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.
Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell announced 13 new solar energy projects in the state today. The projects were made possible by more than $5 million from the Alternative Energy Investment Fund, in turn made possible by federal ARRA funds earmarked for renewable energy.
A planned 23-wind turbine project for Fayette County to generate electricity that was put on hold late last year is back on track thanks to a $10 million federal economic stimulus grant.
A solar project proposed in Nesquehoning may nearly double in size over the original plans.
Rendell announces $22.8 million in wind energy projects
Progress continues to move slowly on a new pipeline that will travel through several townships in Potter County and carry the gas produced by the Marcellus Shale deposits.
Federal loan guarantees may help company with two projects in Pennsylvania
and may sink in billions more over next decade. Keywords: business, environment.
National Park Service to review 3 routes, even though PPL already made its choice.
Low-interest loans lower monthly payments to buy systems that also reduce electric bills