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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.

October 17, 2021 – World Geothermal Energy Day

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SEI wants to share the following information provided by the Event Coordinator for the day.

We’d like to include you in upcoming World Geothermal Energy Day events and celebrations on October 17th.

World Geothermal Energy Day

  • Showcasing geothermal success around the globe
  • People engaging together with ideas, education, and excitement.
  • A celebration of geothermal and the people who make it happen.
  • Highlighting the environmentally-friendly benefits of renewable geothermal, worldwide.

About World Geothermal Energy Day
This is the one day when people around the globe celebrate the virtues and benefits of geothermal energy, open their shops for tours (both virtual and physical), discuss new technologies, and work to include geothermal in legislation at the local, regional, national, and international levels.

The Hashtag is #WorldGeothermalEnergyDay

Date: October 17, 2021; and annually thereafter.

Raising Awareness
World Geothermal Energy Day aims to raise awareness of the many positive contributions that geothermal systems make to our society. World Geothermal Energy Day celebrates the people that design, build, operate and support the broad range of technologies from large power systems, heat pump systems, down to tiny micro-thermal.

A Team of Industry Leaders
This event has been established by an organizing committee of industry leaders (see web site www.WorldGeothermalEnergyDay.org) to bring participants closer to exemplary geothermal projects having a good educational and community outreach program.

The Internet Brings Us All Together
Connecting with one another and sharing expertise is critical for everyone working in the geothermal market. World Geothermal Energy Day helps keep these connections alive not only on this one special day but also provides the impetus for enthusiasm all year round. We are building our future together, on local and global scales; different people and places united in a drive for vibrant communities of geothermal advocates. The internet, the world wide web, social media, and the newest video conference technologies bring us together in ways not possible even a few short years ago.

Join Us for World Geothermal Energy Day
We invite you to learn more about this exciting new chapter in Geothermal Energy education and all its connective elements, from a new website to centralized virtual events, to a history-making celebration of people, technology, and innovation. We shall strive to make World Geothermal Energy Day one of our most prized annual events, to include tours of facilities brought to life by geothermal including power facilities, desalinization plants, botanic gardens, edgy restaurants, schools and universities, medical facilities, and more, all opening on October 17, 2021.

Highlighting Innovation
As the industry continues its legacy of innovation, World Geothermal Energy Day will remain an annual touchstone project and a world apart filled with memorable moments and educational experiences. Our organizing website, www.WorldGeothermalEnergyDay.org will remain operational year-round, open, and ready to be explored and enjoyed by teachers, practitioners, and friends of geothermal energy.

Come Join Us
We are honored to launch, enhance and steward appreciation for one of the world’s most important, most environmentally friendly energy sources; earth-based, renewable geothermal and we invite you to learn more about “geothermal reimagined” along the way.

Share the Passion for Geothermal
For geothermal advocates and leaders, World Geothermal Energy Day is an opportunity for both the technical geothermal community and their business development peers to share in their mutual passion while preserving and promoting relationships, traditions, and shared memories. Swing open the doors (both virtually and physically) and have some fun while also educating those who attend.

The website, www.WorldGeothermalEnergyDay.org

The hashtag #WorldGeothermalEnergyDay will be used to tie in activity across different social media platforms.

Regards,

Jim Scherrer, Events Coordinator
World Geothermal Energy Day
West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382-6735 – USA
610-793-4600
Skype Name = JS.Scherrer

Celebrating the Renewable Benefits of Geothermal, Worldwide!
World Geothermal Energy Day is October 17th annually.
Click here to Visit World Geothermal Energy Day.org

August 27, 2021 – SEI Board Chair, Paul Spiegel is interviewed by VISTA.TODAY – Pursuing Renewable Energy Agreement

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Paul Spiegel, Director of Energy and Sustainability Services for Spotts, Stevens, and McCoy, as well as Vice President of the Chester County Environmental and Energy Advisory Board is interviewed by VISTA.TODAY.

Read the article here  Chester County Joins Neighboring Counties in Pursuing Renewable Energy Power Purchasing Agreement

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.