Refineries across the region that supply the Northeast with refined petroleum products are taking stock of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the former Sunoco plant in southwest Philadelphia, came through the storm unscathed, and workers are restoring the plant to normal operations. But Bloomberg is reporting flooding at the Phillips 66 [...]
PJM Interconnection says they’ve got enough electricity to help cool down the dog days of summer. PJM manages 62,000 miles of transmission lines over 13 states and the District of Columbia. In a press release, PJM announced they forecast a peak demand for 153,780 megawatts of power this summer. The record for the region’s demand [...]
The Obama Administration made it easier for a proposed offshore wind project to move into the permitting phase today. The Atlantic Wind Connection would be the first offshore wind project to build undersea transmission cables that connect to the power grid along the East Coast. Referred to as a “backbone,” it would connect offshore wind [...]
Plans for new high-voltage power lines through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area have hit a snag with this week’s release of the draft environmental impact statement by the National Park Service. The statement says canceling the project would be the best option to preserve “the biological and physical environment,” and protect “…the historic, [...]
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