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John Quigley

@johnhquigley.bsky.social

Senior Fellow @kleinmanenergy.bsky.social. Consultant. Former Secretary, PA DCNR and PA DEP. Former Mayor of Hazleton, PA. Many other formers.

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Jeff St John@jeffstjohn.bsky.social · 4h ago

PJM's new plan to curb rising costs from data centers being built in its 13-state territory? Basically, to force states and utilities to set up regimes for data centers to either secure their own power supplies, or get cut off during grid emergencies: www.canarymedia.com/articles/dat... #energysky

PJM’s big new data center plan: Make the states figure it out

Grid operator PJM wants states and utilities to hold data centers responsible for buying their own power — or risk being cut off from grid service.

canarymedia.com

John Quigley@johnhquigley.bsky.social · 6h ago

1/3 Data center-driven capacity costs - which all customers absorb - total almost $30 billion in PJM in last 2 years. Data centers can be leveraged as part of a urgently-needed policy reforms described here. But this macro-level view ignores the local impacts of data centers.

Jigar Shah@jigarshahdc.bsky.social · 6h ago

Utilities’ guaranteed-return regulatory model drives rising bills. Fix incentives via competitive markets, storage, and TOTEX ratemaking instead of letting utilities regain monopoly control over new generation. Data Centers are an opportunity to force major changes in how Utilities run.

John Quigley@johnhquigley.bsky.social · 4d ago

Brilliant: VA seeks to aggregate residential solar sales to capture economies of scale and lower costs, electricity bills. www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/new...

Governor Spanberger Announces First-in-the-Nation Energy Affordability Initiative

RICHMOND, VA — Governor Abigail Spanberger today announced that Virginia will be the first state in the nation to offer residents across the Commonwealth the opportunity to participate in Switch Toget...

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Karen Feridun@karenferidun.bsky.social · 5d ago

Powerful unanimous call for a moratorium on #datacenters from 24,000 members of PA Farm Bureau. Are you hearing this, @pagovernor.bsky.social? www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania...

24,000-strong farmers' group seeks data center moratorium amid eminent domain worries

(The Center Square) - By the time Andy Bater held up a big map of the Gregg Township region during testimony to a state board on Wednesday, Pennsylvania's farmers already

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John Quigley@johnhquigley.bsky.social · 6d ago

Another terrible idea from a longtime foe of public lands, conservation, and environmental protection. Unconstitutional under A1 S27 and state Supreme Court ruling that state government is a trustee, not a proprietor, of the public lands. Of course, that ruling has also been ignored for years.

PA Environment Digest, By David E. Hess, Former PA DEP Secretary@paenvironmentnews.bsky.social · 6d ago

Spotlight PA: Republican House Bill Would Redirect Timber Sale, Oil & Gas Lease Monies Supporting DCNR Operations To Local Governments, School Districts With Publicly Owned Land In Addition To In-lieu Of Tax Payments www.spotlightpa.org/statecollege...

John Quigley@johnhquigley.bsky.social · last wk.

An error in this piece. The state park/forest leasing moratorium (which I drafted as DCNR Secretary) was first put in place by Gov. Ed Rendell, was rescinded by Gov. Tom Corbett, was reinstated by Gov. Tom Wolf, and has been maintained under Gov. Shapiro.

PA Environment Digest, By David E. Hess, Former PA DEP Secretary@paenvironmentnews.bsky.social · last wk.

Spotlight PA: Where Governor Candidates Garrity, Shapiro Stand On Energy Costs, The Environment, More www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07...

Kleinman Center for Energy Policy@kleinmanenergy.bsky.social · last wk.

AI needs power. That doesn't mean higher bills or dirtier electricity. Heather Boushey argues in @notusperspectives.bsky.social that states can support data center growth while investing in clean energy and protecting consumers. Read more:

Under-the-Radar Ideas to Improve American Energy Policy that Could Pass Congress this Year

Sen. Chris Coons, Sen. Alan Armstrong, Rep. Scott Peters, Holly Bender, Kate Gordon, Mike Sommers, Meg Slattery, Heather Boushey, James Coleman, Lynn Abramson

notus.org

Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social · last wk.

"From Trump’s inauguration in January 2025 to April 2026 (the most recent month for which government data are available), residential electricity rates have risen by an eye-watering 18%..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

The bill comes due on Trump’s campaign promises about slashing energy prices ‘by half’

Candidate Trump said Americans should expect to see energy costs cut between 50% and 70% by July 2026. It’s July 2026, and you’ll never guess which way prices went.

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PA Environment Digest, By David E. Hess, Former PA DEP Secretary@paenvironmentnews.bsky.social · last wk.

AP: President’s Administration Seeks To Eliminate Radiation Safety Foundational Principle Of ‘Low As Reasonably Achievable’ Standard For Regulating Radiation Exposure For Nuclear Power Plants, Hospitals, Academic Institutions apnews.com/article/nucl...

As Trump boosts nuclear power, regulators seek to eliminate a longstanding radiation safety practice

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing to eliminate a foundational safety principle that has for 50 years minimized the radiation people in the United States are exposed to, and that has been ...

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Keaton Peters@keatonpeters.bsky.social · 2w ago

A Judge ordered Meta to disclose how many permanent jobs its $50 billion data center in Louisiana will create. Meta is fighting to void the order. Plans for 10 new power plants are testing public trust in the regulatory process. Will consumers foot the bill? #energysky buff.ly/9KMvThu

Meta fights order to disclose job, power figures for $50B Louisiana data center

Meta’s data center has become a potent test case for public trust in the regulatory process underlying how massive energy projects are built.

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Union of Concerned Scientists@ucs.org · 2w ago

Our national forests are a treasure. The Trump admin's gutting of the US Forest Service & threats to sell off national forests to states or even corporations puts these ecosystems at risk & can contribute to elevating wildfire dangers. It's an attack on science-based stewardship of public lands.

Smokey’s Last Stand: What We Lose When President Trump Guts the Forest Service - Union of Concerned Scientists

Smokey Bear isn’t just a symbol. He’s a reminder that protecting against wildfires relies on all of us, including supporting wildfire science, which is being taken from us. And President Trump’s plan to diminish our knowledge about wildfires—especially going into a super El Niño year with significant drought risk—isn’t smart.

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Ohio River Valley Institute@ohiorivvalleyinst.bsky.social · 2w ago

There is no evidence that Shell's multibillion-dollar petrochemicals plant has boosted Beaver County's economic growth when compared to surrounding communities. In fact, federal data show that Beaver County’s GDP declined at a steeper rate than neighboring counties in southwestern Pennsylvania.

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