The Chamber and MetroAction are teaming up with PPL to help launch the E-power Direct Discount Service in Scranton! (more…)

The Sustainable Energy Fund , with funding from PPL Electric Utilities, are partnering to offer one-time grants for motivated small businesses located in the PPL service territory with projects that will reduce electric consumption. (more…)

Attention Small Business Owners!

Here’s a chance for your business to help conserve energy while at the same time putting some coin in your own pocket.

The Sustainable Energy Fund (“SEF”) in conjunction with PPL Electric Utilities (“PPL”) is hosting a program that makes provision for any company (in compliance with program guidelines) to receive a 20% reimbursement on an energy saving project whose cost falls between $5,000 and $10,000. While project costs may exceed $10,000, the 20% reimbursement is capped at $2,000.

The project is a lighting retrofit venture (limited to small business enterprises), which is the process of replacing inefficient lighting with energy saving units. (more…)

Did you know that 1 ton of 100 % recycled paper saves the equivalent of 4,100 kWh of energy, 7,000 gallons of water, 60 pounds of air emissions, and three cubic yards of landfill space?

Attendees at our first Go Green Business Summit learned about staggering statistics like this and ways that their businesses can be more eco-friendly.  More than 70 business leaders and environmental experts gathered to discuss innovative approaches, best practices and new trends in greening their businesses. The program was sponsored by Lackawanna County, PPL and WBRE/WYOU.

Commissioner Corey O’Brien described houw Lackawanna County is improving its environmental footprint.  Everything from eliminating gas guzzling county vehicles to implementing a county-wide recycling program in all county offices.

Michele Dempsey, DX Dempsey Architecture, Brad Bason, North Central Digital Systems, Jamie Reeger, Environmental Institute of Lackawanna College and Marlene Satter, SRA International, provided presentations on a host of informative topics.

A panel discussion with area experts and trend setters (including Danielle Fleming, Danielle & Co, Tom McLane, McLane & Associates, Shannon Cross, Outlook Construction, Jay Barton, WBRE/WYOU, Pam Fendrock, PennFuture and Nancy Crickman, EMAP) and a keynote address on Tomorrow’s Trends by Tom Tuffey, PennFuture rounded out the program.

More than 15 vendors were on hand to provide attendees with resources and assistance in making eco-senstive choices for their businesses.

Be sure to check out our upcoming training programs.  And, be sure to check out the other articles on this blog about what local businesses are doing to improve their environmental footprint.

If you attended the Go Green Business Summit, we’d love to know what you thought of the program.  Please feel free to share your comments and best-practices for greening your businesses.