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Pennsylvania’s renewable energy goals are set to plateau at the end of the month. Advocates say that will slow down the clean energy industry, costing the state jobs and investments that could help in the post-pandemic recovery. Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act of 2004 set a series of targets for electricity generated by a range of sources, from solar to waste coal. Utilities are slated to meet the final goal of buying 8 percent of their electricity from renewable sources, with half a percent coming from solar, by May 31. The legislature could increase the goals, ...

WHYY By Rachel McDevitt, StateImpact PennsylvaniaDecember 30, 2020 A solar array at the Nittany 1 Solar Farm is seen here in Lurgan Township, Franklin County on Nov. 24, 2020. (Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania) This story originally appeared on StateImpact Pennsylvania. ___ Pennsylvania’s goals for utilities to buy increased amounts of power from alternative sources, such as wind and solar, are set to flatline in 2021 unless the General Assembly acts. Advocates for raising the standards say it will create jobs and help address climate change. Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Port...

5 Climate New Year’s Resolutions for a Better Tomorrow Have you made a 2021 New Year’s resolution yet to do your part for the future of the planet? There’s no time like the present! There’s no denying that 2020 has been a, um, complicated year. And we’re just going to leave it at that. But for those of us in the climate movement, it’s at least coming to an end on something of a high note – after four long years of climate denial and environmental rollbacks from the highest office in the land, we now have a president-elect who has promised to make climate action a priority of ...

Rachel McDevitt / StateImpact Pennsylvania Pennsylvania’s goals for utilities to buy increased amounts of power from alternative sources, such as wind and solar, are set to flatline in 2021 unless the General Assembly acts. Advocates for raising the standards say it will create jobs and help address climate change. Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act of 2004 set a series of targets for electricity generated by a range of sources, from solar to waste coal. Utilities are on track to meet the 2021 goal of 18 percent — with 8 percent coming from renewables. Renew...