Author Archives: Sherry Cockerham
August 19, 2021 – Webinar – Small Business Cost Savings and Energy Reduction Calculator Toolkits – 11am-12pm
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.
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
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
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.
September 4, 2021 – World Cogeneration Day 2021
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/.
June 22, 2021 – NECEC’s sixth annual Cleantech Financial Innovation Summit
NECEC’s sixth annual Cleantech Financial Innovation Summit on June 22 will convene.
Find out more at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sixth-annual-cleantech-financial-innovation-summit-tickets-153871460681?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
April 2021 – SEI Training Grant dollars available now!
SEI has training grant dollars to partially reimburse companies for training their employees for courses that are scheduled from January 1, 2021 – June 15, 2021. Go to https://smartenergypa.org/initiatives/training-funds/ to find out more.
March 22-26, 2021 – CMU Energy Week 2021 starts today! Registration remains open.
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 |
February 17, 2021 – Don’t let your business miss out on Financial Incentives from PECO
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).



