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PA Solar Center Honors 5 Western PA Organizations Who Have Gone Solar

PA Environment Daily

Investments in renewable energy sources like solar and wind are also extremely cost-effective, paying for themselves relatively quickly and then achieving impressive cost savings down the road. Entities that go solar wisely recognize that an investment in renewable energy is also an investment in their local communities.

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PA Solar Center Issues RFP For Solar Developers To Assist 11 Allegheny County Municipalities, Pittsburgh Water Authority Connect To Solar Energy

PA Environment Daily

Renewable energy also creates stable and predictable energy prices. Once the equipment is paid for, the energy from the sun or wind is free, so the cost of the electricity is known for the life of the equipment which is 25 years or more. billion annually.

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20 years on, I am so glad to be working in energy transition

Edouard Stenger

At some point in April of 2004, I was in the last quarter of my three-year degree in international business and languages at the Burgundy School of Business. I discovered the existential threat of climate change and the massive opportunities of renewable energy sources. But an assigment for my English classes changed all that.

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House Hearing: Shapiro Administration Supports Expanding Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards; Renewables Lower Energy Costs; Increase Grid Reliability; More Work Needed To Improve Gas Reliability

PA Environment Daily

On December 11, DEP told the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee the Shapiro Administration supports expansion of the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards to increase renewable energy generation, authorization of a community solar program and expanding energy storage in the Commonwealth.

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PA Solar Center: 9 NE PA Organizations Receive Lodestart Award For Solar Energy Leadership

PA Environment Daily

-- Clean Energy Cooperative, Honesdale, Wayne County “On behalf of the Clean Energy Cooperative, I would like to thank the PA Solar Center for this recognition,” said Chris Weigand, President of Clean Energy Cooperative. The Co-op offers its members a version of community solar. billion annually.

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PA Solar Center Honors 25 Organizations For Leadership In Clean, Renewable Solar Energy From Allegheny County

PA Environment Daily

Comments By Award Winners “At Eaton, we’re simplifying the energy transition and accelerating sustainable energy systems to power our operations, customers and communities.” We have been in the solar industry since 2008 and recognize how critical renewable energy is to our future in so many ways. billion annually.

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US DOE Awards $100,000 To Help Beaver County Environmental Justice Communities Go Solar

PA Environment Daily

Entities that go solar wisely recognize that an investment in renewable energy is also an investment in their local communities. Pennsylvania renewable energy projects have created almost 10,000 jobs spanning the entire supply chain since 2004, from technicians and engineers to salespeople, construction workers, and manufacturers.