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The mission of the Energy Coordinating Agency (ECA) is to help people conserve energy and to promote a more sustainable and socially equitable energy future for all in the Philadelphia Region.

The Energy Coordinating Agency (ECA) is a leader in the development of energy efficient, affordable and market rate housing, sustainable building practices and solar energy in Pennsylvania. Smart Energy Solutions, ECA’s award-winning market rate division, provides the technical expertise to bring new homes up to the ENERGY STAR and LEED for Homes standards, and to retrofit existing homes to the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR standard.


ECA has opened the John S. and James L. Knight Green Jobs Training Center to help build a skilled green collar workforce for the new, clean energy economy. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry has authorized the Center as one of six weatherization training centers in the state. Through strategic partnerships with NCAF/ExxonMobil, BASF and other industry leaders, ECA will train approximately 750 people this year for green jobs ranging from entry level weatherization to the national certifications of BPI Building Analyst and Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Rater.


Founded in 1984, the ECA’s mission is to help people conserve energy and to promote a sustainable and socially equitable energy future for all. Last year, in collaboration with our citywide network of 14 Neighborhood Energy Centers, ECA provided over 40,000 low income families with more than 86,000 energy services including: budget and energy counseling; bill payment assistance; energy conservation treatments, and energy education. Our conservation services saved these families an average of 30% of their energy costs, thus stabilizing them in their homes and communities. In partnership with the City of Philadelphia, PECO and PGW, we teach hands-on winterization and home cooling skills to more than 4,000 people each year through our regional series of seasonal energy conservation workshops.

 

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