Energy News for the Pennsylvania Market
By: James Conca |
Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station shut down today at noon after more than 40 years of providing low-carbon constant power to the region.
TMI Unit 1 began commercial operation on September 1, 1974 and was licensed to keep operating until 2034. The nuclear power plant has about 635 […]
By: Iulia Gheorghiu |
By: Justin Heinze |
PECO customers can look forward to some milder bills to kick off the new year, and the proposed monthly bill increase moving forward will not be as much as initially proposed.
The massive energy company is giving a rebate of about $35 off customer bills in January, they announced recently. […]
By: Walt Frank |
The residential rate for electricity has increased from 5.97 cents per kilowatt hour to 6.29 cents per kwh, said spokesman Scott Surgeoner of FirstEnergy Corp., Penelec’s parent company.
The average residential customer who uses 750 kilowatt hours per month will see his bill increase from $102.01 to $104.41, Surgeoner said.
By: Anthony Salamone |
PPL Electric Utilities residential customers who purchase directly from the company will soon see a decline in their electric bills. But small business customers will pay more.
The Allentown electricity provider posted updated energy prices Friday for those consumers who do not shop for their electricity supply. Effective Dec. 1, […]
By: John Funk |
FirstEnergy Solutions on Wednesday night announced it plans to close its last Ohio coal-fired power plant, the W.H. Sammis plant on the Ohio River in Stratton, and its last Pennsylvania coal plant, the Bruce Mansfield plant on the River in Shippingport.
The company blamed the regional wholesale markets overseen by […]
By: Jeffrey Tomich |
The cost of ensuring adequate available generation in the nation’s largest power market surged as power plant operators raised offer prices to offset lower energy revenues and fewer new natural gas plants coming online.
PJM Interconnection yesterday said clearing prices for capacity across much of its 13-state footprint nearly doubled […]
By: Joel Berg |
Pennsylvania businesses and residents will see lower costs for water, electricity and natural gas starting July 1 under action taken today by state utility regulators.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on Thursday approved rate cuts for 17 utility companies, reflecting newly lowered corporate taxes.
The cuts take effect July 1 and […]