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PENNSYLVANIA SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES

PENNSYLVANIA SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES. KEEA Energy Efficiency Conference September 21, 2010. Maureen Guttman, AIA Governor’s Green Gov’t Council PA DEP. Commonwealth Investment. SS Act 1 of 2008 The Alternative Energy Investment Act $650 million fund $500 million that provides :.

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PENNSYLVANIA SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES

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  1. PENNSYLVANIA SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES KEEA Energy Efficiency Conference September 21, 2010 Maureen Guttman, AIA Governor’s Green Gov’t Council PA DEP

  2. Commonwealth Investment SS Act 1 of 2008 The Alternative Energy Investment Act $650 million fund $500 million that provides:

  3. Commonwealth Investment • SS Act 1 of 2008 • The Alternative Energy Investment Act • $92.5 MM for Consumer Energy Conservation • - Targeted for Residential and Small Business • - A mix of loans, grants and rebates • - Up to 25% of project costs

  4. Commonwealth Investment • SS Act 1 of 2008 • The Alternative Energy Investment Act • $100 MMSUNSHINE PROGRAM • loans, grants and rebates • 35 percent of the costs residential consumers and small businesses for solar energy technology

  5. Commonwealth Investment SS Act 1 of 2008 The Alternative Energy Investment Act - $165 MM for loans and grants to spur the development of alternative and renewable (except solar) energy projects - $80 MM in grants and loans for economic development projects in the solar sector

  6. Commonwealth Investment SS Act 1 of 2008 The Alternative Energy Investment Act - $25 MM for wind energy and geothermal projects - $25 MM for green buildings

  7. Commonwealth Investment • SS Act 1 of 2008 • The Alternative Energy Investment Act • $40 MM to the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority to support early stage activities, such as incubator support services • $40 MM ($10 million annually for four years) to support LIHEAP • $50 MM in tax credits of up to $1 million a year per project for developing and building alternative energy projects • $5 MM to support an Energy Efficiency Loan Fund through the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency

  8. Federal Investment • State Energy Program funds from DOE • Annual Allocation to Pennsylvania of $1,069,000 • Funds all State Energy Office Activities • - Outreach and Advocacy • - Energy Programs • - Energy Emergency

  9. Federal Investment American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) EECBG $22.1 million SEP – ARRA $99.6 million Energy Assurance $1.3 million Appliance Rebate $11.9 million

  10. EECBG: Conservation Works! Current status • $22.2 million awarded to 103 projects for local governments and non-profits. • Over $11 Million in grant funding has been advanced to grantees to date, ranking PA 1st nationwide in EECBG funds spent. • Project Progress: • 12 projects are completed; • Fourteen projects are 75% or greater completed; and • Nearly 40% of all other projects are more than 50% completed

  11. SEP - ARRACurrent status • $ 2.9 m administration • $5 m for geothermal • $4.3 m for Energy Harvest • $12 m Green Development Revolving Loan • $56.7 m Green Energy Works • $18.7 m PEDA • $2.9 m for Administration

  12. What Happens Post-ARRA? • Green Building Rating Systems • Green Building Incentives - $$ • Local, State, Federal Mandates • Green Building Code

  13. Why do we need Green Legislation and Green Codes ? • Pennsylvania emits approximately 1% of the World’s Greenhouse Gases • Electricity Production = 38% of all emissions • Buildings are the primary consumer of electricity (~75 %) • ARRA Assurance

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