PHILADELPHIA – Legislation introduced today in City Council would enable the City to enter into a Power Purchase Agreement with a renewable energy developer to buy solar power. If approved, a 70-Megawatt solar facility – the largest in Pennsylvania by sevenfold – will be built in Adams County providing 22 percent of the City government’s […]
Philadelphia, Oct. 30, 2018 – Councilmembers Derek S. Green (At-Large), Cherelle Parker (9th District), Allan Domb (At-Large,) Blondell Reynolds Brown (At-Large), Brian J. O’Neill (10th District) on Tuesday joined the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) and Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) to announce the launch of the Water and Sewer Service Line Protection Program to protect Philadelphia […]
Philadelphia, Oct. 26, 2018 – City Council President Darrell L. Clarke (5th District) and At-Large members Blondell Reynolds Brown and Derek S. Green joined the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) on Friday to announce that their “Find Your Power” solar training program for Philadelphia youth has received a $1.25 million U.S. Department of Energy award. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office selected PEA’s initiative […]
Philadelphia, Aug. 17, 2018 – PECO President and CEO Mike Innocenzo, Commerce Director Harold Epps, and City Sustainability Director Christine Knapp joined the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) and the Solar Training Network to honor clean energy trainee graduates and celebrate the success of solar energy expansion efforts in Philadelphia. “Philadelphia is proud to encourage City […]
Philadelphia, July 26, 2018 – Mayor Jim Kenney, Pa. Rep. Donna Bullock (195th Legislative District), Councilmember Bill Greenlee (At-Large), PECO, and the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) on Thursday helped activate the 150th Solarize Philly installation. Students from PEA’s clean energy training program flipped the switch on the landmark rooftop solar project at the home of […]