Who We Are and What We Do

West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund released “The Quiet Ones” video describing who we are and what we do.

Listen to Geisinger Health System Facilities Engineer, Al Neuner, talk about the relationship between energy savings and health and Geisinger’s partnership with the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund.

Listen to Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Director, Richard Piacentini, talk about the relationship of living buildings to nature and the environment and Phipp’s partnership with the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund.

Listen to ‎President and CEO at Keystone Elk Country Alliance, Rawley Cogan, talk about the relationship between experiencing elk in the outdoors to building a new LEED certified facility to enhance that experience and Elk Country’s partnership with the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund.

Discover one of the most spectacular outdoor recreation destinations in the USA. Hear Tataboline Enos talk about the PA Wilds as both a place and a movement and their relationship to the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund.

Listen to the people of Envinity talk about energy efficiency and renewable energy and why saving energy is always the first motivation for everything that they do. Their partnership with the West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund goes back to when Envinity was just two people.

Listen to the people of PEC and GBA talk about what is happening here in Pennsylvania. How do we soften our footprint? And if we can find those solutions here, we can help the world learn from how we approach these challenges. Their partnership with WPPSEF has been a collaboration to help better the environment and support high performance buildings throughout our region.

Listen to Jim Stark, Chief Executive Officer of Fayette County Community Action Agency (FCCAA), talk about their relationship to WPPSEF that goes back to the Fund’s formation. WPPSEF isn’t just financial support but technical assistance as well. FCCAA has been leading the way for over 50 years. What makes them special is that they not only provide services to care for the people but they are also concerned with improving the community.

We have worked hard to make words like renewable energy and sustainability become household words. But there is still so much to do. And we think that it’s time to go further. To reimagine energy as something that can be more than just sustainable. To redefine it as something that has the power to renew our communities and our very way of life. So, who is with us?

RE Farm Café owners, Duke and Monica Gastiger, explore regenerative thinking to shift from sustainable to transformative.