Energy

The settlement with PGW lowers the utility’s planned rate hikes, and forces the natural gas provider to hold public hearings over climate impacts.

Grid operator PJM is under increasing scrutiny over rising electricity costs. Lawmakers want a clearer look at how the nonprofit operates.

A little-known organization called PJM Interconnection directs the flow of electricity. Here’s how its actions can impact your bills.

Democratic state lawmakers recently passed a controversial bill to move the Delmarva Peninsula project forward, overriding the denial of a local land use permit.

The decision follows President Donald Trump’s move to block plans for offshore wind development.

The plant, Clairton Coke Works, is one of four major plants in Pennsylvania owned by U.S. Steel, an icon of the domestic steel industry and American industrialization.

Allegheny County Emergency Services said a fire at the plant in Clairton started late Monday morning. Officials said they had not isolated the cause of the blast.

An extreme June heat wave that prompted a heat health emergency declaration killed five people in the city and had been made four times more likely by climate change.

It’s not clear that any state has a solution and the actual effect of data centers on electricity bills is difficult to pin down.

Tech companies are building huge data centers to power their AI supercomputers that use enormous amounts of energy. What does this mean for consumers and the environment?

More than 3.5 million acres had been designated wind energy areas.

Limited assistance plagues Delawareans seeking utility assistance. But new laws could help avoid shutoffs.

The program is geared toward customers with incomes too high to qualify for some existing energy assistance programs.

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.

An investor owned firm says its proposed Delaware City data center will bring jobs. Residents say it will use too much energy and water.