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This agenda includes the approval of meeting minutes, election of officers, status of awards and grants, financial reports, project presentations, future funding opportunities, and other business.
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Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority Board Meeting Monday, May 18, 2014
Agenda • Approval of October 2014 Meeting Minutes • Election of Officers • Status of 2014 Awards and Grant Agreements • PEDA Financial Report • Grantee Project Presentations • Future Funding Opportunities • Other Business/Public Comment • Adjournment
Approval of Meeting Minutes • Review October 22nd Meeting Minutes • Questions/Discussion • Edits • Approve
Election of Officers Chairperson – Appointed by the Governor Secretary - Has charge of the records of the Authority* • Elected by members of the PEDA Board once per year Treasurer – Custodian of all funds and monies of the Authority* *Elected by members of the PEDA Board annually
2014 PEDA Grant Round October 2014, awarded $12.4 million in grants • 28 awards to local governments, schools and businesses (Includes Northumberland County CEI project) • Funded by Energy Development Fund, Growing Greener, Duquesne Light • Alternative Energy and Clean Energy projects • Solar Energy, Hydropower, Biomass, Combined Heat and Power, Energy Storage, Energy Efficiency, etc.
2014 PEDA Awards 19 Projects in Advanced Energy – $9,680,340.80 • 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
2014 PEDA Awards (cont.) 5 Clean Alternative Energy Projects – $2,427,366 • 1 Research - $500,000 - Battery systems • 4 Manufacturing - $1,927,366- Windows, Fuel Cells, Solar/Battery Storage, Solar Racking 3 Advanced Energy, Duquesne Light – $259,694.91 • 1 Solar Project – $28,800 • 1 Energy Efficiency Project – $174,665 • 1 Solar/Wind – $75,000 • Total Award = $278,465
Status of 2014 Awards • 18 projects have fully negotiated grant agreements and have begun work • 1 (of the 18)projects has been completed – Dairy Farmers of America • 8 projects are in final agreement phase and permit acquisition prior to a grant agreement being executed. Examples: • Shamokin Area School District • Juniata Solar Partners • Hydro Green Energy LLC • Alcoa Inc.
Returned 2014 Awards Two projects have returned a total of $1M in awards: • Advanced Technologies and Land Services • Advanced Energy – Solar Deployment Title: Solar Power on a Sustainable Tree Farm Location: Armstrong County, Plumcreek Twp. • Grant: $500,000 • Solar Secured Solutions, LLC • Clean Alternative Energy – Manufacturing Title: Solar-diesel Hybrid Light Tower Location: York County, York Twp. • Grant: $500,000
Financial Report Growing Greener • All funds to be committed and utilized Duquesne Light Settlement Funds • All Funds to be committed and utilized Energy Development Funds (PEDA) • Loan Repayment Revenue until 2-1-2016 • Uncommitted funds to be accrued in this account.
Project Presentations Summit Steel & Manufacturing Inc. • Advanced Solar PV Panel Mounting Systems • $500,000 grant • Lyle Rawlings, President & CEO Advanced Solar Products Inc. • Andres Reneiro, Director of Operations, Solstice Manufacturing Co., Inc. • Brian Reed, Vice President, Summit Steel & Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Project Presentations Dairy Farmers of America • New Burner and Economizer for Johnston Boiler • $75,976 grant • Michelle Ferguson, Project Advisor, DEP
Future Funding/Opportunities • State Budget • Energy Development Fund • Financing Opportunities • Partnership Opportunities • Other Ideas
Other Business • Updating Contact Information • Identifying Alternates • Addressing Term Expirations • Financial Disclosure Forms • Planning for next meeting • Other New Business
Hayley L. Book | PEDA Executive DirectorRachel Carson State Office Building400 Market Street | Harrisburg, PA 17101Phone: 717-772-3612| Fax: 717-705-4980 David A. Althoff Jr. Office of Pollution Prevention and Energy AssistanceRachel Carson State Office Building400 Market Street | Harrisburg, PA 17101Phone: 717-783-0542 | Fax: 717-783-2703