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Nuveen Green Capital and Brandywine Realty Trust Close Largest C-PACE Financing in Pennsylvania History

Media Contact:Ben Block215-688-5134 | media@philaenergy.org The Philadelphia Energy Authority, Nuveen Green Capital, and Brandywine Realty Trust have reached agreement on $87.3 million in Philadelphia Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing for 3151 Market Street in Schuylkill Yards, the latest addition to West Philadelphia’s life sciences and mixed-use development hub. The transaction represents the largest […]

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 […]