Electrical Generation

Dominion Plans to Build 1,000-MW Gas Peaker Plant Near Richmond, VA

Once upon a time, Dominion Energy, a huge utility company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, with customers in a number of states, had a plan to build four small “peaker” electric generating plants in Chester County, VA, a Richmond suburb. Then COVID hit, and the plan went on hold. Dominion recently dusted off its plan and

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PA Biz Owners Pressure Gov. Shapiro to Withdraw State from RGGI

Business leaders in Pennsylvania are keeping the pressure on Gov. Josh “do nothing” Shapiro–hoping to get him to keep an implied promise to remove the state from the odious carbon tax scheme called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). During the gubernatorial campaign, Shapiro expressed doubts about RGGI, implying he would not support PA’s participation,

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WV Legislators Introduce Bill to Block EPA Power Plant Regulations

In May, the Bidenistas at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a hellscape of new regulations aimed at forcing coal- and natural gas-fired power plants to close (see New Biden EPA Regs a “Death Sentence” for Fossil-Fuel Power Plants). West Virginia coal, oil, and natural gas stakeholders, along with state politicians, are unhappy. There is

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U.S. Electricity Generation Continues to Be Dominated by NatGas

Last week the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) shared some information that, strangely, has not been written about by mainstream media. Not a mention, not a peep. EIA found that U.S. electricity generation from natural gas was the highest it has ever been this past winter, 2022-23. U.S. electricity generation from natural gas reached a

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Va. Air Board Approves Gov. Youngkin’s Plan to Withdraw from RGGI

In 2021 as he was running for the office of Governor in Virginia, Glenn Youngkin pledged if he won, he would remove the state from the onerous carbon tax on coal- and gas-fired power plants called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). True to his word, after winning, Younkin pledged to ax RGGI with an

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Big Green Sham “Report” Says PA RGGI Carbon Tax Cuts Electric Bills

A radicalized left-wing organization hellbent on forcing the end of fossil energy called Evergreen Action, along with another radical nonprofit called Ceres, partnered and paid a for-profit company called Synapse Energy Economics (that works exclusively for left-wing groups) to produce a completely sham and false “report” that (try not to laugh) claims Pennsylvania residents will

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NET Power Completes $1.5B Merger with Rice Acquisition Corp.

Last December, Rice Acquisition Corp II, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) started by the Rice brothers (Danny, Toby, and Derek), announced a deal to acquire NET Power–an electric power developer with revolutionary new technology to capture every last molecule of carbon dioxide from natural gas-fired power plants (see Dan Rice Buys Co. that Builds

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Country’s Biggest Natural Gas Power Plant (in OH) Begins Operation

The massive 1,875-megawatt Marcellus/Utica gas-fired electric generating station built in southern Guernsey County in Ohio–the Guernsey Power Station–is now online…. Continue reading The post Country’s Biggest Natural Gas Power Plant (in OH) Begins Operation first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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PA Dem House Attacks O&G with Bill Aimed at Blocking New Permits

With a one-vote majority in the Pennsylvania House, the Democrats who run the House are stepping up their attacks on… Continue reading The post PA Dem House Attacks O&G with Bill Aimed at Blocking New Permits first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Climate Nuts March Around in Circle to Oppose NJ Gas-Fired Plant

Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) currently operates a gas-fired power plant in the Keasbey section of Woodbridge, NJ. The plant currently… Continue reading The post Climate Nuts March Around in Circle to Oppose NJ Gas-Fired Plant first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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OH Rep. Bill Johnson Destroys EPA “Clean Power” Regs in Hearing

In May, the Bidenistas at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a hellscape of new regulations aimed at forcing coal-… Continue reading The post OH Rep. Bill Johnson Destroys EPA “Clean Power” Regs in Hearing first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Individuals Can Now Mine Bitcoin via Compass Ohio 2 Facility

We’re about tell you about bitcoin mining and blockchains, a topic we know VERY little about. We feel like we’ve… Continue reading The post Individuals Can Now Mine Bitcoin via Compass Ohio 2 Facility first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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PA Rep. Vitali Colludes with Earthjustice in Bid to Block Bitcoin

From the beginning of the shale revolution in Pennsylvania, State Rep. Greg Vitali (from the Philadelphia area), the current House… Continue reading The post PA Rep. Vitali Colludes with Earthjustice in Bid to Block Bitcoin first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Gov. “Do Nothing” Shapiro Will Have to Decide on RGGI Soon

Josh Shapiro promised he was a different kind of Democrat–that he would work with Republicans on important issues like the… Continue reading The post Gov. “Do Nothing” Shapiro Will Have to Decide on RGGI Soon first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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Two-thirds of US Subject to Summer Power Outages Thx to Wind/Solar

We don’t often talk about NERC–the North American Electric Reliability Corporation. NERC is a nonprofit corporation based in Atlanta, Georgia…. Continue reading The post Two-thirds of US Subject to Summer Power Outages Thx to Wind/Solar first appeared on Marcellus Drilling News. This post appeared first on Marcellus Drilling News.

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