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Mission
Mission: Contribute to a movement for climate action with a goal of 100% clean energy in PA centered on equity and framing the public vision as one where clean energy is necessary for healthy and safe communities, and by ensuring political power is in the hands of the people and not dirty industries.
- Promote clean energy through public education events (online solar tours and renewable choice in electric providers).
- Support state policies that promote investment in clean energy, efficiency, electrification of vehicles and buildings and that phase out the extraction and use of fossil fuels.
- Support Group teams (e.g. Ready For 100 teams) that are working in this space.
Current Priorities
- Increasing awareness and demand for solar energy
- Education and Resources
- Tracking PA Legislation that promotes more clean energy in PA - e.g. Gov Shapiro's Lightning Plan, Solar For Schools, Solar For All, etc
- Pushing Electric Utilities to commit to purchasing more clean energy
- What's up with the PJM new project queue?
- Work with Advocacy Teams (within SC and allies):
- Clean Communities campaign
- Clean Energy For All programs
- Community Advocates for Clean Energy/Philly & Ready For 100 2.0
Meetings, Events, Email List
The SC/PA Clean Energy Team meets every month on the second Monday at 7 p.m. Look for "Chapter Clean Energy Team Mtg" event on our event calendar.
We are always looking for new people and ideas. Get emails about our next meeting by joining the Clean Energy email list!
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Resources - Webinar Recordings
PJM 101 webinar , June 2025
How does the regional grid operator (PJM) work, who controls it, why is it broken, and what can we do about it?
Host: Sierra Club Env Law Program
Solar Success Stories (Clean Energy for ALL Series), Oct 2023
Across Pennsylvania, local governments, community groups, and houses of worship have successfully made the switch to solar energy. Join us for the next installment of the Clean Energy for ALL Education & Action Series as we hear from leaders about planning for a solar transformation, overcoming financial and technical barriers, and building community support in the unlikeliest of places.
Flagship Wastewater Treatment Plant, Mar, 2023
Jeremy Taylor, Chief Sustainability Officer at SoMax Circular Solutions, will walk us through this first-in-the-US wastewater treatment plant in Phoenixville, PA that uses hydrothermal carbonization to produce a biofuel that can supply the energy needed to treat municipal wastewater with the potential to generate more energy than the treatment plant consumes.
Utility Scale Energy Storage, Feb, 2022
Speaker: Scott Baker from PJM. PJM operates the competitive wholesale electricity market and manages the high-voltage electricity grid for 13 states (including PA). Scott talked about the status and outlook for utility-scale energy storage projects in PA and the region that will help smooth the variability of renewable energy production.
Find Scott's presentation here and the study he referenced: Energy Transition in PJM: Frameworks for Analysis
Solar for Everyone - Community Solar in Pennsylvania, July 2021
Speaker: Henry McKay, Solar United Neighbors
Description: What is Community Solar and how is it different from residential rooftop solar, utility-scale solar and purchasing renewable electricity from a 3rd party generator? How has it worked in other states? How could it work in Pennsylvania?
PA Legislation
For the latest info on PA Legislation that the Sierra Club is tracking, go to the PA Legislative Tracker and The Briefing video series.
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