Written by Brian Lavinio, PEA intern and Williams College (2024) This is the first in a two-part blog series focused on financing solutions for solar, storage, and other renewables technologies for commercial properties. The primary driver is the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Signed into law by President Biden in August, 2022, the historic piece of […]
Editor’s Note: The following post is written by guest blogger David Cohan Senior Advisor with the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT). C-PACE is an excellent financing tool to pair with a VHE HVAC upgrade. This post reviews the problems with the standard electrification approach (swap heat pumps for gas-fired heating equipment) and a better solution […]
C-PACE was used at the completion of construction for six of 12 separate condo units at the Battery, an adaptive reuse of the old PECO generating station The Battery is an adaptive reuse project by Lubert-Adler located at 1325 Beach Street. The former PECO power plant was transformed into a first-class mixed-use project including hospitality, multifamily, […]
We are excited to share the release of our 2022 Annual Report. The Philadelphia Energy Campaign launched in 2016 with the leadership of City Council President Darrell Clarke (5th District) to drive $1 billion in investment in energy efficiency and clean energy, creating 10,000 jobs over 10 years. Completing its sixth year in 2022, the […]
Philadelphia, PA. Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) is proud to announce that it has been selected by the Alliance to Save Energy to receive the prestigious Stars of Energy Efficiency Residential Built Environment Award in recognition of its Built to Last program. The program, led by PEA in collaboration with a diverse coalition of partners, addresses […]