Category Archives: Efficiency

October 21, 2025 – Survey for homeowners, and option to participate in paid focus group hosted by DVRPC

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Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) is surveying homeowners in southeast PA who have previously participated or who are interested in participating in residential programs such as the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), Whole Home Repair (WHR) program, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), or PECO’s Low Income Usage Reduction Program (LIURP). This information will help DVRPC and its partners with understanding resident experience with these programs. Responses will not be attributed to any individual, will only be used for this project.

The last question of this survey asks if you are interested in participating in a paid focus group hosted by DVRPC. These paid focus groups will include 8-12 participants each and include in person (paid $125 per participant) and virtual (paid $75 per participant) options.

October 21, 2025 – Sharing EE and Conservation program from the Bureau of Technical Utility Services

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The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Bureau of Technical Utility Services seeks to retain the services of a contractor who will perform as the Commission’s Act 129 Statewide Evaluator.  The Commission has been charged by the Pennsylvania General Assembly pursuant to Act 129 of 2008 with establishing an energy efficiency and conservation program. 66 Pa.C.S. §§ 2806.1 and 2806.2.  The energy efficiency and conservation program requires each electric distribution company (EDC) with at least 100,000 customers to adopt a plan to reduce peak energy demand and energy consumption within its service territory. 66 Pa.C.S. § 2806.1.

 

September, 2025 – Act 129 webinars from the Energy Efficiency Alliance (EEA)

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News below from our partners at KEEA Alliance regarding EEA Act 129 that may be of value to our HVAC and General Energy Efficiency contractors:

Thank you for your support of EEA programming! We are pleased to share the following resources with you:

Interested in learning more about Act 129? Check out:

 

October 17, 2023 – World Geothermal Energy Day – events through the fall with this topic!

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SEI would like to remind our members to celebrate World Geothermal Day on October 17, 2023!

>>Learn more

From worldgeothermalenergyday.org:

World Geothermal Energy Day is October 17, Annually

  • Showcasing Geothermal Success around the Globe
  • People engaging together with ideas, interaction, commemoration, recognition and education.
  • A celebration of geothermal and the people who make it happen.
  • Highlighting the environmentally friendly benefits of renewable geothermal energy, worldwide.
  • Renewable, reimagined, re-engineered; a net-zero carbon system.

On October 17th, consider:

1) Commissioning and starting up your new Geothermal System on World Geothermal Energy Day for maximum media attention.

2) Sign your new deal for a Geothermal Installation on World Geothermal Energy Day for maximum social media outreach.

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THE LATEST NEWS IN GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Praises Eavor’s Technology

https://www.eavor.com/blog/german-chancellor-olaf-scholz-praises-eavors-technology/

Alberta Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Schulz promotes Eavor-Loop™ technology in Germany

https://www.eavor.com/blog/alberta-minister-of-environment-and-protected-areas-rebecca-schulz-promotes-eavor-loop-technology-in-germany/

 Startups Are Shaking Up Geothermal Power’s Prospects

https://www.powermag.com/startups-are-shaking-up-geothermal-powers-prospects/

How the Salton Sea could supply enough lithium to meet total U.S. demand

https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/05/04/how-the-troubled-salton-sea-could-supply-the-us-with-green-lithium.html

Geothermal Coming of Age: A Short History

https://www.phcppros.com/articles/17798-geothermal-coming-of-age-a-short-history

Drilling starts for the first commercial Eavor-Loop in Geretsried, Germany

https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/drilling-starts-for-first-commercial-eavor-loop-in-geretsried-germany/

 Advancing Geothermal Energy

https://www.geothermal-advancement.com/

Who are we?

http://lageo.com.sv/

ELECTRIC POWER and ENERGY TRENDS

Eavor Loop visit | Scholz pledges 10 times more geothermal heating by 2030

https://www.rechargenews.com/energy-transition/eavor-loop-visit-scholz-pledges-10-times-more-geothermal-heating-by-2030/2-1-1506423

Eavor signs agreement for Eavor-Loop geothermal project in Northern California

https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/eavor-signs-agreement-for-eavor-loop-geothermal-project-in-northern-california/

Eavor Technology reports validation of its Eavor-loop scalable geothermal technology

https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/eavor-technology-reports-validation-of-its-eavor-loop-scalable-geothermal-technology/

UPCOMING EVENTS (please let us know of any upcoming events that we should share)

 World Geothermal Congress 2023 September 14 to 23

https://www.wgc2023.com/wgc2023/en/

 

Geothermal Rising Conference 1-4 October 2023 in Reno, Nevada.

https://grc2023.mygeoenergynow.org

IGSHPA Annual Conference December 5 – 7, 2023 Las Vegas, Nevada Convention Center.

2023 is also NGWA’s 75th anniversary.

https://igshpa.org/igshpa-annual-conference-2023

October 12, 2020 – Financial incentives from PECO – expires May 15th, or earlier if funds run out

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Below is an announcement SEI would like to share from our partners at PECO.

At PECO, safety is the top priority. As part of our commitment to safety, we’re continuing to monitor developments related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and taking appropriate precautions to protect the health and safety of our employees, contractors and customers. Learn more about ways we can help.

Don’t let time run out on your chance to get financial incentives from PECO for making energy-efficient upgrades to your lighting, HVAC, refrigeration and more. Planning for, purchasing and installing equipment may take longer than you initially expect, but financial incentives from PECO will expire May 15, 2021, or earlier if funds run out.

Not sure what energy improvements to tackle first? Get your customized report to identify ideal areas for cost-saving improvements. Get started HERE