pennsylvania energy development authority board meeting wednesday, october 22 nd, 2014
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Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority Board Meeting
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
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Agenda• Welcome/Opening Remarks/Roll Call
• Approval of minutes from April 7, 2014
• Overview of Application Process
• Discussion and approval of Community Environmental Initiative Project
• Discussion and approval of PEDA 2014 Financial Assistance Award Recommendations
– Advanced Energy
– Clean Alternative Energy
– Advanced Energy - Duquesne Light
• Review and approval of PEDA Annual Report
• Public comment
• Additional Business /Adjournment
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• Competitive grant or loan offering– Opened, June 14, 2014 – Closed, August 15, 2014
• $12.4M in available funding – $4.1 million; Energy Development Fund – $8.034 million; Growing Greener II– $259,694; Duquesne Light Settlement funds
• ~$10 M for Advanced Energy Projects
• ~$2.5M for Clean Alternative Energy Projects
• Received 184 Applications totaling over $81 Million
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2014 Application Process
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• Development of innovative new alternative energy or energy efficiency technologies;
• Manufacturing of alternative energy or energy efficiency equipment or materials;
• Generation and use of indigenous and alternative energy or the production of alternative fuels; and
• Implementation of energy efficiency/demand side projects.
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Project Types
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• Corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations and other legal business entities;
• Non-profit corporations• Pennsylvania schools, colleges and universities; and• Any Pennsylvania municipality and any public
corporation, authority or body whatsoever.
Eligible Applicants
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• Projects which are required by law or as a result of an environmental violation to obtain environmental compliance.
• Projects that request PEDA funding to supplant existing state or federal grant funds.
• Projects that purchase or convert vehicles to run on alternative fuels, including CNG, LNG, LPG and others.
Ineligible Projects
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–Quantity of alternative energy or alternative fuel generated or produced by the project or the amount of conventional energy saved or peak load reduced by the project
– Technical and financial feasibility of the project– Project readiness – Non-PEDA matching investment in the project– Support new business or venture
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Project Evaluation Criteria
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– Jobs created– Economic benefits– Environmental benefits–Keystone Principles–Contribution to alternative energy
development or use –Research component
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Project Evaluation Criteria (cont.)
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• DEP and PEDA Staff provided technical review and competitive score/ranking
• October 2, 2014, DEP and PEDA staff met with Technical Review Subcommittee to review all projects.– Review ineligibles– Discuss scoring outcomes/ranking– Identification of top tier projects– Consider additional justification for projects requesting > $500,000– Identify further issues/questions regarding top tier projects
• October 10, 2014 August 15th – DEP and PEDA staff met with Technical Review Subcommittee– Review and set project list for final consideration for the PEDA Board
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Technical Review Subcommittee
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• Discussion and approval of the Community Environmental Initiative (CEI) Project– CEI Program allows Counties to designate a project to utilize Growing
Greener II funds provided to them under a program which they choose to allocate the funds
– Project must be eligible as per the PEDA 2014 guidelines
• Applicant– Northumberland County Board of Commissioners– Boiler upgrade resulting in 30% greater efficiency– Grant Request, $79,943.50– Matching Funding, $16,000– Energy Savings 762 Mcf/yr
Community Environmental Initiative
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Advanced Energy – $9,680,340.8019 Recommended Projects
• 6 Solar Projects - $3,135,559• 5 Energy Efficiency Projects – $2,045,868.80• 3 Energy Efficiency/CHP Projects – $2,000,000• 5 Other - $2,499,913
– Biomass, Biogas, Battery Storage, Hydropower, Combined Solar Thermal/EE
PEDA Award Recommendations
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– Advanced Technologies and Land Services• Solar Power on a Sustainable Tree Farm
– Recommended Award $500,000
– Aria Health System• Aria Health System Combined Heat and Power System
– Recommended Award $500,000
– City of Harrisburg• Street Light LED Conversion Project
– Recommended Award $500,000
Advanced Energy Recommendations
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– Community Energy Renewables, LLC• Marywood Solar Project
– Recommended Award $500,000
– Constellation New Energy• Upper Merion Ultra Battery Project
– Recommended Award $500,000
– Dairy Farmers of America• New Burner and Economizer for Johnston Boiler
– Recommended Award $75,967
Advanced Energy (cont.)
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– Elizabethtown College• Elizabethtown College and Clean Energy
– Recommended Award $500,000
– Estes Express Lines• Solar Energy in West Middlesex PA
– Recommended Award $400,000
– Green Building Alliance• Pittsburgh Garage Energy Efficiency Initiative
– Recommended Award $469,892.80
Advanced Energy (cont.)
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– Hydro Green Energy• Braddock Locks and Dam Hydropower project
– Recommended Award $499,913
– Juniata Solar Partners• Harrisburg Area Community College Solar Initiative
– Recommended Award $484,559
– Knouse Foods• Knouse Foods Peach Glen Biogas CHP System
– Recommended Award $1,000,000
Advanced Energy (cont.)
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– Nicholas Meat LLC• Anaerobic Digester for Meat Processing Facility
– Recommended Award $500,000
– PA Solar Park II LLC• PA Solar Park 10 MW Solar Array
– Recommended Award $750,000
– Robert Packer Hospital• Robert Packer Hospital Energy Conservation Project
– Recommended Award $500,000
Advanced Energy (cont.)
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– Shamokin Area School District• Gaining Ground by Going Green, Solar & Energy Efficiency
– Recommended Award $500,000
– The Tuthill Corporation• Blue Mountain CHP project
– Recommended Award $500,000
– West Branch Area School District• Modeling Biomass Excellence in the Land of Lumber
– Recommended Award $500,000
Advanced Energy (cont.)
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– Westtown School• Westtown School Comprehensive Conservation Plan
– Recommended Award $500,000
Advanced Energy (cont.)
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• Clean Alternative Energy Projects – $2,427,366– 5 Projects• 1 Research - $500,000
– Battery systems
• 4 Manufacturing - $1,927,366– Windows, Fuel Cells, Solar/Battery Storage, Solar Racking
Clean Alt. Energy Recommendations
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– Alcoa Inc.• Aluminum – Air Battery Electrolyte Recycling System
– Recommended Award $500,000
– Interstate Building Materials Inc. • Window Manufacturing Expansion
– Recommended Award $470,000
– J.V. Manufacturing Company• NextGen Fuel Cell Component Manufacturing
– Recommended Award $500,000
Clean Alt. Energy Recommendations
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– Solar Secured Solutions, LLC• Solar-Diesel Hybrid Light Tower
– Recommended Award $500,000
– Summit Steel & Manufacturing Inc. • Advanced Solar PV Panel Mounting Systems
– Recommended Award $457,366
Clean Alt. Energy Recommendations
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• Advanced Energy, Duquesne Light – $259,694.91– 3 Projects• 1 Solar Project – $28,800• 1 Energy Efficiency Project – $174,665• 1 Solar/Wind – $75,000
– Total Award = $278,465• Additional funds to be included as Advanced Energy
PEDA funds
Duquesne Light Recommendations
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• Advanced Energy Projects, Duquesne Light – AIM Ventures, LLC• Pittsburgh Solar Energy for Non-Profit Companies
– Recommended Award $28,800
– Allegheny County • Steam System Insulation and Monitoring Project
– Recommended Award $174,665
– Borough of Monaca• Monaca Water Reservoir Alternative Energy Project
– Recommended Award $75,000
Advanced Energy/Duquesne Light
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• $12.4M in available funding • Recommended Award Totals– $9,680,340.80 (Advanced Energy)– $2,427,366 (Clean Alternative Energy)– $278,465 (Advanced Energy, Duquesne Light)
• Totaling $12,386,171.80
PEDA Award Totals
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• Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) Annual report refers to the period of July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014.
• As of June 30, 2014, the Energy Development Fund contained a total of $4,741,968.31 in funds.
• PEDA continues to work to help finance innovative clean energy projects.
Annual PEDA Report
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• Presented to the Board at the April 7, 2014, meeting.
• Posted on the PEDA website and opened for the receipt of public comments on May 30th
• Finalized August 2014
Pennsylvania Energy Development Plan
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David A. Althoff Jr. Department of Environmental Protection Pollution Prevention and Energy Assistance OfficeRachel Carson State Office Building400 Market Street | Harrisburg, PA 17101Phone: 717-783-0542 | Fax: 717-783-2703
Hayley L. Book | PEDA Executive DirectorDepartment of Environmental ProtectionRachel Carson State Office Building400 Market Street | Harrisburg, PA 17101Phone: 717-772-3612| Fax: 717-705-4980