Pennsylvania

Information provided by EPA State Climate and Energy Program, Pennsylvania State Planning and Incentive Structures

Summary: Executive Order 2004-12 (Dec. 2004) requires the Department of General Services to work with state agencies on effective methods to include energy efficiency into new and existing state buildings. The order also lists a range of no-cost or low-cost energy conservation measures for all Commonwealth-owned and leased buildings and directs each state agency to develop a long-range energy use and conservation plan.

Links:

• Executive Order 2004-12

Summary: Executive Order 2004-12 (December 2004) requires the Department of General Services, in its capacity as the centralized coordinator of the State's energy management and conservation measures in Commonwealth facilities for the Executive Agencies, to procure ENERGY STAR and other energy efficient products where economical and consistent with life cycle cost analysis.

Links:

• Executive Order 2004-12

Summary: The Governor's Green Transportation Plan (August 2005) created an alternative-fuel pilot project that called for the purchase of 30 hybrid vehicles for the state fleet by 2006, to be increased to 50 by 2008, and 75 by 2010. By 2011, at least 25% of all new passenger vehicles purchased for the fleet will be hybrid.

Links:

• Green Transportation Plan

Links:

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Pennsylvania ESPC Legislation
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Performance Contracting and Energy Efficiency in the State Government Market (pdf)

Last Updated 07/14/2009

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