HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Corbett has announced nearly $12.5 million in Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) grants to 28 local governments, schools and businesses for alternative and clean energy projects, along with projects deploying technologies, such as solar energy, hydropower, biomass and energy efficiency.
“We are supporting a more diverse and robust energy sector that protects our environment and uses our resources more efficiently,” said Corbett. “These grants will help organizations harness alternative and renewable energy to increase energy efficiency throughout Pennsylvania.”
The awarded PEDA grants will help pay for such projects as the installation of solar arrays, replacement of old heating units and street lights with more energy efficient models, and the use of biogas from wastewater systems for industrial power and heating needs.
Those eligible to apply included non-profit corporations; Pennsylvania schools, colleges and universities; any Pennsylvania municipality, and public or private corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations and other legal business entities.
Funded activities must be conducted entirely in Pennsylvania and be in compliance with applicable laws.
PEDA is an independent public financing authority created in 1982 by the Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority and the Emergency Powers Act. The authority’s mission is to finance clean, advanced energy projects in Pennsylvania.
To learn more about PEDA, visit www.dep.state.pa.us, Keyword: Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority.
The availability of funding helps further implementation of Corbett’s “Energy Equals Jobs” state energy plan released in January. To learn more about the energy plan, visit www.governor.pa.gov/energy.
Editor’s note: The 28 local governments, schools and companies that were awarded PEDA grants are listed below, alphabetically by county, with a brief project description and funding amount.
Adams
Knouse Foods Co-Op, for installation of biogas combined heat and power system – $1 million
Allegheny
Green Building Alliance, for the Pittsburgh garage energy efficiency initiative – $469,892
Hydro Green Energy, for the Braddock locks and dam low environmental impact hydropower project – $499,913
J.V. Manufacturing, for next generation fuel cell component manufacturing – $500,000
AIM Ventures, for installation of solar photovoltaic systems – $28,800
Allegheny County, for a steam system insulation and monitoring project – $174,665
Armstrong
Advanced Technologies and Land Services, for installation of a solar array on sustainable tree farm – $500,000
Beaver
Borough of Monaca, for reservoir wind and solar projects – $75,000
Berks
Summit Steel and Manufacturing, to manufacture advanced solar panel mounting systems – $457,366
Bradford
Robert Packer Hospital, for a demand management and energy efficiency project – $500,000
Carbon
PA Solar Park II, to construct a 10 megawatt photovoltaic solar facility – $750,000
Tuthill Corporation along with partners at Blue Mountain ski area, for a combined heat and power project – $500,000
Chester
Westtown School, to improve their steam system and install energy-efficient lighting – $500,000
Clearfield
West Branch Area School District, to install and implement a biomass boiler system – $500,000
Clinton
Nicholas Meat, for the use of biogas from an anaerobic digester system for hot water heating and steam production – $500,000
Dauphin
City of Harrisburg, to replace street lights with LED models – $500,000
Juniata Solar Partners, for installation of solar systems at Harrisburg Area Community College’s main and midtown campuses – $484,559
Lackawanna
Community Energy Renewables, to develop a solar energy generating facility on Marywood University campus – $500,000
Lancaster
Elizabethtown College, for installation of solar array on campus – $500,000
Luzerne
Interstate Building Materials, to purchase equipment to expand energy efficient window system manufacturing for the commercial and architectural markets – $470,000
Mercer
Estes Express Lines, for installation of solar array – $400,000
Montgomery
Constellation New Energy, with partners East Penn Manufacturing and Aqua Pennsylvania, to deploy an 800 kilowatt battery system to provide load management at Aqua’s Upper Merion water treatment plant – $500,000
Northumberland
Shamokin Area School District, to install a solar system and energy efficient heating, cooling and lighting – $500,000
Northumberland County, to install an energy efficient boiler system – $79,943
Philadelphia
Aria Health System, for design and installation of new combined heat and power system – $500,000
Tioga
Dairy Farmers of America, to increase the energy efficiency of their boiler used for process steam – $75,976
Westmoreland
Alcoa, to build a system to recycle deactivated electrolyte from their Aluminum-Air system – $500,000
York
Solar Secured Solutions, to manufacture solar-diesel hybrid light towers – $500,000