World Geothermal Day is September 4th! Hold the date and follow the link below for more information.
https://worldcogenerationday.org/
Author Archives: Sherry Cockerham
June 20, 2023 – PA Geo Meeting at CCEDC networking with light food and beverages – 4-5:30 p.m.
PA Geo members may RSVP to scockerham@ccedcpa.com
Interested in attending as a guest to learn more about PA Geo? contact jlauckner@ccedcpa.com.
Our next PA Geo meeting will take place at the CCEDC in Exton with light food courtesy of SEI, and adult beverages courtesy of J*Lis Management. If you need to participate remotely, email Sherry Cockerham, SEI Coordinator at scockerham@ccedcpa.com for a zoom link.
A full agenda will be available soon.
Topics will include:
- Share what is happening in your business – successes and challenges.
- SEI Clean Energy Grant aims to help Chester, Berks and Montgomery county businesses through increased connections to local partners and training opportunities, deployment of work-based training models and upskilling methods, and expanded access to career pathway development in the industry. Find out how SEI can help you grow your business by going to the link above, or emailing jlauckner@ccedcpa.com.
- Are you training your employees, or yourself before June 15, or have you completed any training since April 1, 2023? We want to help! Topics included in the grant are wide and Jim and Sherry can help guide you in the quick application to get up to 50% back on your training costs.
- In addition to our grant funding available we want to make you and your employees aware of free courses available. SkillUp™ PA provides access to FREE, online job skills training to Pennsylvania residents!? Strengthen your #JobSkills with access to over 6,000 flexible, self-directed, web-based courses. Courses are available on the Metrix Learning Portal and can be accessed by registering for a free account.
Are you hiring, or know of anyone hiring to refer to our upcoming Business Networking event? Hire One Business Networking, June 22 from 5-7PM at CCEDC, Exton. It is not a job fair, but in the spirit of networking and sharing contacts. It is not just who is in the room, but who they can introduce you to, so you may fill your open positions. Light food and adult beverages will be served. https://Hire_One_Business_Networking_June_22.eventbrite.com
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William Ronayne, President PAGEO
June 20, 2023 – Clean Energy 101 at Henrietta Hankin Branch Library – 6-7:30pm
Register>> https://ccls.libcal.com/event/10665440
Come learn about energy conservation, efficiency, and electrification from PECO energy experts, and how you can put the pieces together to significantly reduce the energy costs for your home or business while also reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. Rebates from PECO and recently announced incentives from the Federal government and other programs will also be discussed. Follow on seminars will discuss heat pumps, solar panels, geothermal systems, electric vehicles and vehicle chargers. This event is held in partnership with Northern Chester County Clean Energy Future and West Vincent, East Pikeland, Schuylkill and West Pikeland townships.
This is a hybrid event–register to attend in person at the library or online via Zoom. Registered attendees will recieve a Zoom link to join the program two hours before the progam is scheduled to start. You do not need a Zoom account to attend this program online.
April 19, 2023 – PECO wins ENERGY STAR Award
SEI congratulates our friends and long-time sponsors at PECO for their ENERGY STAR Award.
Read more PECO ENERGY STAR 2023 Partner of the year
April 27, 2023 – Solar Project Pipeline Fireside Chat – 2-3pm
Learn more and register: https://secure.everyaction.com/OrFi4HOHqEWvb-vgnWtlxg2
This event is for a specific audience of government officials, economic development practitioners and others in our partner networks with direct interest in the topic. Please feel free to forward to your networks!
Guest speakers:
-Jacob Hannah, Coalfield Development, West Virginia
-Flore Marion & Will Bernstein, City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
-Mayor Steve Patterson, City of Athens Ohio
-Others TBD
11th Annual SEI Energy Briefing Presentations on You Tube
The SEI Energy Briefing took place 2/28/2023. View the presentations on the SEI You Tube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDY_1uqrAKE
May 24, 2023 – Green Build United’s 2023 Sustainability Symposium
Our partners at Green Build United are promoting their 2023 Sustainability Symposium taking place at Drexel University.
This year’s Symposium will cover topics including innovative green building, sustainability and industry best practices, city-level decarbonization, public funding and financing, community climate resiliency, integrated building design, indoor air quality, Passive House, Living Building Challenge, green stormwater infrastructure, legislation, and so much more! Attendees will hear directly from experts across our region and beyond in discussion around new projects, opportunities for social, environmental, and economic impact, and how communities are applying innovative solutions throughout the sustainability field.
Learn more and REGISTER
February 28, 2023 – [See the recorded presentation!] 11th Annual Energy Briefing – 8:15-10:30 a.m.
The SEI Energy Briefing took place 2/28/2023. View the presentations on SEI You Tube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDY_1uqrAKE
Stay on top of the ever-changing energy market with SEI! Join us to explore the impacts of the IRA funding on various energy projects.
Hear from leaders in the energy field on such topics as:
- Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
- EV vehicle deployment
- distributed generation
- impact onsite energy efficiency projects
- investments into energy and climate change
- Combined Heat & Power, Solar and Geothermal systems
Who should attend:
Those interested in the state of the national, regional, and local energy economy, facilities managers, energy professionals, project & property developers, municipal developers and job seekers.
Event Agenda:
8:15 to 8:30 a.m. – Check-in, networking and light breakfast.
8:30 to 10:00 a.m. – Program followed by Q & A
Continue the discussion until 10:30 a.m. and be present for a chance to win a Google Nest, compliments of Emergent Energy Solutions!
Presenters:
Tom Bonner (Sr. Manager, State Government Affairs; PECO)Tom will speak broadly about EV Vehicles and the impact of the IRA on this market.
Steven Mathews (Sales Engineer; Kinsley Energy Systems) Steven will provide a summary of CHP and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
Mark Connolly (Energy Engineer; RER Energy) Mark’s presentation will explain what some of the IRA impacts are on the solar industry.
April 2023 – Industry Partnership grant effective April 2023 – June 2024
The Smart Energy Initiative of SE Pa is happy to share that it has been awarded an Industry Partnership grant effective April 1, 2023 and will be in effect until June of 2024. This grant includes $ 60,000 to award to energy firms to train their existing employees. Call Jim Lauckner at 610-321-8231 for more information or an application.
See the list of approved training courses PA Smart IP Grant 22-24 SEI – Training Plan as of 04-01-2023 If you do not see the course you are intested in, we will still try to help! Contact Jim jlauckner@ccedcpa.com to see if we can add your desired course to the PLAN.
For a Training Grant Application and a list of training vendors you may be interested in, visit our Training Page
Jim Lauckner, Project Consultant – 610-321-8231
Sherry Cockerham, Project Coordinator – 610-321-8213
11th Annual Energy Briefing – Presenter Bios
Tom Bonner, Sr. Manager, State Government Affairs – PECO
Tom Bonner serves as Manager, State Government Affairs for PECO, with primary responsibility for analyzing the impact of federal, state and local policy challenges on the company and leading internal teams to develop climate & clean energy policy and business solutions. During his time with PECO, Mr. Bonner has focused on both policies and programs advancing new technologies, including serving as the lead author of PECO’s successful $200 million Smart Grid Investment Grant application with the U.S. Department of Energy. In addition to representing PECO in numerous state and local stakeholder forums, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Eastern PA Alliance for Clean Transportation and the Transportation Management Agency of Chester County.
Prior to coming to PECO in 2007, he served as Manager, Congressional Relations for MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company for more than a decade, and as Associate Director of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Washington, DC office. From 1991-1995, he worked in the U.S. House of Representatives as a senior legislative staffer. Tom holds a Master of Planning Degree from the University of Virginia and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.
Steven Mathews, Sales Engineer – Kinsley Energy Systems
Steven Mathews is a sales engineer at Kinsley Energy Systems, a turnkey supplier of packaged CHP systems and maintenance services. He is responsible for integrating CHP systems into the onsite energy infrastructure of new and existing facilities. With the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act, he focuses on new microgrid projects at hospitals, WWTPs, military bases, manufacturing facilities, and other C&I campuses. Steven is based in Philadelphia and is an active member of several of the city’s energy-focused networking organizations.
Mark Connolly, Energy Engineer – RER Energy
Mark Connolly is also the President of The Phoenixville Green Team
