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ovided by UGI Corporation. Both providers
obtain gas supplies from interstate gas transmission
companies.
Renewable Energy
The use of renewable sources of power and electric
energy, including those using sun, wind, geothermal
and water power, helps reduce reliance on fossil
fuels and nuclear power. Though renewable energy
facilities should be encouraged, care needs to be
taken in siting them in order to address various
safety, aesthetic and other regulatory issues
associated with them. Also, cogeneration facilities,
such as burning waste for energy, are another source
of renewable energy.
Energy Conservation
Site design and planning considerations can have
an impact on the quantity of power used for
heating and cooling as well as the fuel required for
transportation. Energy conservation can begin with
land use decisions. Integrating various types of
land uses and promoting alternative transportation
can lessen the use of the automobile. Certainly,
the revitalization and reuse of existing developed
areas and brownfield sites can yield significant
energy conservation benefits. Site design
decisions involving the enhancement of solar
access and the reduction of summer heat through
trees are also significant measures to be taken to
reduce energy reliance.
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Pottstown
Norristown
Lansdale
Collegeville
Jenkintown
Conshohocken
476
276
76
476
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422
t
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202
611
100
309
Hatboro
Ambler
Pennsburg
73
663
29
29
73
(Cromby Generating Station was retired in 2011)
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Public Electric Generating Station
Metropolitan Edison Service Area
PECO Service Area
PPL Service Area
Electric Utility Line
Pipelines
Liquid Petroleum
Liquid Petroleum & Natural Gas
Natural Gas
132kV
220kV
500kV
66kV
FIGURE 118:
Energy Transmission Network
SECTOR TYPE
2005 ENERGY DATA
2010 ENERGY DATA
%
INCREASE
Commercial
2,530,225,190 kWhs
2,547,692,871 kWhs
0.10%
Industrial
3,276,172,879 kWhs
3,865,065,814 kWhs
1.20%
Residential
3,239,520,283 kWhs
3,286,547,506 kWhs
1.02%
Motor Vehicle Trips
48,463 BTUs
49,097 BTUs
1.01%
Off-road Vehicles & Equipment
3,477 billion BTUs
3,847 billion BTUs
0.9%
2010 DVRPC REGIONAL
ENERGY DATA
16,873,419,029 kWhs
18,864,077,138 kWhs
20,697,378,414 kWhs
279,458 billion BTUs
20,927 billion BTUs
FIGURE 119:
Energy Consumption
Source: The information provided in Figure 113 is
provided by DVRPC as part of their Regional
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory. For details on
DVRPC’s methodology and for more information
please visit
kWhs—kilowatt hours
BTUs—British thermal units
Source: Montgomery County Planning Commission
