Latest Round of Recovery Act Funds Sends $17.6 Million to Pennsylvania for Clean Technology Job Creation

President Obama announced today that the Department of Energy is awarding $2.7 billion from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act for Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credits. With these credits, 183 projects across the country will create tens of thousands of clean energy jobs and encourage the production of advanced clean energy technologies including wind and solar power as well as systems to increase energy efficiency and management.

In Pennsylvania, seven projects are receiving over $17.6 million to manufacture solar energy equipment and energy-efficient building materials.

The Recovery Act has brought tens of millions of dollars in tax credits and contracts for clean energy and energy efficiency to Pennsylvania, and is just the beginning of the kind of progress we can make with federal investment in clean energy technology.

For a full list of the projects announced today, click here to download the spreadsheet from the White House.

Alliance for Climate Protection CEO Maggie L. Fox issued the following statement after President Obama's announcement:

STATEMENT BY ALLIANCE FOR CLIMATE PROTECTION
CEO MAGGIE L. FOX ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ANNOUNCEMENT ON FUNDING FOR
CLEAN TECHNOLOGY JOB CREATION

For immediate release: January 8, 2010
Press inquiries: Laura Burton Capps, Giselle Barry, 202-567-6800, press@climateprotect.org

Washington, DC – Alliance for Climate Protection President and CEO Maggie L. Fox today issued the following statement on President Obama’s announcement on funding for clean technology job creation:

“The solutions to our economic challenge and our energy crisis go hand in hand. President Obama's announcement today supports our transition to a clean energy economy that will create thousands of new manufacturing jobs for American workers. New investments in solar power, energy efficiency and wind energy will spur innovation and harness our nation’s greatest asset – the ingenuity of the American worker.”

About the Alliance for Climate Protection:
The Alliance for Climate Protection was founded in 2006 by Nobel laureate and former Vice President Al Gore. With more than five million members and supporters worldwide, the Alliance is a unique non-profit, non-partisan organization that is committed to educating the global community about the urgency of implementing comprehensive solutions to the climate crisis.

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Pa Wind Farms Receive Recovery Act Investments

September 2, 2009

Wind farms in Cambria and Schuylkill counties are among a dozen clean energy projects that will receive funding under an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program that provides cash assistance to energy production companies in place of earned tax credits.

The U.S. departments of Treasury and Energy this week announced a $42.2 million grant to Highland Wind Farm, a 62.5 megawatt facility under construction in Cambria County, and a $59.2 million grant to Locust Ridge II, a 102 megawatt project in Schuylkill County.



“These investments allow Pennsylvania’s energy companies to move ahead with projects that not only provide clean, renewable energy to reduce greenhouse emissions and curb climate change, but also to create and retain family-sustaining jobs and expanding Pennsylvania’s green economy,” Governor Edward G. Rendell said.

The two projects will produce enough electricity to power approximately 59,000 homes, the Governor said.

The grants are among a total of $500 million in Recovery Act investments announced this week for 12 wind and solar energy projects in eight states, the first round of grants in a program that is expected to provide more than $3 billion in financial support for clean energy projects by providing direct payments in lieu of tax credits.

The departments of Treasury and Energy last month announced the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit Program, which provides for $2.3 billion in tax credits under the Recovery Act for businesses that manufacture equipment for clean energy technology. For more information, visit www.energy.gov/recovery/48C.htm. Applications are due to the Department of Energy by Sept. 16.

“The Recovery Act is working in Pennsylvania to stimulate economic growth in the clean energy sector, reducing our reliance on fossil fuels that contribute to air pollution and climate change,” Governor Rendell said.

To learn more about how the federal economic stimulus is benefitting Pennsylvania, visit www.recovery.pa.gov.

Erie declares its Energy Independence

Repower America was in Erie yesterday at Erie Downtown's block party. See what the Flagship City had to say about Energy Independence!