The four sustainable energy funds created as a result of electric competition have a wide assortment of funding available to support the development of sustainable and renewable energy and clean air technologies on both a regional and statewide basis.

To find out all the details contact the funds directly--

-- West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund: The West Penn Fund invests in deployment of sustainable energy technologies that benefit West Penn Power ratepayers in Pennsylvania.  Investments are focused in three broad categories--

     -- Deployment of sustainable and clean energy technologies

     -- Deployment of energy efficiency and conservation technologies

     -- Facilitating economic development, environmental betterment, and public education as they relate to sustainable energy deployment in the WPP service region

-- Met-Ed and Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund:  This fund provides grants, loans, and equity investments to promote projects in the Met-Ed and Penelec service territories:

     -- Development and use of renewable energy and clean energy technologies

     -- Energy conservation and efficiency

     -- Sustainable energy businesses

     -- Projects that improve the environment in the companies’ service territories, as defined by their relationship to the companies’ transmission and distribution facilities.

 -- Sustainable Energy Fund Of Central Eastern PA: The fund serves central and eastern Pennsylvania and provide funding for--

     -- Renewable energy, energy efficiency projects

     -- Educate the public about sustainable energy and provide training for industry professionals

     -- Invest in clean energy programs like C-PACE, Net Zero Office Buildings

-- Sustainable Development - Reinvestment Fund: Offers funding to support energy conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energy and other advanced clean energy technologies.

For more information on these programs, visit the PUC’s Statewide Sustainable Energy Fund Board webpage.

Other Renewable Energy Funding

There are some other renewable energy funding opportunities now open--

March 14-- CFA Alternative & Clean Energy Grants, Loans [also May 14, July 15]

March 14-- CFA Geothermal & Wind Grants, Loans [also May 14, July 15]

March 14-- CFA Solar Energy Grants, Loans [also May 14, July 15]

March 16-- G.E.T. Solar Now Nonprofit, Business Assistance

March 31-- U.S.D.A. Rural Energy For America

(Photo: West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund Try Again Homes.)

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[Posted: February 28, 2020]

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