Also, the Climate Change staff have been conducting forums and feedback through the environmental justice community statewide to ensure that the Climate Action Plan addressed programs and policies that address vulnerable communities. Docket No.
Dated Sept. 26, 2012. The program will help you find an expert contractor to assess your property for energy-saving opportunities. The meeting was initially scheduled for Wednesday, March 25, 2020, from 10:00 A.M. to 2:30 P.M. in Hearing Room 1 of the Commonwealth Keystone Building in Harrisburg. Comments were due April 21, 2011 with reply comments due May 2, 2011. The state invests in efficiency projects several grant, loan, and financing programs. The General Assembly enacted Act 129 to require Pennsylvania’s seven largest electric distribution companies (EDCs) to develop energy efficiency and conservation plans (EE&C) and adopt other methods (smart meters, procurement and alternative energy sources) of reducing the amount of electricity consumed by customers. Dated Nov. 14, 2008.

Commission staff convened an Act 129 Stakeholder meeting on March 16, 2012, to allow interested parties to discuss views on possible timeline issues, additional planning and implementation, as well as to begin a dialogue about the potential energy reduction targets for Phase 2 of Act 129 EE&C Programs. Docket No. 66 Pa.C.S. The Pennsylvania State Energy Program achieves environmental improvement by directing time and resources toward expanding the use of renewable energy and reducing our overall energy usage. In May 2018, Pennsylvania adopted of the 2015 IECC (some with amendments) effective October 1, 2018. The state has a comprehensive set of policies to encourage efficient transportation systems, including tailpipe emissions standards, a dedicated revenue stream for transit projects, complete streets legislation, and incentives for high efficiency vehicles. Docket No.

The PA DGS has instituted a driving tracking system in their state vehicles. Incentives, grants, or financing: CHP systems may have access to state grants and loans through the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) and Commonwealth Financing Authority’s Alternative Clean Energy (ACE) Program. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC)... Energy Assistance Programs. EDC Contact Information - List of electric distribution company contacts for Act 129 Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans. DEP contracted with BW Research Partnership to deliver two Pennsylvania-specific reports that will help determine the future direction of energy workforce development activities. Docket No. EDC Contact Information - List of electric distribution company contacts for Act 129 Phase III Energy Efficiency and Conservation Plans.

In August 2012, the Pennsylvania PUC issued an implementation order for Phase II of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) Program, establishing electricity savings targets for each EDC over the 3-year period from FY2014-2016. Act 129 Statewide Evaluator Phase I Final Annual Report -  From the Public Meeting of March 20, 2014 at Docket No. Most importantly, the Climate Action Plan and Greenhouse Gas Inventory, as required by PA Act 70 of 2008, tracks statewide emissions trends. Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency for All (EEFA). Phase IV Tentative Implementation Order – The Act 129 Phase IV EE&C Program Tentative Implementation Order. - On March 20, 2020, the Commission, in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), issued a Secretarial Letter announcing the cancellation of its Act 129 Statewide Evaluator Energy Efficiency and Peak Demand Reduction Market Potential and Demand Response Potential Studies Stakeholder Meeting. One new CHP system was installed in Pennsylvania in 2018. Any new building construction project, build-to-suit leased building, or renovation project by a Commonwealth agency that costs more than 50 percent of the replacement cost of the building, where the design of the project commences after the effective date of the Executive Order, shall be designed and constructed as a high-performance building achieving a 10percent reduction in energy consumption over ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1.2016. Act 129 EE&C Phase II Implementation Order – Entered Aug. 3, 2012.The Act 129 Phase 2 EE&C Program Implementation Order. Efforts to develop a “CHP-Enabled Renewable Energy Guide” are also underway. FAST Freight Plans and Goals: Pennsylvania has a state freight plan that identifies a multimodal freight network, but it does not include freight energy or greenhouse gas reduction goals. The Letter also announced a stakeholder meeting to be held on April 8, 2015, in Harrisburg. PA’s current Building Codes are based on the 2015 ICC & IECC. The Commission has also been charged with the responsibility to evaluate the costs and benefits of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Program (EE&C Program) by November 30, 2013, and every five years thereafter. M-2012-2289411 and M-2008-2069887.

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Act 57 of 1998, Act 77 of 2004, and Act 39 of 2010 are amendments to Title 62 (Procurement) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in guaranteed energy savings contracts, further providing for definitions, for contracting procedures and for contract provisions. Consolidated Case View - Penn Power Petition for Evidentiary Hearing – Submitted Aug. 20, 2012, at Docket No. Act 129 SWE Energy Efficiency Residential and Non-Residential Baseline Studies Stakeholder Meeting Announcement Secretarial Letter – On January 3, 2019, the Commission issued a Secretarial Letter announcing a stakeholder meeting to be held on January 30, 2019 regarding the Statewide Evaluator’s Energy Efficiency Residential and Non-Residential Baseline Studies. Docket No. P-2012-2320334.

P-2012-2320480. The EE&C Program requires each electric distribution company (EDC) with at least 100,000 customers to adopt a plan to reduce energy demand and consumption within its service territory.
In addition, several state-funded financial incentives encourage research activities. Pennsylvania Sustainable Energy Finance Program (PennSEF): Administered by the Pennsylvania Treasury Department in partnership with the Foundation for Renewable Energy and Environment, this program provides technical and legal assistance, as well as low-cost capital, for energy improvement projects by municipalities, universities, schools, and hospitals. The Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania is part of a statewide effort with PA Utility Law Project (PULP), Keystone Energy Efficiency for All (KEEA), ACTION Housing, the National Housing Trust, and the Natural Resources Defense Council to  link the energy and housing sectors together in order to tap the benefits of energy efficiency for millions of low-income families. Under October 2008 legislation, the PUC must implement programs that encourage conservation and efficiency by every major rate class. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) provides grants to states, territories, and some Native American tribes to improve the energy efficiency of the homes of low-income families (single family homes). LIURP is a statewide, utility-sponsored usage-reduction program mandated by the Electric and Gas Choice Competition Act at 66 Pa.C.S.A. The programs include a new construction program, a retrofit upgrade program, and expanding the existing equipment programs to a new customer …more, Owning a home is often considered part of living the American Dream. Pennsylvania Act 129 required each of the seven major electric distribution companies (EDCs) to procure cost-effective energy efficiency and to develop energy efficiency and conservation plans to reduce electricity consumption by a minimum 1% by 2011, increasing to a total of 3% by 2013, and to reduce peak demand by 4.5% by 2013. A stakeholder meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 16, 2015, from 1:30 – 3:00 PM, in Harrisburg. §2806.1(c)(3). These reports will be based on data that BW is collecting as part of its US Energy and Employment Report. Pennsylvania has not set appliance standards beyond those required by the federal government.

Dated November 26, 2008.