Energy

SEPTA officials say the more than $23 million will upgrade power going to SEPTA stations to prepare for future electric and hybrid buses.

Vicinity Energy, which operates Philadelphia’s steam loop system, is now battling with PGW, another century-old institution, over its Center City customers.

These reports Sunday intensified fears that the fighting could damage the Zaporizhzhia plant and cause a massive radiation leak.

The program helped hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians last season, according to officials. It's open from November through April.

The research adds to a growing body of work on the health impacts of oil and gas drilling and bolsters arguments by public health advocates for greater oversight.

Thousands of PECO customers lose access to A/C or fans each summer when they can’t pay their electric bills. Experts want more limits on shutoffs in a warming world.

The city Gas Commission approved a new budget for PGW that includes a small but potentially historic allocation: $500,000 for a geothermal feasibility study.

Texas-based pipeline builder Energy Transfer is not contesting 48 criminal charges related to the construction of its Mariner East pipeline project.

The package would save consumers and the government money by curbing prescription drug prices, and it would subsidize private health insurance for millions of people.

PECO says it hasn’t dealt with any heat-related outages so far, but temperatures are expected to keep climbing this week.

The bill would have prevented local towns from banning natural gas, something climate activists say will be key to addressing global warming.

States, cities and counties elsewhere have begun looking at all-electric building codes that exclude gas infrastructure to accelerate progress toward a carbon-free grid.

The organization that runs a popular heater hotline in Philly is launching a new fund, to pay for hot water heater replacements.

The commonwealth’s climate rule is in effect, but it will be months before Pennsylvanians know whether it’s here to stay.

Decreasing energy supply and increasing global demand have led to record high energy prices. Can we meet our energy needs without accelerating climate change?