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The Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) on Wednesday released the Philadelphia Energy Campaign Progress Report, detailing findings from a six-month initial planning period and outlining the path toward creating 10,000 jobs from local investment in energy efficiency and clean energy.
Joining PEA staff and Council President Clarke for the release of the Philadelphia Energy Campaign Progress Report on Thursday were: Christine Knapp, Director, Office of Sustainability; Liz Robinson, Executive Director, Energy Coordinating Agency (ECA)
http://phlcouncil.com/PEA-progress-report
A
Good
morning,
welcome
everyone.
Can
you
hear
me?
We've
got
some
competition
with
the
construction
behind
us,
I'm,
Liz,
Robinson,
I,
direct,
the
energy
coordinating
agency
and
we're
delighted
to
see
you
and
welcome
you
to
the
200
block
of
west
wishart
street.
This
is
the
fourth
block
that
ECA
has
been
working
on
in
a
new
project.
We
call
energy
fit
Philly.
A
So
normally
we
get
something
close
to
twenty
percent
and
in
energy
fit
we're
going
for
40,
so
we're
trying
to
really
drive
down
energy
consumption,
drive
down
energy
costs
and
produce
very
durable,
healthy,
safe
and
affordable
homes.
So
this
is
a
beautiful
block.
We
are
thrilled
to
be
in
this
neighborhood.
We're
only
two-and-a-half
blocks
away
our
training
center
and
you
all
are
welcome
to
come,
join
us
afterward
to
the
training
center
we'd
love
to
have
you,
but
we're
very,
very
excited
also
to
be
working
in
this
neighborhood.
A
A
We
partner
in
this
effort
with
our
local
neighborhood
energy
center
hace,
which
is
just
up
on
Allegheny
Avenue.
You
probably
know
us
a
a
wonderful
community
development
organization,
so
each
time
we
take
on
an
energy
fit
Philly
block,
we
do
it
in
partnership
with
one
of
our
neighborhood
energy
and
we're
thrilled
to
have
the
support
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia.
In
this
project,
the
city
has
been
helping
to
fund
the
work
that
we're
doing
so.
What
are
we
doing?
What
are
all
these
hoses
behind
me?
A
A
What
we're
going
to
do
next
is
a
new
treatment
which
is
part
of
the
secret
to
giving
us
a
high
energy
savings,
so
we're
using
open
cell
spray
foam,
which
is
the
best
treatment
we
found
so
far,
and
then
we
put
on
a
new
roof
and,
in
the
spring
time
on
earth
day
will
be
coming
back
with
a
group
of
volunteers
to
do
white
reflective
roof
coatings
on
the
entire
block.
So
it's
a
several
step
process,
but
I
think
that
if
you
would
like
to
see
the
work
in
progress,
we
can
show
you
that.
A
B
You
thank
you
so
much
Liz
good
morning,
so
there
are
a
few
things
that
can
shorten
a
politician
speech.
Cold
weather
is
one
of
them,
so
I'm
going
to
give
you
a
breviary
version
of
what
I'm
going
to
talk
about
today,
but
first
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
being
here.
This
is
again
a
wonderful
opportunity
to
view
what
can
actually
happen
when
people
pull
together.
B
Eca
has
been
a
stalwart
in
terms
of
moving
us
forward,
as
it
relates
to
energy
efficiency
and
I
want
to
commend
them
for
another
awesome
project
did
one
in
the
summer
on
silver
street,
south
search
tree
I
know
it's
one
of
those
esas
yeah,
pretty
awesome
have
ended
when
I
walk
on
the
block
that
people
still
cheer
right.
You
know
meanwhile,
I
did
no
work
right,
but
happened
to
be
there.
I
just
want
to
commend
you
guys
great,
really
put
all
the
awesome
work.
Some
of
you
rarely
remember
in
February.
B
I
think
it
was,
and
I
was
down
in
the
mayor's
conference
room
along
with
the
mayor,
and
I
made
this
bold
prediction:
we
want
to
create
10,000
jobs
surrounding
energy.
I
see
a
couple
of
you
all
laugh
around.
You
know
this
is
Clark
right,
but
the
reality
was,
although
it
was
a
bold
prediction,
the
simple
reality
was
that
we
know
there
had
been
a
lot
of
work
put
in
place
and
a
lot
of
planning
to
stimulate
this
process
of
creating
all
of
these
opportunities.
B
Office
of
Sustainability.
All
of
the
agencies
that
do
great
work
like
ECA
and
all
the
other
agencies
had
laid
the
groundwork
and
working
with
the
Thor
Energy
Authority,
which
we
will
be
hearing
from
shortly.
I
just
want
to
say
that
I'm
real
comfortable
that
that
10,000
job
prediction
will
in
fact
come
to
fruition.
I'm
very
excited
about
that.
B
You
clearly
see
that
taking
place
here
to
talk
about
preserving,
affordable
housing
and
supporting
neighborhood
commercial
Carter's
you're,
going
to
see
that
here,
working
with
high
say,
as
relates
to
some
of
the
business
Carter's,
to
talk
about
improving
Public,
Health
and
and
providing
the
environmental
support
that
we
need.
This
is
clearly
what's
taking
place,
so
I
want
to
say
that
all
of
you
will
have
worked
together.
B
It's
quite
exciting,
I
know,
Emily
and
Christine
are
going
to
talk
about
some
of
the
initiatives
that
are
underway
that
are
going
to
get
us
closer
to
those
10,000
jobs.
So
today,
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here.
We
push
forward
you're,
going
to
see
some
really
exciting
stuff
coming
out
of
the
pipe.
I
want
to
thank
Pico
and
PGW.
B
Obviously,
the
mayor's
office,
along
with
the
sustainability
and
thank
the
mayor
for
his
strong
commitment,
I'm
happy
I'm
excited.
We
won't
get
it
done
all
right
and
I
short.
That
was
the
abbreviated
version
because
it
is
cold.
So,
right
now,
I
would
like
to
turn
it
over
to
christine
christine
app
from
the
office
of
sustainability.
C
Thank
You
council
president
Clark,
and
thank
you,
the
energy
authority
and
thank
both
of
you
for
elevating
energy
as
a
critically
important
issue.
Energy
can
often
times
be
overlooked
by
people,
but
when
you
understand
the
economic
and
environmental
and
quality
of
life
impacts
that
energy
production
and
use
can
have
it's
clear
that
it
should
be
and
is
becoming
a
priority
for
the
city
and
so
I'm
grateful
for
that.
C
Last
month,
the
office
of
sustainability
released
Greenworks,
the
city's
updated
sustainability
plan
and
the
new
plan
we
put
forth
eight
visions
to
create
a
city
where
all
Philadelphians
enjoy
the
benefits
of
sustainability,
including
improved
public
health,
the
clean
environment
and
opportunities
to
learn,
work
and
prosper.
Among
these
visions
is
one
in
which
all
Philadelphians,
efficiently
use
clean
energy
that
they
can
afford.
The
Philadelphia
energy
campaign
will
not
only
help
us
achieve
that
vision,
but
contribute
to
many
of
the
other
Green
Works
goals.
C
That's
why
we're
excited
to
be
working
with
them
and
other
partners
on
a
variety
of
energy
projects.
For
example,
we've
already
begun
work
on
our
energy
master
plan
for
the
city,
which
will
provide
a
complete
analysis
of
the
social,
economic
and
environmental
benefits
of
municipal
government,
energy
decisions
and
citywide
energy
policy.
The
plan
will
also
help
us
underpin
our
commitment
to
reducing
greenhouse
gas
emissions
in
Philadelphia
by
eighty
percent
by
2050.
Well,
have
that
plan
out?
C
We
hope
in
the
middle
of
2017
after
successfully
retrofitting
the
city's
four
largest
downtown
office
buildings,
including
City
Hall,
which
is
now
saving
1.4
million
dollars
a
year
in
energy
costs,
we're
looking
to
replicate
that
work
and
scale-up
energy
performance
contracts
and
other
large
buildings
like
the
Philadelphia
Art
Museum,
as
well
as
in
street
lighting.
That
will
also
help
save
money,
reduce
emissions
and
create
jobs.
C
We're
working
with
the
mayor's
rebuild
team
to
make
sure
that
when
parks,
recs
and
libraries
are
invested
in
through
rebuild
their
also
becoming
more
energy-efficient
in
the
process,
and
while
we
were
focused
on
reducing
our
energy
consumption,
we
also
want
to
make
sure
the
energy
that
we
do
use
comes
from
cleaner
sources.
That's
why
we
partnered
with
the
energy,
it's
already
on
a
really
recently
released
request
for
information
to
solicit
ideas
on
renewable
energy
projects
on
city
property.
C
So,
while
we're
taking
the
lead
on
the
municipal
portion
of
the
campaign,
we're
happy
to
be
able
to
support
the
energy
authority
and
the
campaign
and
any
other
way
that
we
can
to
tackle
some
of
the
other
sectors
like
low-income
housing
and
small
businesses
that
have
historically
been
very
challenging
for
us.
Complementing
and
supporting
each
other's
work
will
move
the
whole
city
further
together
towards
success,
and
we
look
forward
to
continued
collaboration.
Thank
you.
D
Good
morning,
thanks
everyone
for
standing
out
here
in
the
cold
with
us
today,
I'm
Emily,
Shapira
I'm,
the
executive
director
of
the
Philadelphia
energy
authority,
and
we're
here
today
to
really
provide
a
brief
progress
report
on
the
Philadelphia
energy
campaign
since
our
launch
in
February.
So
you
might
remember,
the
Philadelphia
energy
campaign
will
invest
1
billion
dollars
over
the
next
10
years
in
energy
efficiency
and
clean
energy
projects,
leveraging
both
public
and
private
dollars
in
four
key
sectors.
Those
are
city,
buildings,
schools,
low
and
moderate
income,
residential
housing
and
small
businesses.
D
It
will
create
more
than
10,000
jobs
and
reach
25
thousand
households
2,500
small
businesses.
Our
implementation
process
has
three
steps:
plan
pilot
and
scale.
When
we
launched
the
campaign,
we
set
up
a
six-month
planning
period
which
has
been
completed.
We
met
with
over
200
stakeholders,
experts
and
advocates.
We
developed
key
partnerships
for
initial
pilots,
including
with
utilities
lenders,
energy
services,
companies,
property
owners,
city
programs
and
departments,
businesses
and
nonprofits
we've
held
workshops
and
panels,
including
one
recently
on
bridging
the
gap
between
public
health,
energy
efficiency
and
poverty.
D
In
order
to
explore
those
connected
issues
and
really
try
to
break
through
the
silos
we've
hired
staff,
including
myself
since
June,
and
a
program
coordinator
chelsea's
around
here
summer,
and
we're
working
with
a
number
of
consultants
and
interns,
we
recently
completed
a
job
creation,
tracking
model
and
methodology
review
from
the
American
Council
for
energy-efficient
economy,
so
we'll
make
that
publicly
available
before
the
holidays.
It's
almost
done
we're
now
in
the
second
phase,
which
is
to
pilot.
It
focuses
on
modeling
and
testing
scalable
pilots
that
work
in
each
sector.
D
So
once
the
pilots
have
been
tested,
we
will
implement
programs
in
each
sector
at
scale
to
create
real,
lasting
impact.
Our
city,
we
made
a
lot
of
progress
over
the
last
nine
months.
We've
written
an
extensive
progress
report.
We
have
a
few
copies
available
today.
We've
got
a
handout
for
you
as
well.
D
D
We're
supporting
this
school
district
as
they
evaluate
both
the
solar
and
an
efficiency
pilot,
we're
working
with
City
Council
on
their
housing
preservation,
initiative
to
clear
the
existing
home
repair,
wait
lists
and
with
the
office
of
sustainability
and
Kennedy
administration
on
a
number
of
large
projects,
many
of
which
Christine
mentioned,
and
our
existing
programs
once
scaled
up
will
account
for
more
than
half
of
the
total
job
creation
projected
by
the
campaign.
So
we
know
we're
on
the
right
track,
we're
pushing
forward
in
the
right
places.
D
Job
creation
obviously
is
critical
in
our
top
priority,
but
there
are
also
lots
of
other
reasons
why
the
energy
campaign
is
important
for
Philadelphia
and
I'll.
Just
give
you
a
couple
of
them.
First
is
poverty
reduction.
A
recent
report
from
the
Center
for
neighborhood
technology
showed
that
a
twenty-five
percent
reduction
in
poverty
was
possible
in
Philadelphia
through
a
combination
of
household
expense
reduction
and
job
creation,
which
is
exactly
what
the
energy
campaign
does.
D
Our
city
has
incredibly
long
wait
lists
for
public
housing
and
for
home
repair
assistance
and
the
cost
of
building
new,
affordable
housing
means
that
there's
a
very
limited
supply,
so
we
must
preserve
our
existing,
affordable
housing
stock.
For
these
reasons,
plus
Philadelphia's
high
number
of
generational
homeowners
and
rising
energy
costs,
the
energy
campaign
is
an
important
vehicle
to
drive
housing,
security
preservation
and
equity.
D
Our
goal
is
to
ensure
that
homes
are
safe,
warm
healthy
and
affordable.
Secondly,
the
campaign
focuses
on
neighborhood
driven
economic
development.
Recently,
a
Penn
State
and
the
Food
Trust
did
a
study
showing
that
corner
stores
in
Philadelphia
often
pay
more
for
utilities
than
they
do
for
rent
in
Philadelphia.
So
so
energy
is
a
real
driver
of
neighborhood
resources
and
opportunity
here
in
all
four
sectors
of
the
campaign
we
emphasize
neighborhoods
and
I'll.
Give
you
just
a
couple
of
examples
for
our
multifamily
pilot.
We've
got
buildings
in
rhawnhurst,
belmont
and
university
city
just
to
get
started.
D
Our
small
business
pilot
has
been
reaching
out
to
corner
stores
across
the
city
and
in
commercial
corridors
across
the
city,
so
we're
really
focused
on
driving
this
at
the
neighborhood
level.
Third,
the
campaign
brings
in
outside
investor
groups
and
drives
the
local
energy
efficiency
and
clean
energy
economy.
Energy
lenders
and
environmental
investors
from
across
the
country
are
looking
for
projects
that
move
the
needle
on
carbon
reduction
and
other
social
impacts,
so
by
driving
project
development,
we're
attracting
those
investors
to
Philadelphia
many
of
them
for
the
first
time.
D
This
also
Spurs
development
jobs
by
creating
project
demand.
We
bring
a
spotlight
onto
this
opportunity
in
Philadelphia
and
finally,
the
energy
campaign
supports
public
health,
energy
cost
reduction
and
sustainability.
The
campaign
will
improve
local
indoor
and
outdoor
air
quality,
helping
to
reduce
our
rate
of
childhood
asthma
in
Philadelphia,
which
is
one
of
the
highest
in
the
country.
We
expect
over
200
million
dollars
in
energy
savings
to
go
back
to
our
local
economy.
D
The
campaign
will
also
help
the
city
and
school
district
meet
the
sustainability
goals
in
green
futures
and
green
works.
The
city's
program
we've
got
plenty
more
to
do
as
we
continue
to
develop
pilots
and
work
to
scale
up
those
that
we're
testing
now
we'll
be
tracking
a
variety
of
metrics,
some
that
are
still
being
developed
around
strengthening
communities
and
environmental
and
health
benefits
and
others
that
are
pretty
clear
today,
including
a
completed
projects.
D
Capital
invested
energy
savings,
energy
cost
savings
were
very
grateful
for
the
leadership,
support,
collaboration
and
guidance
of
our
partners
and
allies,
who
are
too
numerous
to
name
but
special
thanks
today
to
City
Council,
President,
Darrell
Clarke
and
his
staff,
the
managing
directors
office
and
the
Office
of
Sustainability
and
Christine.
Thank
you
for
being
here
at
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia,
the
Commerce
Department
PHA
Penn
State
down
at
the
Navy
Yard
Pico
PGW
I
see
a
lot
of
you
guys
here,
Penn
and
lots
of
others
ECA
and
their
crew.