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 […]

Written by Brian Lavinio, PEA intern and Williams College (2024) Solarize Philly is your one-stop shop to go solar for your property. This is the second addition in a two-part blog series focused on solar, storage, and other technologies highlighted in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Part 1 is here. The IRA is a powerful tool with […]