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 — […]
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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 […]
Philadelphia C-PACE Program Enables $11 Million in Capital for Medical Building Renovation
The Philadelphia Energy Authority, Nuveen Green Capital, and 3905 Ford LLC reached agreement on $11 million in Philadelphia Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing. The deal will fund higher-efficiency building systems and water conservation measures within a West Philadelphia healthcare facility renovation. The 138,157-square-foot property located in the Wynnefield Heights neighborhood is managed by […]
Philadelphia Energy Campaign Achieves $1 Billion in Clean Energy Investments
Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) joins Philadelphia Green Capital Corp. (PGCC) to announce that the Philadelphia Energy Campaign has achieved its initial goal of deploying more than $1 billion in new clean energy investments. The Philadelphia Energy Campaign brings together private investments as well as federal, state, city and utility funds to complete major energy-saving programs […]