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Bright Ideas about Energy: GreenFutures Professional Development for SDP Teachers

Date: Sat Mar 16, 2019 Time: 8:15pm – 4:00pm Location: The Franklin Institute, 222 N 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Please join the School District of Philadelphia for the one day GreenFutures professional development workshop at the Franklin Institute on March 16, 2019. Participating teachers will learn about energy efficiency and conservation concepts, participate in […]

Philadelphia Energy Authority Receives $1.25 Million Dept. of Energy Award for Solar Jobs Training

Philadelphia, Oct. 26, 2018 – City Council President Darrell L. Clarke (5th District) and At-Large members Blondell Reynolds Brown and Derek S. Green joined the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) on Friday to announce that their “Find Your Power” solar training program for Philadelphia youth has received a $1.25 million U.S. Department of Energy award. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office selected PEA’s initiative […]

PEA and City Council Celebrate Spring 2018 Clean Energy Trainees

‘Find Your Power’ Jobs Training Program, Overseen by PEA, Receives $100,000 From PECO Philadelphia, June 5, 2018 – Council President Darrell L. Clarke, Superintendent Dr. William R. Hite, and representatives of PECO and Siemens on Tuesday honored the Spring 2018 graduates of “Find Your Power,” a solar and energy efficiency training course administered by the […]