Energy

The annual Delaware River Sojourn has been drawing kayakers and canoers to the Delaware River for 31 years.

Residents struggling to pay their water and electric bills could be spared from shutoffs as temperatures rise.

Humans cause almost all of the state’s wildfires. Climate change is making them worse.

Amid a backdrop of steadily rising temperatures, the city's average from March through May tied a record set in 1921.

PGW agreed to hold public meetings on reducing its carbon footprint. At the first meeting, there were lots of questions from the public but no answers from the utility.

Council, administration spar over the cost of expanding the Tiered Assistance Program.

The project aims to reduce the risk of infrastructure damage while supporting marine habitats and recreational fishing.

The increase comes as rising demand and infrastructure costs continue pushing electricity bills higher.

The Energy Bills Relief Act would reinstate tax incentives and speed the development of new clean energy projects.

Fire officials and police officers were present as the meeting reached standing-room-only capacity, with overflow rooms and the township lobby filled with residents.

The plan would require data centers seeking tax incentives to mitigate their impacts on the environment and electric grid.

Mayor Dave Fleisher said officials are working on a proposal to ban the controversial facilities.

The legislation would require data centers to take financial responsibility for their impact on the grid.

The bill’s supporters say it would align investor-owned utility profits with typical Wall Street earnings. Utilities say it would threaten infrastructure investment.

The utility says its transmission security agreements ensure data centers pay their “fair share” of the infrastructure costs required to serve them.