By Laura Rigell, PEA Intern and Serenity Soular volunteer, Masters of City Planning candidate, Penn Design Many assume that only the wealthy care about “sustainability”, but low-income communities are taking ownership of the concept through the lens of environmental justice. By bringing the benefits of solar power to North Philadelphia, Serenity Soular is challenging assumptions […]
The Philadelphia Energy Authority will hold a board meeting Wed., May 25, 2016 at 4:30 PM,at the Community College of Philadelphia, Center for Business & Industry, Room C2-5, 1751 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Agenda items include budget, human resource and financial policy approval, and other business that may properly come before the board. The public […]
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown introduced legislation mandating the City of Philadelphia to install LED lighting during every major municipal renovation or new construction project. Read More
Philadelphia ranks 4th for highest energy burden on low income households Energy burden is the percentage of household income spent on home energy bills. In this report we measure the energy burden of households in 48 of the largest American cities. We find that low-income, African-American, Latino, low-income multifamily, and renter households all spend a […]