awaited Pipeline Regulations

Two years after Pennsylvania’s Public Utility Commission announced plans to review and possibly update regulations on natural gas...

Jul 22, 2021

Report: Record Pa. Gas Production in 2020 Despite Pandemic

Natural gas production in Pennsylvania set a new one-year record in 2020, despite an economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic...

Jul 22, 2021

IEA Report Forecasts Influx in Global Fossil Fuel Use

After more than a year of COVID-19 related lockdowns and industrial slowdowns, energy demand is rebounding, and in a big way. A report by...

Jul 15, 2021

Pa. Takes Key Step Toward Joining RGGI

Pennsylvania moved one step closer to joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, after the state Environmental Quality Board this...

Jul 15, 2021

Think Tank Report Discusses RGGI’s Implications

The Ohio River Valley Institute published a report exploring the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative’s impact and opportunities related to...

Jul 8, 2021

Final Consideration of Pa. Participation in RGGI Set

Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) will be considered next week by the Environmental Quality...

Jul 1, 2021

Emissions Drop Attributed to Natural Gas Power Generation Shift

Carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation have decreased by 32 percent in the past 15 years in the U.S. due to the shift from...

Jul 1, 2021

Bill to Open Access to Community Solar Introduced in PA Legislature

As solar grows as a viable power source across the Commonwealth, many Pennsylvanians are being left in the dark due to various roadblocks...

Jun 10, 2021

Report Claims U.S. Already Halfway To Goal Of Zero Carbon Grid

A recent report claims solar and wind power innovations combined with the natural gas fracking boom and the COVID-19 pandemic to push the...

Jun 3, 2021

IEA Report Lays Pathway to Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has released a comprehensive report laying the pathway to reaching net-zero emissions from energy...

May 27, 2021

Pipeline Shutdown Puts Focus on Industry’s Cybersecurity

The U.S. government is focusing on improving its national cybersecurity defenses after a recent ransomware attack by Russian hackers on a...

May 27, 2021

EIA Expects Coal and Renewables to Power Summer Demand

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its Short-Term Energy Outlook and supplemental reports analyzing energy...

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