Federal Stimulus | Reliable Energy PA

2.24.10 $2.7M federal grant to help Fayette County land ‘green’ jobs

A $2.7 million federal grant will be used to create a job-training program to prepare 250 disadvantaged Fayette County residents to work in so-called “green” jobs.

10.29.09 PPL Electric Utilities to Receive $19 Million Federal Grant to Improve Harrisburg-Area Service

PPL Electric Utilities will receive $19 million in federal stimulus money to use “smart grid” technology to improve electric service for about 60,000 Harrisburg-area customers.

The project aims to move power more efficiently, react instantaneously to changes on the delivery system and automatically reroute power around problems that occur, according to the company.

10.28.09 Obama Trumpets Energy Grants

The Obama Administration unveiled $3.4 billion in stimulus grants for advanced electricity grid projects, reports The Wall Street Journal.

10.28.09 Peco Energy Gets $200M ‘Smart-Grid’ Grant

Peco Energy Co. was awarded a $200 million federal stimulus grant yesterday that will allow it to speed up deployment of “smart-grid” technology, including 600,000 advanced electric meters in the next three years.

8.23.09 Smart Grids Can Give People Power to Cut Electric Bills

Inside a tiny office in a business park near West Virginia University, Allegheny Power is testing the power-control system of the future.

7.21.09 Is the Smart Grid Finally at the Tipping Point?

The Smart Grid has gotten plenty of hype and little action, but in the last few days there are serious signs that it may finally be at the tipping point.

What the smart grid needs most of all, of course, is money. Without it, the grid will languish, and IT won’t reap its benefits. Yesterday, the federal government gave the grid a big boost with more than $57 million in stimulus money. That’s a very big boost.

7.21.09: PA recieves $40M for energy efficiency projects

Pennsylvania will be recieving about $40 million from the federal stimulus to increase renewable energy uses, create and retain jobs, prioritize energy savings and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The State has already recieved about 10% of its stimulus funds for energy projects and is expected to recieve another $50 million in the future.