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City of Philadelphia and PEA Celebrate Completion of Citywide Streetlighting Upgrade

For Immediate Release: October 28, 2025  Contact:Ben BlockSenior Manager CommunicationsPhiladelphia Energy Authority(215)688-5134Media@philaenergy.org PHILADELPHIA – Today, City officials and the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) celebrated the achievements of the Philly Streetlight Improvement Project (PSIP) and shared trick-or-treating safety information at the John M. Patterson School in Southwest Philadelphia.  PSIP is a collaboration between the City of […]

The Philadelphia Green Capital Corp. is Seeking Nominations for its Board of Directors and its Loan Committee

Nominations Open: Monday, September 29, 2025 at 9am Nominations Close: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 5pm General Statement The Philadelphia Green Capital Corp. (PGCC) is currently seeking nominees to its Board of Directors and its Loan Committee. Selected nominees will be referred to PGCC’s Executive Director and Nominations Committee.  If selected to PGCC’s Board of […]

Seventh Annual Philadelphia Solar Week Celebrates Region’s Solar Energy Progress, Launches Solarize Greater Philadelphia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Monday, August 18, 2025 CONTACT:Ben BlockSenior Manager, CommunicationsPhiladelphia Energy Authority(215)688-5134Media@philaenergy.org During the seventh annual Philadelphia Solar Week, City leaders join local solar energy installers to showcase the benefits of solar energy, raising awareness about incentives and financing tools available to the region’s homeowners, nonprofits, and commercial businesses. Philadelphia, Pa., August 18, 2025 — […]

New PECO Relief Fund Highlights Urgency of Long-Term Energy Solutions

This week, PECO announced the launch of a $10 million Customer Relief Fund to help households in Southeastern Pennsylvania manage high summer energy costs.  Supported by Exelon and administered by the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, this fund will provide one-time $500 bill credits for income-qualified residential customers. The Relief Fund […]

GRIT Graduates 100th Student, Builds Out Region’s Green Construction Workforce

Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) joins our workforce development training partners to celebrate a major milestone in the city’s efforts aligning clean energy and equitable economic mobility goals.  The Green Residential Construction Immersive Training (GRIT) program wrapped up its sixth cohort this month. The occasion marks new beginnings for our 15 participants as they launch careers […]