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Be our sponsor at an upcoming event! Here are the opportunities

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Event Sponsorship Opportunities for the 2021-2022 Program Year

Levels and Benefits

The Smart Energy Initiative holds a number of seminars and workshops designed to increase awareness of local and domestic energy issues for both the industry and non-energy industry businesses. Topics cover the full breadth of this diverse industry, and always include solutions employing the region’s energy companies and their highly-trained workforce.  These events attract audiences composed of business owners/leaders, industry advocates, elected officials, community leaders.  Each event has available sponsorships that offer exposure and benefits.  Funds from sponsorships are used to offset the costs of refreshments, facilities, marketing costs, and Smart Energy Initiative staff time used to develop and coordinate events. Benefits and sponsor levels can be customized to suit the sponsors’ needs and the specific event.

 Presenting or Title Sponsorship Level:  $3000

  • Sponsor name will be part of the official event name
  • Most prominent name and logo placement on all printed materials related to the event
  • Most prominent ad in any program guides or agenda hand outs
  • Logo placement on backdrops for presentation materials and/or photo opportunities
  • Logo placement on SEI web site
  • Preferred seating/tables
  • Photo opportunities for any press coverage
  • Introduction at the event of your company and Opportunity to give a brief introduction of your company or services at the beginning of the presentation.
  • Two complimentary tickets to the event.

 Gold Event Sponsorship Level: $1,500

  • Premier placement of your company logo and website on the program announcement, which is sent at least twice to a minimum of 4,000 individuals. The program announcement is also posted on numerous websites, calendars and social media venues.
  • Opportunity to introduce the speaker(s).
  • Your business logo and address will be included in the pre-meeting projection of a slide noting SEI thanks to our sponsors; the slide is shown prior to the presentation.
  • Permission to set up a table to share their business information before and after the presentation.
  • One individual marketing piece to be included in handouts for the event.
  • Two complimentary tickets to the event

Support Event Sponsorship Level: $750

  • A company logo and web link on the announcement flyer listing the sponsor as a Supporting Sponsor of SEI and event.  Again this announcement will be sent at least twice to a minimum of 4,000 individuals and the program announcement is also posted on numerous websites, calendars and social media venues.
  • Your business logo and website will be included in the pre-meeting projection of a slide noting SEI thanks to our sponsors; the slide is shown prior to the presentation.
  • One individual marketing piece to be including in handouts for the event.
  • Two complimentary tickets to the event

2021 – 2022 Sample Events: 

  • February 2022 Annual Energy Briefing Seminar
  • SEI Breakfast Briefings
  • Working Groups meetings on select topics

Energy Briefing Presenter Bios

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IN ALPHA ORDER:

David Althoff Jr. Director – Energy Programs Office; Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

David has worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for over 20years.   David’s office, the Energy Programs Office, is involved in supporting, designing and implementing energy focused programs to encourage the development and deployment of energy efficiency and alternative energy projects in Pennsylvania.  The Energy Program’s Office’s mission is to support energy activities which result in environmental improvements including  mitigating the effects of and adapting to climate change.

During his career with DEP, David has led the development and implementation of several significant energy incentive programs including deployment of $125 Million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Stimulus funds, the $100 million Pennsylvania Sunshine Program, a $20 million Program focusing on encouraging natural gas use in on-road heavy duty vehicle fleets and a $15 million Green Energy Revolving Loan Fund.

David and his staff lead the very popular Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Programs distributing nearly $5 Million annually to support alternative fuel use in the transportation sector in Pennsylvania.  In addition, Dave and a few key staff persons have spent the last several years developing Pennsylvania’s Electric Vehicle Roadmap and creating a stakeholder group, the Drive Electric Pennsylvania Coalition.

Dave is a life-long Pennsylvanian, a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and lives in Hummelstown, PA.

Katie Cullen – Founding Partner; SC Partners LLC

Katie began her Washington career as Deputy Director of the House Radio-TV Gallery, where she got to know then junior Members of Congress and staff, who are now leading figures in U.S. politics.

After leaving Capitol Hill, Katie served as Vice President for the Integrated Waste Services Association, the leading trade organization for the waste energy industry.  During her tenure, she was responsible for implementing renewable portfolio standards (RPS) in various states around the country. Katie also served as Vice President of Public Affairs for the U.S. Conference of Mayors representing the mayors of America’s largest cities.

Since founding SC Partners, Katie is leading advocate for clean and renewable energy resources as an engine of innovation, economic development, and job creation. Katie expanded the breadth of her energy and environment policy experience working on issues related to solar, onshore and offshore wind, combined heat and power, waste heat to power, battery storage, ethanol, waste-to-energy, electrochromic glass, transportation, and recycling. Katie has appeared on speaker expert panels at a variety of political and energy industry conferences. Katie received her BA from the University of Miami, Coral Gables and studied at the Washington Consortium for American Government in Washington, DC.

Andy Daga – President & Chief Executive Officer; Momentum Dynamics Corporation 

Andy’s fascinating story takes him from his birthplace of Brooklyn, NY, through Ithaca NY where his family developed the best Italian Restaurant in town through Hawaii, degrees in structural and civil engineering, architecture and space science and technology, ground-breaking work at NASA and his current role at Momentum Dynamics. Prior to founding Momentum Dynamics, Andy was a leading consultant to the aerospace industry and contributed to the design of the International Space Station solar power array system, the Mars Pathfinder program, and future mission planning studies with NASA and the US Department of Defense.

Andy will admit that this layered journey wasn’t fully planned, but nor did it happen by accident: as a child, Andy would travel with his family from his home in Brooklyn to visit their extended family in Philadelphia, PA (hence our home today in Malvern PA). This route took him through New Jersey and past the bleak refineries of Route 95. As a lover of architectural beauty, the outdoors and being obsessive about ‘all things efficiency’, the New Jersey oil refineries were the antithesis of everything Andy wanted the world to be.

Fast forward to Andy’s time at NASA. He came upon the idea of inductive charging while mulling on ways to save cable weight on the International Space Station and future Mars missions. Why employ heavy cabling to carry electrons when it could be done efficiently through a vacuum or even the air itself? Out of this thought was born Momentum Dynamics.

Through his varied experiences Andy has developed a strong capacity to identify engineering talent and manage multidisciplinary engineering and business teams. Andy is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) where he serves on a number of standards committees. He believes that every precious piece of our finite resources should be fully valued and carefully spent. He envisions a world of zero emissions, zero cables and zero wasted miles doing anything but making our lives better.

He is a devoted husband, family man, polymath and entrepreneur. He is passionate about his dogs and his team at MD – perhaps in that order.
He is still working to make the world a better place, one electron at a time.

February 1, 2022 – 10th Annual Energy Briefing – 8:30-10:00 a.m. (in-person w/ virtual option)

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REGISTER for in-person OR zoom ticket

The 10th Annual
SEI Energy Briefing
Chester County Economic Development Council
Tuesday, February 1 | 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Leaders in the energy field will review current and future energy trends and provide an insider’s overview of the 2022 energy landscape on both the national and regional fronts. Topics include:

Topics include:

  • $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act programs signed on November 15, being implemented in 2022 including electric vehicle infrastructure
  • What’s in store for electric vehicle charging and battery storage trends
  • C-PACE funding
  • $300M Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) program
  • CO-GEN to achieve greater energy resiliency
  • Benefits of Solar PV
Who should attend:
Those interested in the state of the national, regional, and local energy economy; facilities managers; energy professionals; project and property developers; municipal developers; and those looking to work in the energy industry.
Presenters:
Katie Cullen, Founding Partner – SC Partners LLC
Andy Daga, President & Chief Executive Officer – Momentum Dynamics Corporation

THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS:

January 26, 2022 – Expanding Energy Efficiency Consulting Services for members – 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.

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The Pennsylvania Department of General Services, in partnership with the PA GreenGov Council, is expanding energy efficiency consulting services for its members and is looking for vendors to perform the work. The statewide Consulting Services ITQ 4400007410 is now offering two new services to help agencies and COSTARS members with building energy efficiency projects.  ASHRAE Level 1 & 2 energy audits and ENERGY STAR Building Certifications are now being made available under this Consulting Services ITQ. KEEA members wishing to qualify under the Consulting ITQ Contract 4400007410, can visit the Department of General Services ITQ Documents and Info web page to view the statement of work and to be eligible to provide service to agencies and COSTARS members.  For those not familiar with the commonwealth procurement process, or would like more information on opportunity, a webinar will be held on January 26, 2022 from 1-2PM.  Please send an email to the GreenGov Council ra-gsgreengov@pa.gov requesting the ASHRAE Audit/ENERGY STAR Vendor meeting information.

Jeaneen A. Zappa
Executive Director, 412-693-0319

The Energy Efficiency Alliance/ Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance/ Energy Efficiency Alliance of New Jersey 

The Energy Efficiency Alliance is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)3 corporation dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in the Mid-Atlantic through education and awareness.
Our Mission: The Energy Efficiency Alliance deploys education, strategic outreach, and policy innovation to expand the market for energy efficiency in the mid-Atlantic region. As the largest and fastest-growing industry in the energy sector, our efforts are focused on growing a local workforce that cannot be outsourced, while reducing pollution and bolstering the local economy.

December 10, 2021 – PA Dept of General Services expanding energy efficiency consulting services

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The Pennsylvania Department of General Services, in partnership with the PA GreenGov Council, is expanding energy efficiency consulting services for its members and is looking for vendors to perform the work. The statewide Consulting Services ITQ 4400007410 is now offering two new services to help agencies and COSTARS members with building energy efficiency projects.  ASHRAE Level 1 & 2 energy audits and ENERGY STAR Building Certifications are now being made available under this Consulting Services ITQ. Those wishing to qualify under the Consulting ITQ Contract 4400007410, can visit the Department of General Services ITQ Documents and Info web page to view the statement of work and to be eligible to provide service to agencies and COSTARS members.  For those not familiar with the commonwealth procurement process, or would like more information on the opportunity, a webinar will be held on January 26, 2022 from 1-2PM.  Please send an email to the GreenGov Council ra-gsgreengov@pa.gov requesting the ASHRAE Audit/ENERGY STAR Vendor meeting information.

December 1, 2021 – GSHP Systems and Energy Modeling to Minimize Size and Cost of a GHX – 8:30 a.m.

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Learn more and REGISTER for the course being held virtually on December 1 at 8:30 a.m. – GSHP Systems  and Energy Modeling to Minimize Size and Cost of a GHX

The Smart Energy Initiative will host a virtual training opportunity for architects, designers, developers & contractors on why they should consider a GSHP system for an upcoming commercial project. Key topics include designing the most effective, and operationally costs saving system. Specifically, this presentation demonstrates the impact of changes to a building and / or mechanical system can have on the size and performance of a GSHP system and how energy modeling can be used to minimize the size and cost of a GHX, while ensuring long-term, efficient operation.

This live Zoom program will provide detailed information on the benefits of planning their projects with Geothermal Heating and Cooling systems as the prime source of atmosphere control in their projects.

Learn more and REGISTER