Thank you for your interest in the Met Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund. In January 2018, the advisory committee that oversees distributions from the fund embarked on a strategic planning process to ensure that capital is deployed in the most effective way to meet the mission. More information about the results of this process will be posted in April 2018. In the meantime, grant and loan applications to the fund remain open.
Our projects
Click the map for a searchable database of all projects funded by the Met Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund through December 31, 2017.
What We Do
The Met Ed / Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund provides grants, loans, and equity investments to promote:
- the development and use of renewable energy and clean energy technologies
- energy conservation and efficiency
- sustainable energy businesses
- projects that improve the environment in the companies’ service territories
News and Information
Fall and winter energy-saving tips
Simple and inexpensive actions can help you save energy and money during the cool fall and winter months. This article will help you find strategies to help you save energy during the cool fall [...]
LED lights added to Schuylkill River trail
In this photo, courtesy of the Reading Eagle, supporters of a lighting project stand under one of 17 new LED lights along the Schuylkill River trail that connects West Reading and Reading Area Community College. The [...]
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Gautier Steel: History in the Making
“This has been a long time coming and we’re very excited about this,” said Jacqueline Kulback, CFO & Controller at Gautier Steel.
Work had begun to fulfill the company’s first customer order of steel plates. Eventually, it will be rolling titanium and other specialty metals.
The Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF) of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies got a behind-the-scenes look as the mill did its early test runs. Gautier received a $25,000 grant and a $500,000 loan from the SEF to help to complete the nearly $20 million project.
15 years of PA’s sustainable energy funds
In 2000, the sustainable energy industry was bolstered by the creation of special funds across the Commonwealth to provide financial support for projects that promoted renewable and sustainable energy.
Two of those funds, the Metropolitan Edison Company Sustainable Energy Fund of Berks County Community Foundation and the Pennsylvania Electric Company Sustainable Energy Fund of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, marked their 15th anniversary in 2015.
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