Philadelphia, PA — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the designation of “ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade Service Provider” to Philadelphia’s Whole Home Repair program, Built to Last, run by the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA). Built to Last brings together Philadelphia’s home repair, energy conservation, and healthy homes programs into a coordinated service package […]

On Friday, April 26, the Philadelphia Energy Authority, the Impact Development Roundtable (IDR), an initiative of the Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC), and the African American Real Estate Professionals Philadelphia (AAREP-PHL) hosted an inspiring event. Philadelphia’s Black Development Community Goes Green featured seven esteemed panelists and welcomed over 120 guests for an open and impactful conversation […]

PHILADELPHIA – Today, Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, City officials and the Philadelphia Energy Authority gathered at City Hall to celebrate the completion of the Adams Solar Project. The 70- megawatt solar facility now powers Philadelphia’s municipal buildings with approximately 25 percent of electricity needs. The Adams Solar Project is one of the largest projects of […]

 PEA Leverages Historic Federal Funding, Surge in Private Financing to Reduce Philadelphia’s Energy Use, Make Significant Progress Toward Carbon Neutrality Contact: Emily Schapira Philadelphia Energy Authority 215-686-4483 eschapira@philaenergy.org  Philadelphia, PA —  The Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) joins its green bank affiliate, the Philadelphia Green Capital Corp., to announce progress of the Philadelphia Energy Campaign. In […]

Philadelphia C-PACE released its 4th annual C-PACE Year in Review. The program reached $200 million in closed deals at the end of 2023, doubling the total dollar volume of deals closed in just one year. Additional highlights from the report include: All six projects that closed in Philadelphia in 2023 were 100% multifamily or mixed use […]