PennFuture

Pennsylvania's environmental advocate and watchdog exposing air, water, and climate threats.

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Let’s make battery storage a big part of Pennsylvania’s energy plan! 🔋

Check out the PennFuture Energy Playbook here: https://t.co/urztcnVOAc

(authored by @SEDKohut)

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There are many benefits of battery storage ...

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Renewable energy projects, like wind and solar combined with battery storage, are the cheapest, cleanest, and fastest way to increase capacity to meet our country’s unprecedented demand for more electricity!

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How does battery storage work?

1. Charge
2. Store
3. Discharge

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🧵What the heck is "energy storage?"

And how can it help Pennsylvanians?

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This is why we need battery energy storage! 🔋🔋

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But, our power grid has a timing problem...
Supply and demand don’t line up

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Your phone doesn’t need to be plugged in while you use it. You charge it when it’s convenient, like overnight & it releases that energy later when you’re out & about

Electricity, however, is largely used at the moment it’s generated, so supply & demand have to match in real time

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Think of energy storage as a giant phone battery for the power grid 🤳📱

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Batteries are now cheaper than natural gas turbines as the data center boom pushes prices up.
https://t.co/iCLqPCweTn

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Record-breaking October heat. A strained power grid. An emergency order allowing data centers to switch to backup dirty generators if need to keep the lights on. that was all this week.

We have another path forward: The PennFuture Energy Playbook https://t.co/IjicIX0cQa

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🚨Reach out to your state Senator to ask for a data center moratorium to ensure municipalities are prepared! https://t.co/wu5huUUab4

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✅New York implemented a one-year data center moratorium
✅Texas implemented a moratorium on data centers to further evaluate grid impacts
✅Now, Oregon pauses approval of new air and water pollution permits for data centers through July 2027

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Let’s make community solar a big part of Pennsylvania’s energy plan!

Check out the PennFuture Energy Playbook here: https://t.co/IjicIX0KFI

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What the heck is "community solar?"

And how can it help Pennsylvanians?

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Community solar isn't legal in PA...yet!

Pennsylvania is falling behind, but with your help, PennFuture is working hard to change that!

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Community solar is not....solar co-ops or alternative green retail suppliers.

[PennFuture @PennFuture]

Community solar is not....solar co-ops or alternative green retail suppliers.

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Here are the 3 steps!