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Local, NECA Contractors Honored for Tornado Power Restoration

https://labortribune.com/ibew-local-1-neca-contractors-honored-for-tornado-power-restoration-efforts/

IBEW Local 1 and NECA contractors recognized for ReConnect STL initiative providing free electrical repairs to St. Louis tornado victims, restoring power to over 200 addresses after May storm

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Nonprofits Partner to Deliver $40M in PA Solar Projects

https://www.northcentralpa.com/business/nonprofits-partner-to-deliver-40m-in-pa-solar-projects/article_91bf3c11-99cf-41ab-9cd9-2c97d4664ac0.html

PA Solar Center and Capital Good Fund announce a partnership to finance nearly 70 solar projects statewide worth up to $40 million, helping small businesses and nonprofits go solar with no money down.

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NRDC: What We Are Really Talking About with Energy Affordability and Data Centers

https://www.nrdc.org/bio/jossie-steinberg/battleground-pennsylvania-what-were-really-talking-about-energy-affordability

NRDC examines the energy affordability debate in Pennsylvania, focusing on the strain data center power demands are placing on the grid and ratepayers.

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PUC Chairman: Pennsylvania Needs To Act Now To Prevent $700M Increase In Electric Costs For Ratepayers

https://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2026/03/guest-essay-pennsylvania-needs-to-act.html

Pennsylvania PUC Chairman Steve DeFrank warns of a projected $700 million annual cost increase driven by a loophole in net metering rules that allows merchant solar facilities to receive above-market compensation.

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A Call for Diversity Fuels

https://paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2026/03/senate-puc-budget-hearing-puc-chair-say.html

At a Pennsylvania Senate budget hearing, PUC Chair DeFrank testified that the PJM capacity market was not designed for data center demand and called for a comprehensive, diversified state energy plan.

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