Luzerne

Pennsylvania PUC Delays Implementation of Impact Fee

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has delayed implementation of Act 13, the state’s omnibus Marcellus Shale law, “due to an ambiguity with an injunction imposed by the state’s Commonwealth Court,” the PUC said late Thursday.

April 30, 2012

EPA Weighs in on Pennsylvania Water Issue

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants Pennsylvania to immediately test its water supplies for radioactivity.

March 9, 2011

PPL Delays Restart of 1,100 MW Unit After Transformer Fire

PPL Corp. will replace a start-up transformer at the 1,100 MW Unit 2 of the utility’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Luzerne County, PA, after a fire hit the transformer last Thursday morning. Company officials said the unit, which was automatically shut down last week when a problem occurred on the non-nuclear side of the plant, will not restart until the damaged transformer is replaced.

October 7, 2002