How does PALM reduce toxic emissions?

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is on the forefront of promoting renewable energy standards. Pennsylvania's Act 213 requires that a certain percentage of the electric energy sold to retail customers in Pennsylvania by electric distribution companies and electric generation suppliers be derived from alternative energy resources. This includes, but is not limited to: solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, biomass, and demand side management resources. The PA Public Utility Commission (PUC) is charged with implementing and enforcing Act 213. These measures promote more environmentally friendly power generation through wind, solar, and other clean energy technologies. The market has responded, and consumers now have a choice to purchase renewable energy at a cost premium.

Unfortunately, all combined available renewable energy sources add up to about 2.9 % of the available clean energy generation. The remaining 97.1% of the energy that is produced to serve Pennsylvania consumers is generated through traditional means.

Fossil fuels account for 34% of the Carbon Dioxide (CO2), 67% of Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) and 37% of the Nitrogen Oxide (NO) of all air pollution and emissions in the United States. 61.3% of electricity generated in PA are from fossil fuels, predominately coal generation plants.

As a Pennsylvania commercial electricity consumer, it is important to understand the environmental benefits of performing energy conservation measures at your business or organization. For instance, ten 100W light bulbs operating in your facility consumes 1 kW of power...

For every kW of power that is reduced or intelligently controlled in Pennsylvania,

• 41.8 lbs/day of CO2 is reduced
• 5.5 lbs/day of NO, is reduced
• 3.74 lbs/day of SO2 is reduced

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In order for you to calculate how much toxic emissions are being generated by your organization or business, please visit our emissions calculator.