Energy

Electricity: To shop for electric Generation Suppliers and to learn about your options, here are several links: PA Office of Consumer Advocacy; PA Public Utility Commission's PAPowerSwitch.com; Energy Savings Opportunities with Penelec First Energy; Energy Savings Opportunities with PPL; ChamberChoice Energy Program managed by Kinect Energy Group.

PennTAP - Energy Efficiency Assistance Program for Businesses

Ethanol: Located in Clearfield Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Grain Processing, LLC's facility is the Commonwealth's first commercial scale ethanol plant and began production in December 2009.

Renewable and Alternative Energy: Penn State University Cooperative Exention's website provides information about the university's programs to develop new sources, new processes and to improve existing forms of renewable energy.

CNG Compressed Natural Gas: DuBois has a CNG refueling station built by ORing CNG Fuel Systems L.P.

Natural Gas/Marcellus Shale Resources: Exploration and extraction of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale formation is a growing industry sector in our region. The following links provide information from industry associations, online news sources, education, employment resources and companies.
Natural Gas Shopping Information PAGasSwitch.

Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP)
Pennsylvania’s DEP link for gas well information, Marcellus Reporting, Production by County.

Drinking Water--Water Resources can be found at Penn State Cooperative Extensions.

FracFocus is a joint project of the Ground Water Protection Council and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission.

Susquehanna River Basin Commission - Water Resource Portal

Marcellus Shale Related Education: Penn State Cooperative Extension's Service Directory for listings of Attorneys, Financial Advisors, Appraisers, Consultants, and other professional resources that work with businesses and landowners concerning leasing and drilling in Marcellus Shale. Additional resources are available at Penn State Cooperative Extension, Penn State's ExploreShale.org, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Penn State's Marcellus Center for Outreach and Research, ShaleNet, Penn College's Shale Training & Education Center.

Marcellus Shale Related Online News and Directories: Pipeline & Gas Journal; Marcellus On Main Street; Pennsylvania Business Central & Marcellus Shale; Shalebiz.com

Marcellus Shale Industry Associations: Energy in Depth; Natural Gas Supply Association; Marcellus Shale Coalition; PIOGA