Further decarbonizing the PJM grid is functionally impossible unless Appalachia replaces gas-fired generation with zero-carbon electricity.
Expanding data center demand near Appalachia could slow down regional decarbonization efforts
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The Ammonia Industry Expansion Begins To Falter
Less than three months after its July passage, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is already reducing the planned expansion of ammonia and hydrogen production. ORVI’s March 2025 report on the ammonia industry found that if all the proposed facilities as of October 2024...
A Big Beautiful Blow to the Ammonia Industry
Tucked deep in the mammoth One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) that President Trump signed into law on July 4th is a provision that threatens the planned expansion of the ammonia industry. To see how, let’s review the pre-OBBB ammonia landscape. ORVI’s March 2025 report on...
New Policy Would Ensure Industry Pays For Well Decommissioning, Not Taxpayers
What is there to be done about the “culture of non-compliance” that has resulted in a potentially $100 billion bill to clean up as many as 1 million oil and gas wells across Appalachia? ORVI’s latest report has the answer. Part 2 of Filling the Hole presents a policy...
Well Decommissioning Presents Huge Job Opportunity For Appalachia
ORVI’s latest report, “Filling the Hole,” laid out a five-part policy to ensure that the oil and gas industry foots the bill for the tens of billions of dollars of decommissioning costs. The policy would create a comprehensive program for well decommissioning funded...
Unfunded Cost To Decommission The More Than 1 Million Wells In Appalachia Reaches Into The Tens Of Billions Of Dollars
The bill for the 150-year legacy of oil drilling in Appalachia is coming due. Yet, drilling still continues, adding to the region’s backlog of unplugged and polluting oil and gas wells. This is a huge problem for the region because unplugged wells have been linked to...