Discussion Points• Who is WPPSEF

– 17 years of operations

• Activity– Funding activity (2015-2016)– Funding Pipeline (2017) – High Performance Building Showcase

• Concluding Remarks

Who We Are

• Mission elements– Promote use of renewable and

clean energy technologies

– Promote energy conservation & efficiency

– Promote education, economic development, and environmental benefit of renewable/ clean energy use and energy conservation/ efficiency (three E’s)

2015-16 Funding CommitmentsFunding

TypeNumber of

ProjectsFunding

CommitmentsKey

ProjectsLoans

20152016

11

$996,000$350,000

2015. Energy Innovation Center2016. State College Land Trust

Grants20152016

2019

$595,725$684,553

2015. Vandergrift Borough, State College Borough, St. Vincent College, Wilson College, PA Biomass Energy Association, Westmoreland Community Action, Audubon Society of Western PA, Gregg Township, Eastern Westmoreland Career & Technology Center, Energy Sprout

2016. Phipps, BOSS Controls, Frick, Mountain Watershed, West Overton, Excela Health, County of Elk, PA Society for Health Facility Engineering

TOTAL 41 $2,626,278

2017 Funding Pipeline (RFP 02/01/17)Funding

TypeNumber of

ProjectsFunding

CommitmentsProjectTypes

Loan Requests 3 $3,399,720 Living building challenge, solar PV, downtown community renovation

Grant Requests 15 $1,939,045

Agricultural digester w/ CHP, schools (educational dashboards, LED streetlights, building renovations to high performance standards, library heating, mobile sustainable energy learning trailer, variety of educational requests.

TOTAL 18 $5,338,765

Frick Environmental Center

PA Wilds – High Performance Buildings

PA Society for Health Facility Engineering – Energy to Care Program

Concluding Remarks• Funding and project management activities continue

to be primary focus of WPPSEF

• Placing funding is both proactive (site visits, working with others) and reactive (RFP)

• WPPSEF branding is important– “We are here to help”– Quiet video series (four completed, five under production)