Around the Local

energy.gov announces a $14 million federal project led by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to convert a horizontal shale gas well to geothermal and test enhanced geothermal systems in the Appalachian Utica Shale as a replicable model for the eastern US.
einnews.com reports Sigma Renewables and partners have energized two rooftop solar installations on industrial buildings in Mountain Top totaling 4.9 MW and generating 6 million kWh of renewable energy annually equivalent to powering 540 homes.
pennbizreport.com reports Williams Companies broke ground on the Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline project in Brooklyn marking the start of construction on the $1.8 billion Transco expansion that will carry natural gas from Pennsylvania through New Jersey to New York City and Long Island.
spotlightpa.org examines how the industry-funded Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future coalition backed by EQT and other gas interests is lobbying Pennsylvania Democrats including state party chair Eugene DePasquale to frame natural gas as part of the clean energy transition.
thehill.com reports Port Washington Wisconsin voters approved the first anti-data center referendum in the nation requiring public approval before tax incentives are awarded to future projects