Identifies and remedies retail barriers to the deployment of distributed generation, demand response, and energy efficiency in the Mid-Atlantic.
State Energy Efficiency Policy Database
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Advances the efficient use of energy in homes, buildings and industry in the northeastern United States.
Pennsylvania Lead by Example Initiatives
Executive Order 2004-12 (Dec. 2004) requires the Department of General Services to work with state agencies on effective methods to include energy efficiency into new and existing state buildings. The order also lists a range of no-cost or low-cost energy conservation measures for all Commonwealth-owned and leased buildings and directs each state agency to develop a long-range energy use and conservation plan.
In June 2008, Governor Rendell directed the DGS to implement further energy efficiency measures with a goal of achieving an additional 10% reduction in energy use in state buildings by 2010.
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July 19, 2012
Executive Order 2004-12 (December 2004) requires the Department of General Services, in its capacity as the centralized coordinator of the State's energy management and conservation measures in Commonwealth facilities for the Executive Agencies, to procure ENERGY STAR and other energy efficient products where economical and consistent with life cycle cost analysis.
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September 7, 2010
In 2004, Governor Ed Rendell issued an executive order that mandated energy efficiency improvements in state buildings and encouraged the usage of ESPCs. Additionally, Pennsylvania offers tax breaks to entities using ESPCs to limit the interest accrued on such projects, along with offering a number of bond options to help fund ESPC projects. The Department of General Services (Energy Management Office) administers ESPCs in the state and provides a comprehensive guide. There are three types of ESPC programs in the state that have slightly different qualifications and procedures. The guide provides a step-by-step process for interested entities, including sample documents and descriptions of the financial incentives available. The state also maintains a list of prequalified ESCOs.
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- Pennsylvania: ESPCs
- Small Energy Service Company Program
- Energy Management Office
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Pennsylvania ESPC Legislation
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Performance Contracting and Energy Efficiency in the State Government Market (pdf)
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July 18, 2011
The Energy Research Center (ERC) at Leigh University is a multidisciplinary research group involving professional staff, faculty, and students. The faculty and staff of the Center participate in many aspects of energy research, with major emphasis on research dealing with energy conversion, power generation, and environmental control. Research within the Center is supported by contracts and grants from government and industry. The Center has particularly close ties with industry, with a significant number of joint research projects involving Lehigh faculty, staff, and students and staff from private industry. The Center also operates the Energy Liaison Program, which provides consultation and problem-solving assistance to participating companies for up to $20,000 a year. There are approximately 36 full-time staff at the ERC.
The Indoor Environment Center (IEC) at the Penn State conducts interdisciplinary research, knowledge transfer, and outreach activities to support the development of indoor environments that are more safe, more thermally, visually, and acoustically comfortable, and that minimize the use of energy and other resources. IEC has a full-time staff of 22.
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June 13, 2012