Pennsylvania

Data centers

PJM wants data centers to bring their own power. Pennsylvania’s on it.

The biggest U.S. energy market hopes to make data centers find their own power resources or face grid cutoffs. Gov. Shapiro is aligning his state with that plan.

By Jeff St. John .

20 August 2026

Man in suit with flaggs behind him at lectern, hand pointing in air — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro at primary election event in May (Matthew Hatcher via Getty Images)

Solar

In new attack on solar, lawmakers spread myths about potato farms

Misinformation about renewable energy fuels local pushback to proposed energy installations and could threaten farmers’ livelihoods.

By Austyn Gaffney . 1 June 2026
Solar

Mid-sized solar could help bring down electricity bills in Pennsylvania

Distributed solar developers say they could build gigawatts of projects to help ease the state's power crunch — if lawmakers and regulators set clear rules.

By Jeff St. John . 13 May 2026
Solar

Pennsylvania’s solar ambitions face high federal and state hurdles

Even if Pennsylvania can reclaim its share of Solar for All funds clawed back by Trump’s EPA, a bitter impasse in its legislature may block implementation.

By Audrey Carleton . 2 October 2025
Energy markets

Why states are threatening to leave PJM — and why they probably won’t

The grid operator’s high power prices and long interconnection queue have Democratic and Republican governors eyeing an exit, but analysts warn it could backfire.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 26 September 2025
Green steel

Deadly blast at US Steel plant highlights need to clean up the industry

U.S. Steel vowed to reinvest in Pennsylvania’s Clairton Coke Works. Green steel proponents want a transition away from polluting coal-based steelmaking instead.

By Maria Gallucci . 15 August 2025
Solar

This Pennsylvania school is saving big with solar and EV school buses

Solar panels and electric buses can boost school budgets while cutting emissions. Here’s how Steelton-Highspire School District put both to use.

By Jeff St. John . 19 December 2024
ENN

As climate focus shifts to states, East Coast partnership offers model for multi-state collaboration

After 20 years, the 11-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative “has weathered the political winds” and is conducting a program review that includes finding ways to expand participation.

By Sarah Shemkus . 3 December 2024
Nuclear

Feds deal blow to dream of data centers connected to nuclear plants

Amazon and Talen Energy can’t fast-track expansion of a data center connected to a Pennsylvania nuclear plant. Will other nuclear "colocation" deals fall through?

By Jeff St. John . 6 November 2024
Clean energy manufacturing

How is clean energy manufacturing playing out in swing states?

New factories are already revitalizing parts of Georgia, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, but the benefits of this onshoring will take years to fully materialize.

By Julian Spector . 4 November 2024
Clean energy manufacturing

Can energy-rich Pennsylvania chart a path toward decarbonization?

The pivotal swing state has run on coal, oil, and gas, but it's seeking a new era of economic growth from low-carbon industry and cleantech manufacturing.

By Julian Spector . 15 October 2024