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April 16, 2024 | 4:10 PM

How a Washington city is model for transitioning from coal plant

Could Pennsylvania learn from Centralia, Washington?
By Scott LaMar/WITF
September 10, 2023 | 7:00 AM

Electric cars have a road trip problem, even for the secretary of energy

The administration’s ambitious energy agenda, if successful, could significantly cut U.S. emissions

By Camila Domonoske/NPR
June 29, 2023 | 4:49 PM

Is carbon capture, hydrogen, nuclear part of Pennsylvania’s energy future?

By Scott LaMar/WITF

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October 5, 2022 | 5:28 AM

OPEC+ is expected to cut oil production as it seeks to boost the price

The world consumes up to 100 million barrels of oil a day, so taking 1 million off the market would have a noticeable effect.

By Jackie Northam/NPR
May 24, 2022 | 1:11 PM

How to protect yourself from impending electric utility rate hike

The cost of your electric utility bill is set to increase come June and customers of PPL Corp. could be saddled with some of the highest rate increases of the state.

By Hayden Mitman/ WLVR
November 22, 2021 | 3:29 PM

With energy prices high, Pennsylvanians urged to review utility options

The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects households that use natural gas for heat will spend 30 percent more than they spent last winter on average.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania
November 14, 2021 | 9:12 AM

Gasoline prices are surging. Can Biden actually do something about it?

The president recently said that addressing inflation “is a top priority for me,” and his administration has repeatedly alluded to the possibility of some sort of action to push gasoline prices down.

By Camila Domonoske/NPR
March 1, 2021 | 7:57 AM

It’s not just Texas. The entire energy grid needs an upgrade for extreme weather

"Not only do we need to be worried about the cold weather events like you saw in Texas, and the hot weather events like in California," says Ben Kujala, director of power planning Northwest Power and Conservation Council.
By Jeff Brady/NPR
October 14, 2020 | 5:26 AM

AP FACT CHECK: President Trump falsifies Biden stance on fracking

President Donald Trump is persisting with the myth that Democratic rival Joe Biden proposes to ban fracking. Biden doesn’t.

By Calvin Woodward/The Associated Press
July 6, 2020 | 3:31 PM

The Refuge

By Fred Vigeant/WITF
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