Energy
PECO is offering $500 grants to help customers pay off overdue bills
The program is geared toward customers with incomes too high to qualify for some existing energy assistance programs.
11 months ago
Listen 1:00Residential solar installers face a rush before end-of-year tax credit deadline
Residential solar tax credits were supposed to last for another decade. The Dec. 31 deadline has homeowners rushing to install and get their systems online.
11 months ago
Listen 1:10New Castle County residents fight back against proposed data center
An investor owned firm says its proposed Delaware City data center will bring jobs. Residents say it will use too much energy and water.
11 months ago
Listen 1:14The auction, meant to ensure sufficient power supply in the future, closed at a record price for the second year in a row.
11 months ago
Listen 1:06‘The stuff of nightmares’: Philly nonprofit sues EPA over deadly chemical used at refineries
Three nonprofits hope to force the federal government to regulate hydrogen fluoride more strictly. The chemical is still used at a Delaware County refinery.
11 months ago
Listen 1:25Trump promotes energy and tech investments at a summit in Pennsylvania
Trump traveled to Pittsburgh at a summit helmed by Republican Sen. David McCormick that included dozens of top executives.
11 months ago
Judge denies PGW internal records of climate advocates, citing First Amendment protection
PGW sought emails, texts and memos from climate groups that are participating in its ratemaking case. The PUC ruled that would violate the First Amendment.
12 months ago
Princeton physics experiment aims to shed light on disruptive solar flares
The multimillion-dollar experiment that was years in the making comes as the federal government makes broad cuts to science elsewhere.
12 months ago
Listen 1:53A Pennsylvania fracking report had 8 recommendations. 5 years later, few have been implemented
In 2020, Josh Shapiro, then Pa.'s AG, released a landmark report with recommendations on regulating fracking. Advocates say he has done little to advance them.
12 months ago
Listen 1:19Extreme heat: Solutions for cities dealing with high temperatures
Our region is under an “extreme heat warning” with temperatures in Philly expected to reach 100 degrees for the first time in over a decade. Why do cities feel even hotter?
Air Date: June 24, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 46:06Thousands of PECO customers still without power as dangerous heat wave intensifies
PECO is working to fix outages from last week’s storm. But thousands of customers are without power for A/C as temperatures soar.
12 months ago
New Castle County residents seek accountability from Delaware City Refinery, regulators
Residents are calling for tougher environmental laws, and want regulators to evaluate what could have been done differently.
1 year ago
Listen 1:42Delaware’s first of six community solar farms has launched in Sussex County, supporting low-income households and the state’s 2050 net-zero goal.
1 year ago
Listen 1:28While Atlantic Shores took the step to cancel its contract with New Jersey, the company says its project is in a holding pattern while awaiting a new political climate.
1 year ago
Listen 1:21Delaware City Refinery equipment repaired, in operation, after almost 3 weeks
The refinery reported emissions of the toxic gas sulfur dioxide at rates as high as 1,450 per hour over the past couple weeks. Officials say air quality remains good.
1 year ago
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