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From YouTube: City Reopens Solarize Philly, Urge Residents To Take Advantage of Solar Tax Credit 4-23-2019
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Mayor Jim Kenney, Council President Darrell L. Clarke (5th District), and the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) on Tuesday announced the reopening of Solarize Philly registration in 2019.
Rooftop solar lets homeowners take control of utility costs by powering their home with solar energy. Solarize Philly participants benefit from group discounts and consumer protections. On Tuesday, PEA reopened Solarize Philly for 2019, so that anyone who owns property in Philadelphia can have another chance to sign up to receive a free solar assessment of their home. PEA is accepting sign-ups now through September 30th at solarizephilly.org.
More info: http://phlcouncil.com/solarize-philly-phase-three/
A
A
In
2016,
with
the
leadership
of
council
president
Clark,
we
launched
the
Philadelphia
energy
campaign,
which
is
a
billion
dollar
investment
over
ten
years
in
energy
efficiency
and
clean
energy
projects
focused
on
four
sectors
in
the
city,
city,
buildings,
schools,
affordable
housing
and
small
businesses,
and
we're
very
excited
to
be
well
on
our
way
to
meeting
our
goal
of
creating
10,000
jobs
over
those
10
years.
Solarites
Philly
is
one
of
the
initiatives.
Thank
you
like
that.
A
Solar
ace,
philia
is
one
of
those
initiatives.
That's
part
of
that
that
campaign-
and
we
are
very
excited
to
be
here
today
to
announce
that
Solarize
Philly
is
reopening
for
2019
2019
is
the
year
to
go.
Solar
in
Philly.
Climate
change
is
happening
as
fast
faster
than
we
thought
and
30.
30
percent
federal
investment
tax
credit
for
solar
is
only
in
place
to
the
end
of
this
year.
A
Any
Philadelphian
can
now
sign
up
at
Solarize,
Philly
org
for
free
solar
assessment
of
their
home
or
business,
and
we
have
a
clipboard
here
for
anyone
who
wants
to
sign
up
this
morning
for
their
own
home.
So
we
have
a
few
speakers
here
to
join
us
today.
So
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
being
here:
Mayor
Kenny.
A
Thank
you
so
much
council
president
Clark
Liz
Murphy
senior
vice
president
for
regulatory
and
external
affairs
at
Pico,
Councilman,
scuola,
Greenlee
and
oh
and
commerce,
director
Harold
Epps,
we're
also
joined
today
by
the
selected
solar
installers
for
this
round,
and
thank
you
to
christine
nap
I,
think
you're
here,
somewhere
sustainability,
director
for
the
city
and
with
that
I'm
going
to
hand
it
off
to
Mayor
Kenny
thanks.
Everyone.
B
Good
morning,
everyone
here
in
Philadelphia,
we
know
that
climate
change
is
real
and
that
we
must
start
to
take
action
now
to
prevent
it
from
further
impacting
our
communities.
The
2017
when
that
administration
announced
I,
came
and
say
that
administration
announced
their
intent
to
withdraw
from
the
US
for
the
u.s.
from
the
Paris
climate
agreement,
I
committed
to
whole
upholding
the
agreements
goals
here
in
Philadelphia.
To
help
achieve
that
commitment,
we
released
powering
our
future
a
clean
energy
vision
for
Philadelphia,
which
charts
a
path
forward
to
cut
citywide
carbon
emissions
by
80%.
B
My
talk
by
the
year,
2050
I
want
to
thank
Christine,
Knapp
and
the
Office
of
Sustainability
for
their
hard
work
on
this
plan.
While
we
were
planning
our
response
to
climate
change,
the
issue
became
even
more
urgent.
Last
year,
the
United
Nations
reported
that
unless
we
dramatically
reduce
emissions,
the
worst
effects
of
climate
change
will
become
irreversible
by
the
year
2030.
This
means
that
we
must
scale
up
action
today
to
ensure
our
children
are
able
to
thrive
and
into
the
future
fill
off.
B
The
energy
campaign
has
provided
a
framework
for
moving
forward
on
our
climate
goals.
That
has
empowered
363
Philadelphians
to
step
up
to
the
task
by
bringing
solar
solar
to
their
homes
through
solar
eyes.
Fully
summarize
philia
is
a
six
million
dollar
investment
in
our
solar
industry
and
has
created
52
jobs
in
just
a
12-month
period.
The
program
is
available
to
all
philadelphians,
no
matter
their
income.
B
Everyone
can
be
part
of
this
critical
transition
to
clean
energy
while
reducing
the
burden
of
their
utility
bills
through
savings
from
solar
energy,
even
though
last
year
was
the
biggest
year
for
ever
for
solar
in
Philadelphia.
We
are
not
on
track
to
meet
our
climate
goals.
We
need
to
ramp
up
from
hundreds
of
installs
each
year
to
thousands
with
the
federal
tax
credit,
still
it's
130
percent
until
the
end
of
2019.
B
This
is
the
year
to
go
solar,
so
I
hope
that
our
city's
homeowners
and
business
owners
who
want
to
help
us
reduce
our
carbon
footprint
and
move
towards
clean
energy,
consider
install
consider
installing
solar
panels
through
solar,
I
civilian,
but
thank
everybody
involved
for
their
hard
work
and
we
really
need
to
get
this
done
for
our
future
and
for
our
kids.
Thank
you.
C
C
First,
when
we
really
didn't
know
a
whole
lot
about
this
and
taking
a
chance
and
making
sure
that
we
push
forward
on
this
very
significant
program
so
to
the
individuals
where,
in
our
city,
this
is
again
an
equitable
opportunity
to
take
advantage
of
solar
industry.
The
time
the
clock
is
ticking,
as
the
mayor
said
that
we
have
expiring
tax
credits,
so
it's
time
to
aggressively
get
involved
with
this
program,
because
energy
savings
can
affect
everybody
in
this
city.
So
again,
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
their
awesome.
C
A
Thank
you,
so
much
council
president
I'm
happy
to
have
here
with
us
today,
I'd
like
to
invite
up
Liz
Murphy
senior.
Vice
president
regulatory
and
external
affairs
at
Piko,
Piko
has
been
a
partner
of
ours
throughout
solarized
philly
in
particular
to
help
us
support
our
high
school
solar
training,
but
also
creating
a
new
distributed
energy
group.
So
I'll,
let
let's
talk
about
a
little
bit
more
thanks
for
being
here.
Liz
thanks.
D
Emily,
thank
you,
everyone.
It's
it's
truly
a
pleasure
to
be
here
today.
Technology,
as
we've
heard,
is
changing
along
with
our
customer
expectations.
Historically,
Pico
customers
have
had
basic
interests,
they
want
quality
service
and
they
want
affordable
pricing,
but
today's
customers
have
a
much
higher
expectation,
such
as
control
and
access
to
energy
sources
such
as
solar
power.
Pico
continues
to
make
investments
in
clean
energy
and
I'd
like
to
talk
about
a
few
of
those.
D
The
first
is
our
viability
map,
which
is
an
online
map
that
allows
our
customers
to
go
online,
to
make
an
initial
determination
as
to
whether
they
can
get
solar
access.
The
second
is
a
smart
inverter.
It's
a
technology
that
provides
a
choice
of
whether
electricity
from
solar
panels
should
be
stored
or
consumed
based
on
energy
consumptions,
and
we
aren't
starting
to
install
a
number
of
those
inverters.
As
Emily
mentioned.
D
Those
investments
will
be
dedicated
to
upgrading
our
system
to
ensure
that
all
that
are
interested
in
solar
will
have
the
opportunity
to
get
solar
and
finally,
and
probably
one
of
the
most
important
issues
and
councilman
Clark
mentioned
that
it's
the
workforce
of
the
future
and
pìkô
has
been
working
with
solarized
Philly
on
the
high-school
training
program
and
also
with
oh
I,
see
on
really
creating
a
training
program
for
the
energy
jobs
of
the
future
and
I
do
know
that
we've
got
a
new
class
of
OIC
students
here.
So
congratulations
and
welcome.
D
We
expect,
after
that,
training
that
you'll
be
applying
for
positions
of
Pecos,
so
watch
out.
We
are
committed
to
making
sure
that
the
benefits
of
solar
are
also
shared
equity
equitably.
Our
position
is
that
everyone,
regardless
of
economic
circumstances,
should
have
access
to
the
benefits
of
solar.
So
to
succeed
in
all
of
this,
we
need
our
partnerships
and
our
collaboration
and
the
partnership
in
the
collaboration
we've
had
with
solarized
Philly
and
the
Energy
Authority
will
continue.
Thank
you
so
much
I.
A
Want
to
also
recognize
we're
joined
by
Councilman,
Derrick
green.
Thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
and
I'll
mention
one
of
my
board
members
Barbara
Adams
this
year
as
well.
Thank
You
Barbara
for
joining
us
I,
am
very
grateful
to
have
here
two
of
our
solarized
Philly
participants
to
share
why
they
went
solar
through
the
program.
As
mayor
Kenny
said
they're
among
the
363
homeowners
who
signed
solar
contracts
at
a
discount
through
our
program
since
2017,
so
Leslie
and
Victor.
Please
come
on
up.
E
Greetings
and
thank
you
Philadelphia
and
the
Philadelphia
Energy
Authority
for
creating
solarized
Philly.
It's
really
inspiring
you've
put
solar
have
power
within
the
reach
of
homeowners.
Like
me,
I'm
a
mom
and
my
son
has
been
my
biggest
advocate
and
cheerleader
for
going
solar.
Frankly,
I'm
worried
about
the
kind
of
world
that
he
and
future
generations
will
face.
If
we
don't
get
a
handle
on
climate
change
right
now,
I
own,
a
West
Philly
home
with
a
flat
roof.
E
I
first
tried
to
go
solar
a
decade
ago,
but
the
Installer
told
me
it
would
not
be
viable
unless
I
cut
down
a
large
tree.
It
didn't
make
sense
to
cut
that
tree.
So
I
decided
to
do
the
next
best
thing,
which
was
to
embark
on
a
series
of
energy
improvements
to
my
house,
resulting
in
a
13%
decrease
in
my
energy
consumption
fast-forward
to
2017
I
read
about
solarized
Philly.
E
My
financial
means
aren't
quite
what
they
were
a
few
years
ago,
but
I
was
encouraged
by
the
fact
that
they
were
trying
to
make
it
affordable
to
go.
Solar
I,
applied
in
2018
and
I,
was
thrilled
to
learn
that
I
would
finally
qualify
for
solar
in
my
house.
They
surveyed
my
roof
and
my
electric
and
said
they
could
install
enough
solar
to
serve
my
house
without
cutting
down
the
tree.
My
solar
installation
went
live
in
February
this
year.
They
gave
me
this
little
app
to
track
my
production
in
just
two
and
a
half
months.
E
I
have
prevented
1,500
pounds
of
co2
from
entering
the
atmosphere
that
is
the
equivalent
of
planting
37
trees.
That's
huge.
My
investment
is
already
paying
off.
Solarized
Philly
can
help
us
to
do
our
part
to
solve
the
urgent
problem
of
this
time.
Now
is
the
time
to
sign
up.
Do
it
for
your
kids?
Don't
wait.
F
Any
better,
my
name
is
Victor
young
and
about
three
and
a
half
years
ago,
I
was
interested
in
solar
powering
my
home,
so
I
could
reduce
my
carbon
footprint
and
also
gain
the
benefits
of
having
reduced
energy
costs,
so
I
reached
out
to
solar
oz
Philadelphia,
and
they
send
out
a
great
team
of
guys
from
kiss
and
I
kudos.
Are
you
guys
and
after
having
my
home
rewired,
they
provided
solar
that
you
provided
a
real
economic
way
for
me
to
have
those
solar
panels
installed
on
my
home.
F
A
G
So
good
morning,
I'm,
like
counseling
the
body
I,
want
to
go
back
to
what
Vic
just
said:
I'm
a
businessman,
and
when
you
hear
somebody
say
they
got
a
bill
of
zero.
That
is
to
be
recognized
and
applauded.
I
think
that's
the
essence
of
why
we're
here
so
I
want
to
thank
and
congratulate
all
the
work,
that's
being
done
to
Solarize
Philadelphia
as
we
enter
phase
3
and
since
we've
had
so
many
speakers.
I
only
want
to
cover
two
points
that
probably
have
not
been
covered
on
that
guests.
G
The
Commerce
director
would
be
expected
to
cover
Councilman
Clark
talked
about
the
multi-faceted
agendas
that
this
covers.
I
just
want
to
repeat
those
at
least
four
of
those
we're
talking
about
improvement
of
the
environment.
Again,
there's
some
people
that
don't
believe
that
that's
an
issue
but
I
know
Wien.
Philadelphia
do
number
two
cost
reduction:
zero
bill,
I
love
that
number
three
workforce
development
I
know:
oh
I,
see
us
of
others
that
have
been
groomed
to
evolve
into
this
significant
industry
and
number
four
job
creation.
So
again,
all
of
that
I
think
warrants.
G
So,
just
a
couple
of
notes
that
I
had
research
and
I
think
this
is
key.
The
US
Bureau
of
Labor
Statistics,
this
solar
installers
as
the
fastest
growing
job
of
the
next
decade.
Let
me
repeat
that
the
US
Bureau
of
Statistics,
this
solar
installers
as
the
fastest
growing
job
of
the
next
decade,
so
for
those
young
men
and
women,
raise
your
hands
that
are
coming
through,
oh
I,
say
in
the
other
programs.
All
right.
G
So
when
somebody
says
to
you,
you
have
no
reason
to
get
out
of
bed
in
the
morning.
Tell
them!
Yes,
you
do.
You've
got
a
job
for
they
at
least
the
next
10
or
20
years,
and
so
as
commerce
director
and
also
the
office
of
Workforce
Development
reports
to
me.
I
would
ask
you
to
do
us.
A
favor,
though
tell
your
sister,
your
brother,
your
cousin,
your
niece,
your
nephew
that
this
industry
has
a
job
for
them.
G
H
Thank
You
Emily:
this
has
been
a
phenomenal
phenomenal
project.
It
really
shows
the
incorporation
of
both
the
private
sector
and
the
public
sector
really
coming
together
to
promote
the
future
workforce
and
promote
a
future
industry.
Philadelphia's
really
taking
the
lead
in
this
initiative
with
Solarize
Philly
I'm,
going
to
thank
the
leadership
of
our
accounts
of
President
for
crating
to
fill
up
an
Energy,
Authority
and
I'm.
Also,
my
colleagues
and
city
council,
the
mayor
and
a
commerce
director
and
all
the
parties
here
really
came
together
to
put
together
this
initiative.
H
As
everyone
has
said,
we're
doing
phenomenal
work
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
but
this
is
also
something
that
we
can
take
on.
The
road
I've
had
some
conversation
on
accounts
of
president
and
how
we
can
take
this
concept
of
how
we
can
Solarize
our
city
to
other
cities
around
around
the
nation.
Through
my
work
with
the
National
League
of
Cities
and
the
council
president's
work
with
nationally
the
cities,
this
can
really
be
a
example
of
how
we
can
Solarize
match
up
the
city
of
Philadelphia,
but
Solarize.
H
I
Thank
you
and
I'll
be
real
sure
to,
and
everything
has
been
said,
but
to
thank
you,
the
leadership,
the
council
president
Clark
and
the
mayor
for
working
together
on
Solarize
Philadelphia.
You
know
to
work
with
our
our
utilities
and
pìkô.
Thank
you
so
much
for
making
this
a
win-win
situation.
We're
not
only
we're
reducing
our
carbon
footprint
but
creating
jobs
which
are
two
of
the
biggest
things
we
need
to
do
here
in
the
city
of
Philadelphia
and
yesterday
be
an
Earth
Day.
I
Thank
you
guys
and
it's
important
for
all
of
us
just
to
do
a
small
part,
because
sometimes
the
people
say
what
can
I
do
and
as
elected
officials,
you
know
a
lot
of
people
think
we
could
do
a
lot
of
different
things,
but
we
as
a
team,
the
collaborative
a
group,
can
really
make
a
difference.
One
house
at
a
time
and
I
think
this
will
share.
The
example
is
councilman
Green
just
said
not
only
for
Philadelphia
before
a
nation
and
for
a
world.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
being
here
it's
an
exciting
day.
I
J
Thank
You
Emily,
if
I
was
smart,
I'd
just
say:
I,
agree
what
everybody
else
said
and
go
walk,
walk
right,
but
just
emphasize
one
word
that
you
were
here,
I
think
every
speaker,
I
said:
that's
the
future,
so
learn
geez
about
the
future.
It's
about
our
environment,
helping
our
you
know
our
children
and
our
children's
children,
so
I
think
it's
very
important.
Yeah
all
credit
to
council
president
Clark
for
the
Energy
Authority,
and
certainly
he
when
he
talked
about
the
environmental
issues
that
got
us,
but
those
ten
thousand
jobs.
J
K
Thank
you
very
much
Emily
and,
of
course,
congratulations
to
council
president
Clark,
who
was
really
spearheaded
this
and
and
our
mayor
Mayor,
Jim
Kenny.
Let
me
just
say
that
energy
is
a
global
concern
and
clean
sustainable
energy
is
a
global
desire
and
I
am
so
glad
to
see
Philadelphia
stepping
forward
in
this
direction:
technology,
energy,
clean,
sustainable
energy
for
our
environment
for
our
future,
for
our
economy.
Thank
you,
everybody
and
let's,
let's
move
forward.
A
Thanks
everybody
so
much
the
next
person
speaking,
you
all,
probably
know
if
you've
been
involved
in
Solarize
Philly
in
any
way,
our
staff
at
the
Energy
Authority
is
really
incredible
and
Laura
Rogell
has
led
a
team
that
runs
solarized
Philly
include
Ben,
Vila,
raise
your
hand.
Thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work.
We
have
a
bunch
of
interns
here,
hailey
Nicole,
thank
you
guys
so
much
Maxine
Dixon
Ilan
Abramson,
who
does
all
the
fill-in
ANSI
Mifflin.
Thank
you
all.
L
Wonderful
thanks
so
much
everyone
for
being
here
with
us
today.
We
are
so
excited
to
be
reopening
solarized
Philly
for
2019.
2019
is
the
year
to
go
solar
in
Philadelphia,
and
there
are
three
reasons
for
that.
First,
this
is
your
last
chance
to
cut
the
cost
of
solar
by
30%
with
the
federal
tax
credit
that
starts
stepping
down
after
2019.
L
Second,
the
latest
UN
climate
report
reminded
us
that
climate
change
is
an
emergency
and
we
need
to
reduce
emissions
even
faster
than
we
thought.
We
need
to
drastically
scale
up
solar
adoption
here
in
Philadelphia.
If
we're
to
be
on
track
to
meet
mayor,
Kenny's
climate
goals,
of
reducing
our
emissions
by
80%
by
2050
and
third,
we
know
Solarize
Philly
creates
jobs.
L
Rooftop
solar
creates
the
most
jobs
per
dollar
invested
of
any
type
of
energy
project.
Solarized
Philly
created
52
jobs
over
just
a
12-month
period,
and
it
it's
funding
to
support
our
job
training
work
with
young
people
in
Philadelphia.
2019
is
the
year
to
go
solar
in
Philadelphia.
Solarize
Philly
is
a
citywide
program
to
help
all
Philadelphians
go
solar
at
home.
We
leverage
the
group
buying
power
of
people
like
Leslie
and
Victor,
and
the
hundreds
of
others
who
have
gone
solar
through
our
program
to
drive
down
the
cost
of
solar
and
apply
consumer
protections.
L
363
households
have
gone
solar
through
the
program,
investing
investing
five
point:
eight
million
dollars
in
our
local
economy,
solar
installer,
is
now
listed
as
a
high
priority
occupation
for
Philadelphia
because
of
high
employer
demand.
We
know
that
we
will
need
hundreds
more
solar
installers
to
transition
Philadelphia
to
a
clean
energy
future.
L
This
is
why
we've
partnered
with
the
School
District
of
Philadelphia,
the
office
of
Career
and
Technical
Education,
to
train
Philadelphia's
high
schoolers
for
jobs
in
solar
installation
and
I
know
we've
recognized
these
folks,
but
raise
your
hands
one
more
time.
If
you're
in
an
adult
training
program
with
oh
I,
see
or
II
see
a
wonderful.
Thank
you
all.
We
want
to
congratulate
you
on
getting
into
this
industry.
While
it's
taking
off
reef
rooftop
solar
also
creates
savings.
L
2017
was
the
first
year
where
solar
was
cost
competitive,
with
your
Pico
bill
and
in
2019
will
drive
down
the
cost
even
further.
For
many
households
buying
solar
energy
is
actually
cheaper
than
buying
your
electricity
from
the
grid.
Today,
we're
also
here
to
make
sure
Solar
is
an
option
for
all
communities.
In
Philadelphia,
we've
developed
a
low-cost
financing
option
for
a
pilot
cohort
of
low
and
moderate
income
households
which
are
slated
for
installation
this
summer.
L
We're
build
on
this
pilot
to
offer
a
new
inclusive
financing
option
in
2019,
so
we
encourage
households
of
all
income
levels
to
sign
up
for
solar
eyes,
Philly
I'm
pleased
to
have
with
us
here
today
the
newly
selected
solarized
Philly
2019
installers,
who
will
offer
solar
at
a
discount
for
hundreds,
more
Philadelphians
like
Leslie
and
Victor
this
year.
Please
join
me
in
congratulating
solar
states.
L
Kiss
electric
wait:
wave,
Joe,
yeah,
Arsenal,
solar
and
Vivint
solar
thanks
all
for
being
with
us,
so
it's
solar
states
and
kiss
electric
we're
with
us
for
the
two
first
two
phases
and
worked
incredibly
hard
to
serve
the
hundreds
of
households
that,
in
the
huge
surge
in
demand
we
saw
through
solar
eyes,
Philly
Arsenal
Solar
is
a
Philadelphia
based
company
looking
to
grow
their
solar
business
and
Vivint
solar
is
a
leading
national,
solar
installer.
Who
will
be
coming
on
board
with
us.
L
So
in
closing,
2019
is
the
year
to
go
solar
in
Philadelphia.
We
are
faced
with
huge
challenges
from
climate
change
to
generational.
Poverty
and
solar
is
a
tool
that
addresses
both
at
once,
reducing
your
carbon
footprint
and
your
electric
bill,
while
creating
local
jobs.
We'll
make
it
easy
by
connecting
you
to
one
of
our
pre
approved
installers,
who
will
offer
below
market
pricing
and
remember
that
this
is
the
last
year
to
save
30%
on
the
cost
of
solar
with
the
federal
tax
credit.