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Pennsylvania, Energy Efficiency & Solar Energy=Thousands of Jobs & Savings...

Brandi Colander

Posted May 1, 2009 in Green Enterprise, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming

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According to a recently released report by ACEEE, energy efficiency improvements in PA can save consumers an estimated $5 billion/yr on energy bills and create 27,000 new local jobs by 2025.  Implementing a robust set of energy efficiency and solar energy policies and programs in PA, beyond what is currently in place, could meet almost a quarter of PA's electricity needs and 15% of its natural gas needs by 2025. Anyone interested in energy efficiency and solar energy should look into attending the Penn State University Solar Energy Conference on May 6th and 7th. Limited space remaining...

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