By Alon Abramson, Vice President of Programs Recently, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved updates to Pennsylvania’s Low-Income Usage Reduction Program (LIURP). The utility-sponsored program provides weatherization and energy usage reduction services to assist the state’s most energy-burdened customers. The new order presents significant opportunities for program administrators. PEA anticipates that, under the new […]
Written by Scott Doig, PEA Summer 2024 Intern and Senior at Oberlin College The Philadelphia C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) program requires that new construction and gut rehab projects exceed the minimum energy efficiency code requirements established by Philadelphia’s building energy code. The current code is International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2018. Beginning in […]
C-PACE was used to finance the construction of 114-unit multifamily property in the Fishtown neighborhood near the Market-Frankford “El” expanding on the number of transit-oriented developments in the area. On July 31, 2024, PACE Loan Group (PLG) closed a $10.6 million C-PACE loan with 1440 FRONT LLC to complete the capital stack for the new construction […]
3,300 Households Have Gone Solar With Solarize Philly, Representing $64MM In Investment In Our Local Clean Energy Economy, Further Expansion on the Horizon Visit to Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia’s first rooftop solar project exemplifies the cost-saving, climate change-fighting clean energy projects supported by the IRA Announcement kicks off sixth annual Solar Week in Philadelphia Contacts: […]
Philadelphia, PA — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the designation of “ENERGY STAR Home Upgrade Service Provider” to Philadelphia’s Whole Home Repair program, Built to Last, run by the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA). Built to Last brings together Philadelphia’s home repair, energy conservation, and healthy homes programs into a coordinated service package […]