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Philadelphia C-PACE Program Closes $312 Million in Financing

The Philadelphia C-PACE Program reached a major milestone in 2025, surpassing $300 million in cumulative Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing. Of the $312 million in capital provided to Philadelphia property owners since the program’s launch, nearly half has been deployed over the past two years. Learn more: 2024-2025 Philadelphia C-PACE Program Report More property […]

Philadelphia Reaches for the Sun, Finalizes Agreement for City’s Second Utility-Scale Solar Project

The City of Philadelphia is procuring long-term, clean, affordable electricity from a large-scale solar energy project. The 20-Megawatt (MW) Abes Run Solar project builds upon past success sourcing electricity through a power purchase agreement (PPA). Once complete, Abes Run Solar will supply an estimated 5 percent of municipal electricity use – equivalent to six times […]

PEA and CounterpointeSRE Close Financing for Harper Square Tower, Pennsylvania’s Largest C-PACE Project to Date

The Philadelphia Energy Authority, Counterpointe Sustainable Real Estate, and Pearl Properties reached agreement on Pennsylvania’s largest Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) project.  Pearl Properties has received $60 million in C-PACE financing for construction of Harper Square, a 362,000-square-foot multifamily tower overlooking Rittenhouse Square. Once constructed, the 500-foot-tall, 45-story skyscraper will stand as the city’s […]

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 […]