PA Act 129 rebates totaling $161,000.00 enabled Geisinger, one of PA's largest employers, to install a combined heat & power and steam turbine plant in Danville. This technology is so efficient that it allows Geisinger to power its hospital essentially for free.
Job creator and small business owner Allaina Propst opened her dream business in her hometown of Honesdale, PA. From the start, PPL and Act 129 rebate programs helped her get up and running in brewing and operating a restaurant with all new energy efficient equipment and systems.
Twenty two percent of Pennsylvania's clean energy jobs are in manufacturing energy-saving products such as components of heating and cooling systems. DMI Companies' employees are part of Pennsylvania's 65,000-strong and growing energy efficiency workforce.
Training workers for jobs in a growing industry, serving local communities in need and improving lives through access to energy efficiency, ECA is a regional leader in energy efficiency in Southeast Pennsylvania. ECA has trained nearly 5,000 workers for careers in the growing clean energy and energy efficiency industries.
Four Seasons utilized Act 129 rebates to implement energy efficiency retrofits, such as installing LED lighting and upgrading HVAC systems. This helped reduce energy use by 17 percent, and Four Seasons has been able to reinvest those savings into core operations that support local jobs and economic development.
SMART (Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers Union) and SMACNA (Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association) have been providing energy efficiency and clean energy job training to members since Act 129, Pennsylvania's cornerstone energy efficiency policy, was passed. As a result, their members are an integral part of the state's growing clean energy economy.
Employing 250 people in a 225,000 sq. ft. facility, Benton Foundry is a state-of-the-art, fully-automated facility that pours approximately 175 tons of gray and ductile iron per day, with expansion plans to pour 250 tons per day. Specializing in moderate volume parts, Benton Foundry has continuously invested in upgrades to their manufacturing facility through a series of 5-year plans. Receiving $125,000 in rebates through Act 129 for various projects, Benton Foundry saves $174,000 per year on their electric bill.
Ronald McDonald House expands services for families of children with cancer by saving energy and money with energy efficient upgrades through Act 129 programs, in existing building retrofits and new construction.
Brubaker Farms is a family-owned dairy farm in Lancaster County, PA committed to investing in energy efficiency, improving sustainability, and keeping their cows happy.
Sota Construction Services is a full service construction company located in Pittsburgh, PA specializing in sustainable construction practices that are also affordable for the developer and mixed-income tenants.
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