For immediate release: October 23, 2019 Contact: Maryrose Myrtetus, mmyrtetus@philaenergy.org, 215-686-4483 Philadelphia, October 23, 2019 – Council President Darrell L. Clarke (5th District), Councilmember Derek S. Green (At Large) and the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) announced the launch today of Philadelphia’s Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program. C-PACE lets commercial and industrial building owners finance […]
For immediate release: August 14, 2019 Published by: Office of Sustainability, Office of the Mayor Contact: Kelly Cofrancisco kelly.cofrancisco@phila.gov (215) 686-6210 PHILADELPHIA — Today as part of the City’s Solar Week festivities, Mayor Jim Kenney signed two bills into law to further the City’s commitment to a clean energy future. “Philadelphia is ramping up our efforts to fight climate change and convert to renewable energy,” […]
Philadelphia, June 27, 2019 – Smart Energy Decisions (SED), in association with the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA), an independent creation of City Council, announced Thursday that Philadelphia will host a major regional clean energy conference, Accelerate Philly, in December 2019. The event is organized in response to the growing interest and urgent need to increase the […]
ALLENTOWN, PA., December 18, 2018 – On December 18, 2018, Sustainable Energy Fund, Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance, the City of Pittsburgh’s Office of Sustainability and the Philadelphia Energy Authority released draft Program Guidelines for Pennsylvania’s Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (C-PACE). The Program Guidelines are being made available for public comment through January 18, […]
Though it might not seem all that glamorous, Philadelphia’s switch to 2018 energy efficiency building standards will have far-reaching impacts, such as lowering the city’s carbon footprint, addressing income inequality and decreasing energy bills. The City is currently operating under the 2009 International Construction Code for commercial and multi-family buildings, but with the jump-ahead, which […]