The Energy Independence Fund

Special Session House Bill 1

This $650 million investment in Pennsylvania innovators and consumers will help generate green energy and a cleaner environment.

Investments include:

  • $165 million for major alternative energy manufacturing projects and building facilities that create the parts and technology that can be used by PA facilities. Grants will be awarded on merit by an independent state agency – the projects that do the most good for the most people will get the funding.


  • $80 million to help large businesses and municipalities install solar energy generating facilities to help reduce the demand on existing power plants.


  • $100 million to help homeowners and small businesses install solar energy panels, reimbursing costs of materials and insulation to give average people the power to harness the sun to cut energy bills.


  • $25 million to help defray the cost of cleaning up industrial emissions to reduce the levels of harmful mercury being released into the atmosphere.


  • $25 million to help homeowners and small businesses defray the costs of building new green-certified homes and buildings, making sure newly built structures efficiently use the lowest amount of energy.


  • $25 million for wind and geothermal research and implementation, harnessing the power of the wind and the earth's natural heat to create power.


  • $40 million for the Ben Franklin Innovation Fund to help bright innovators create the energy technology of the future.

Consumer aid and incentives include:

  • $40 million for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program to keep the power flowing for tens of thousands of seniors and working families when the temperatures turn cold.


  • $97.5 million to help homeowners and small businesses complete vital weatherization projects to get the most from our energy dollars.


  • $50 million to provide $1,000 tax credits to people who install alternative energy production systems in their businesses.


  • $2.5 million for a data server consolidation program to help businesses reduce the amount of air conditioning electricity it takes to keep their computer servers cool.

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