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Release thumbnail - Residential Electricity Bills Begin Surge - 2025-08-27
Residential Electricity Bills Begin Surge
August 27, 2025 | Energy

This research brief discusses recent increases in electricity prices for Pennsylvania residential consumers. The price to compare for residential customers at three large utilities increased by 13% to 16% for June through November compared to the prior six months. Relevant factors include (1) growth in natural gas prices, (2) higher capacity costs for the PJM grid and (3) compliance costs related to the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards.

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Release thumbnail - Impact Fee Update and Outlook - 2025-06-18
Impact Fee Update and Outlook
June 18, 2025 | Energy

This update examines 2024 impact fee collections and provides an outlook for 2025. Collections totaled $164.6 million for 2024, a decrease of $15.0 million from 2023.

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Release thumbnail - Natural Gas Production Report: 2025 Q1 - 2025-06-04
Natural Gas Production Report: 2025 Q1
June 04, 2025 | Energy

This document uses data from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Energy Information Administration and Natural Gas Intelligence to provide a quarterly update on recent trends in production volume, well counts and average spot prices.

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Release thumbnail - Natural Gas Production Report: 2024 Q4 - 2025-02-25
Natural Gas Production Report: 2024 Q4
February 25, 2025 | Energy

This document uses data from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Energy Information Administration and Natural Gas Intelligence to provide a quarterly update on recent trends in production volume, well counts and average spot prices.

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Release thumbnail - Pennsylvania Electricity Update - 2025-02-03
Pennsylvania Electricity Update
February 03, 2025 | Energy

This report utilizes data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration to display recent trends for the Pennsylvania and regional electricity markets. The report examines recent trends in net generation, net exports, CO2 emissions and prices.

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Release thumbnail - Economic and Natural Gas Update - 2025-01-30
Economic and Natural Gas Update
January 30, 2025 | Energy

Fiscal Analyst III Jesse Bushman gave a presentation to the Marcellus Shale Coalition regarding the Commonwealth’s economic and budget outlook and recent natural gas trends.

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Release thumbnail - 2024 Impact Fee Estimate - 2024-12-09
2024 Impact Fee Estimate
December 09, 2024 | Energy

This report uses recent data published by the Department of Environmental Protection to project CY 2024 Impact Fee collections (remitted April 2025). Collections are estimated to be $164 million, a decrease of $16 million from the prior year.

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Release thumbnail - Natural Gas Production Report: 2024 Q3 - 2024-12-03
Natural Gas Production Report: 2024 Q3
December 03, 2024 | Energy

This document uses data from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Energy Information Administration and Natural Gas Intelligence to provide a quarterly update on recent trends in production volume, well counts and average spot prices.

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Release thumbnail - Natural Gas Quarterly Update: 2024 Q2 - 2024-09-05
Natural Gas Quarterly Update: 2024 Q2
September 05, 2024 | Energy

This document uses data from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the U.S. Energy Information Administration and Natural Gas Intelligence to provide a quarterly update on recent trends in production volume, well counts and average spot prices.

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Release thumbnail - Impact Fee Revenue Update and Outlook 2024 - 2024-06-26
Impact Fee Revenue Update and Outlook 2024
June 26, 2024 | Energy

This update examines 2023 impact fee collections and provides an outlook for 2024. The Commonwealth collected $179.6 million in impact fees for 2023, a $99.2 million decrease from 2022.

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