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Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority Board Meeting

Explore the meeting agenda details of the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority Board from October 22, 2014, including project approval discussions, financial assistance awards, criteria, and recommendations.

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Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority Board Meeting

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  1. Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority Board Meeting Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

  2. Agenda • Welcome/Opening Remarks/Roll Call • Approval of minutes from April 7, 2014 • Overview of Application Process • Discussion and approval of Community Environmental Initiative Project • Discussion and approval of PEDA 2014 Financial Assistance Award Recommendations • Advanced Energy • Clean Alternative Energy • Advanced Energy - Duquesne Light • Review and approval of PEDA Annual Report • Public comment • Additional Business /Adjournment

  3. 2014 Application Process • Competitive grant or loan offering • Opened, June 14, 2014 • Closed, August 15, 2014 • $12.4M in available funding • $4.1 million; Energy Development Fund • $8.034 million; Growing Greener II • $259,694; Duquesne Light Settlement funds • ~$10 M for Advanced Energy Projects • ~$2.5M for Clean Alternative Energy Projects • Received 184 Applications totaling over $81 Million

  4. Project Types • Development of innovative new alternative energy or energy efficiency technologies; • Manufacturing of alternative energy or energy efficiency equipment or materials; • Generation and use of indigenous and alternative energy or the production of alternative fuels; and • Implementation of energy efficiency/demand side projects.

  5. Eligible Applicants • Corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations and other legal business entities; • Non-profit corporations • Pennsylvania schools, colleges and universities; and • Any Pennsylvania municipality and any public corporation, authority or body whatsoever.

  6. Ineligible Projects • Projects which are required by law or as a result of an environmental violation to obtain environmental compliance. • Projects that request PEDA funding to supplant existing state or federal grant funds. • Projects that purchase or convert vehicles to run on alternative fuels, including CNG, LNG, LPG and others.

  7. Project Evaluation Criteria • Quantity of alternative energy or alternative fuel generated or produced by the project or the amount of conventional energy saved or peak load reduced by the project • Technical and financial feasibility of the project • Project readiness • Non-PEDA matching investment in the project • Support new business or venture

  8. Project Evaluation Criteria (cont.) • Jobs created • Economic benefits • Environmental benefits • Keystone Principles • Contribution to alternative energy development or use • Research component

  9. Technical Review Subcommittee • DEP and PEDA Staff provided technical review and competitive score/ranking • October 2, 2014, DEP and PEDA staff met with Technical Review Subcommittee to review all projects. • Review ineligibles • Discuss scoring outcomes/ranking • Identification of top tier projects • Consider additional justification for projects requesting > $500,000 • Identify further issues/questions regarding top tier projects • October 10, 2014 August 15th – DEP and PEDA staff met with Technical Review Subcommittee • Review and set project list for final consideration for the PEDA Board

  10. Community Environmental Initiative • Discussion and approval of the Community Environmental Initiative (CEI) Project • CEI Program allows Counties to designate a project to utilize Growing Greener II funds provided to them under a program which they choose to allocate the funds • Project must be eligible as per the PEDA 2014 guidelines • Applicant • Northumberland County Board of Commissioners • Boiler upgrade resulting in 30% greater efficiency • Grant Request, $79,943.50 • Matching Funding, $16,000 • Energy Savings 762 Mcf/yr

  11. PEDA Award Recommendations Advanced Energy – $9,680,340.80 19 Recommended Projects • 6 Solar Projects - $3,135,559 • 5 Energy Efficiency Projects – $2,045,868.80 • 3 Energy Efficiency/CHP Projects – $2,000,000 • 5 Other - $2,499,913 • Biomass, Biogas, Battery Storage, Hydropower, Combined Solar Thermal/EE

  12. Advanced Energy Recommendations • Advanced Technologies and Land Services • Solar Power on a Sustainable Tree Farm • Recommended Award $500,000 • Aria Health System • Aria Health System Combined Heat and Power System • Recommended Award $500,000 • City of Harrisburg • Street Light LED Conversion Project • Recommended Award $500,000

  13. Advanced Energy (cont.) • Community Energy Renewables, LLC • Marywood Solar Project • Recommended Award $500,000 • Constellation New Energy • Upper Merion Ultra Battery Project • Recommended Award $500,000 • Dairy Farmers of America • New Burner and Economizer for Johnston Boiler • Recommended Award $75,967

  14. Advanced Energy (cont.) • Elizabethtown College • Elizabethtown College and Clean Energy • Recommended Award $500,000 • Estes Express Lines • Solar Energy in West Middlesex PA • Recommended Award $400,000 • Green Building Alliance • Pittsburgh Garage Energy Efficiency Initiative • Recommended Award $469,892.80

  15. Advanced Energy (cont.) • Hydro Green Energy • Braddock Locks and Dam Hydropower project • Recommended Award $499,913 • Juniata Solar Partners • Harrisburg Area Community College Solar Initiative • Recommended Award $484,559 • Knouse Foods • Knouse Foods Peach Glen Biogas CHP System • Recommended Award $1,000,000

  16. Advanced Energy (cont.) • Nicholas Meat LLC • Anaerobic Digester for Meat Processing Facility • Recommended Award $500,000 • PA Solar Park II LLC • PA Solar Park 10 MW Solar Array • Recommended Award $750,000 • Robert Packer Hospital • Robert Packer Hospital Energy Conservation Project • Recommended Award $500,000

  17. Advanced Energy (cont.) • Shamokin Area School District • Gaining Ground by Going Green, Solar & Energy Efficiency • Recommended Award $500,000 • The Tuthill Corporation • Blue Mountain CHP project • Recommended Award $500,000 • West Branch Area School District • Modeling Biomass Excellence in the Land of Lumber • Recommended Award $500,000

  18. Advanced Energy (cont.) • Westtown School • Westtown School Comprehensive Conservation Plan • Recommended Award $500,000

  19. Clean Alt. Energy Recommendations • Clean Alternative Energy Projects – $2,427,366 • 5 Projects • 1 Research - $500,000 • Battery systems • 4 Manufacturing - $1,927,366 • Windows, Fuel Cells, Solar/Battery Storage, Solar Racking

  20. Clean Alt. Energy Recommendations • Alcoa Inc. • Aluminum – Air Battery Electrolyte Recycling System • Recommended Award $500,000 • Interstate Building Materials Inc. • Window Manufacturing Expansion • Recommended Award $470,000 • J.V. Manufacturing Company • NextGen Fuel Cell Component Manufacturing • Recommended Award $500,000

  21. Clean Alt. Energy Recommendations • Solar Secured Solutions, LLC • Solar-Diesel Hybrid Light Tower • Recommended Award $500,000 • Summit Steel & Manufacturing Inc. • Advanced Solar PV Panel Mounting Systems • Recommended Award $457,366

  22. Duquesne Light Recommendations • Advanced Energy, Duquesne Light – $259,694.91 • 3 Projects • 1Solar Project – $28,800 • 1 Energy Efficiency Project – $174,665 • 1 Solar/Wind – $75,000 • Total Award = $278,465 • Additional funds to be included as Advanced Energy PEDA funds

  23. Advanced Energy/Duquesne Light • Advanced Energy Projects, Duquesne Light • AIM Ventures, LLC • Pittsburgh Solar Energy for Non-Profit Companies • Recommended Award $28,800 • Allegheny County • Steam System Insulation and Monitoring Project • Recommended Award $174,665 • Borough of Monaca • Monaca Water Reservoir Alternative Energy Project • Recommended Award $75,000

  24. PEDA Award Totals • $12.4M in available funding • Recommended Award Totals • $9,680,340.80 (Advanced Energy) • $2,427,366 (Clean Alternative Energy) • $278,465 (Advanced Energy, Duquesne Light) • Totaling $12,386,171.80

  25. Annual PEDA Report • Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) Annual report refers to the period of July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014. • As of June 30, 2014, the Energy Development Fund contained a total of $4,741,968.31 in funds. • PEDA continues to work to help finance innovative clean energy projects.

  26. Pennsylvania Energy Development Plan • Presented to the Board at the April 7,2014, meeting. • Posted on the PEDA website and opened for the receipt of public comments on May 30th • Finalized August 2014

  27. Hayley L. Book | PEDA Executive DirectorDepartment of Environmental ProtectionRachel Carson State Office Building400 Market Street | Harrisburg, PA 17101Phone: 717-772-3612| Fax: 717-705-4980 David A. Althoff Jr.Department of Environmental Protection Pollution Prevention and Energy Assistance OfficeRachel Carson State Office Building400 Market Street | Harrisburg, PA 17101Phone: 717-783-0542 | Fax: 717-783-2703

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