Author Archives: Sherry Cockerham

August 19, 2021 – Webinar – Small Business Cost Savings and Energy Reduction Calculator Toolkits – 11am-12pm

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Our partners at Penn Tap are holding a Webinar on August 19.

There are simple, low to no-cost steps you can take to make your building more energy-efficient, more cost-efficient, and more sustainable for the environment. We have created a free energy toolkit as a starting place and guide to small businesses when estimating potential energy savings for your building.

Our toolkits have been designed to help estimate cost savings, energy reduction, and project payback. This webinar will cover how to best take advantage of our online toolkit.

Learn more and register HERE

September 23, 2021 – Geothermal: The Hidden Wonder & an Update on Act 129 – 4 p.m.

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Join us for an in-person event at CCEDC in Exton. Zoom ticket is available.

Learn more and register HERE

Greenhouse Gas Reduction & Carbon Neutrality have become core objectives, for businesses large and small, to address Environmental/Social Responsibility goals. Commercial building comfort and lighting systems account for over 40% of the energy use within the United States. Geothermal Heating / Cooling offers unparalleled levels of efficiency that can significantly impact our nation’s GHG emissions. Recognized for its benefits, the Federal Government has designated this 40 year-old technology as a renewable thermal energy technology and recognizes it as one of the best technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Jack DiEnna, Executive Director & Founder of the Geothermal National & International Initiative (GEO-NII) will present Geothermal heating and cooling and how this renewable energy resource can contribute to significant Scope 1 & 2 GHG reductions and energy savings for building assets.

Mr. DiEnna, the Executive Director & Founder of the Geothermal National & International Initiative (GEO-NII) is a business development and marketing professional with over forty years combined experience in the electric utility industry and the renewable energy industry. He is a nationally recognized authority on all aspects of renewable technology and specifically geothermal heat pumps (GHP), including marketing, creative financing, and the resulting positive economic and environmental impact that can be derived from the use of geothermal heat pump systems and other renewable technologies. His expertise is internationally acknowledged as a valued resource by not only the renewable & geothermal heat pump industry but also by government officials, both national and international, trade allies, and all major market segment associations in the promotion of geothermal heat pump technology.

Agbesi Akpedonu, Strategic Engineering Consultant – CMC Energy Services, Inc. will present Funding Smart Growth through Energy Efficiency and Incentives from PECO See his Bio at https://www.linkedin.com/in/agbesiakpedonu/

September 14, 2021 – Business Networking at AVE in Malvern – 5:00-7:00pm

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Like SEI, Hire One is an initiative of the Chester County Economic Development Council in Exton.

Hire One will hold a fully live event with beer, wine and lite fare

Find out more and register HERE

Hire One’s mission includes finding new and innovative ways to connect Employers and Job Seekers.

Here is what to expect:

After a brief introduction, everyone will begin networking! We expect jobs to be available in the following fields: finance, sales, information technology, manufacturing and production, energy, healthcare, and more. Remember – it’s not only the employers in the room, but who they know and can introduce you to, that is important. Beer, wine and lite fare will be served.

Thank you to our sponsor AVE Malvern for hosting this event!

This event is supported by Chester County and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the PA CareerLinks.

Registration is required. A CONFIRMATION EMAIL WITH PARKING INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE EMAILED TO YOU UPON COMPLETION OF REGISTRATION.

Questions? Contact Jim Lauckner, HireOne Senior Project Consultant, jlauckner@ccedcpa.com.

 

July 28, 2021 – SEF Webinar Series, Energy Planning in Higher Education – 1-2pm

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Presented In Partnership with Lehigh University and AKF Group

Wednesday, July 28th   |   1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST

According to the US Department of Energy, Better Buildings, the higher education sector spends over $6 billion on annual energy costs. This webinar will discuss the efforts made by colleges to reduce their energy consumption and increase their efficiency.

Learn more and register here.

September 4, 2021 – World Cogeneration Day 2021

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https://worldcogenerationday.org/2021-events. Companies can celebrate or highlight:

o your customers’ resiliency,
o your company’s resiliency,
o your people’s resiliency,
o new innovations in resiliency,
o and the resiliency of your CHP systems.
Of particular interest will be celebrating the resilience of the millennial CHP leaders as they step up to tackle the issues of the day.

Your involvement helped make the inaugural 2020 World Cogeneration Day a great success; “One Day for Cogeneration”. World Cogeneration Day 2020 kicked off an exciting chapter in cogeneration marketing with 100,000’s social media interactions of tweets, sharing, posts, video clips, views, and connections using hashtag #WorldCogenerationDay.
You can see details here: https://linktr.ee/worldcogenerationday
All activity is organized around the website https://worldcogenerationday.org/.

March 22-26, 2021 – CMU Energy Week 2021 starts today! Registration remains open.

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More New Speakers Announced! In addition to DOE’s Shara Mohtadi, Congressmen Conor Lamb (PA-17) and Mike Doyle (PA-18) have just been added to Tuesday 3/23 Kickoff festivities. Visit www.cmuenergyweek.org for more information and to register.

Join CMU Scott Institute for Energy Innovation on Tues. 3/23 for Energy Insights from these incredible leaders in energy:

1pm:  Welcome – U.S. Rep Mike Doyle, U.S. Rep Conor Lamb, Allegheny County Exec Rich Fitzgerald
1:30pm:  “The Marshall Plan for Middle America: Charting a Path for Pittsburgh’s Climate Future” – Mayor Bill Peduto and Grant Ervin, City of Pittsburgh
2pm:  “Energy and the Global Climate Challenge” – Jim Skea, IPCC Working Group III
2:30pm:  “Paving the Way to a Decarbonized Energy Future” – Brian Anderson, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
3pm:  “Transitioning to a Clean Energy Economy” – Shara Mohtadi, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), U.S. Department of Energy
3:30pm:  “Justice in the Energy Transition” – Paula Glover, Alliance to Save Energy
4pm:  “The Future of Mobility: Cities, Transportation, and Innovation” – Raj Kapoor, Lyft
4:30pm:  “A Wedge or Two for Justice: Tactics Beyond Utility Renewable Embargoes” – Michael Dorsey, Ibersun
5pm:  Virtual Reception at REGISTER HERE.

February 17, 2021 – Don’t let your business miss out on Financial Incentives from PECO

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Time is running out on your chance to get financial incentives from PECO for making energy-efficient upgrades. For businesses of all types and sizes, PECO can help you save on upgrades to lighting, HVAC, refrigeration and more.

There are only three months left to take advantage of Instant Lighting Discounts and Financial Incentives on dozens of equipment upgrades for your business. All projects must be completed, and final applications submitted by May 15, 2021, so don’t wait. To learn more visit peco.com/biz  or call 1- 844-4BIZ-SAVE (1-844-424-9728).

February 9, 2021 – Cash Training Grants now to upskill your employees!

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The Smart Energy Initiative of Southeastern PA was just awarded grant monies to give to employers to offset up to 50% of the costs of “approved” training topics. Please see the attached training plan >> SEI Training Plan of Courses and SOC Codes for Training Application 2021 for list of approved courses. If you have IT people needing training our IT partnership, ITAG, has grants too. If the topic you want isn’t listed call Jim Lauckner at 610-321-8231 and he’ll discuss the possibility of getting approval. Or email Jim at jlauckner@ccedcpa.com

We are not offering training direct through SEI, but instead the grant applicant finds the education provider they want to use and shows us an invoice and finally a proof of payment for that course. With a completed application SEI can reimburse up to 50% of the training cost that was paid by the employer of the trainee.

The cash grant is available first come, first served until the monies are spent. Our program year ends June 30, 2021.

This assistance is being made available by the Smart Energy Initiative of SE PA (SEI), an initiative of the Chester County Workforce Development Board and the Chester County Economic Development Council with grant funds received from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.