This map showcases four categories of projects in the DVRPC region that reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Click on a project to display detailed information, pictures, and some of the ways projects are reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
DVRPC is actively seeking additions to this map! Please contact Adam Beam ( abeam@dvrpc.org ) if you are aware of a project to be considered for inclusion. In addition, please contact Adam if you are the owner or operator of a project on this map and would like to correct or update information, or if you would like the project removed.
Data for these locations were compiled by DVRPC through various online sources.
This map showcases projects in the DVRPC region that reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. Click on a project to display detailed information about the project and see some of the ways the region is reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
There are four categories of projects:
Energy Innovation - These projects have found new, innovative ways to improve current processes or use new technologies that boost efficiency and reduce energy use. Some of these projects involve using waste streams to increase available energy. Others include new technologies that reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy Storage - These projects use batteries or other technologies to store electricity. They can be tied to renewable energy systems or can harvest waste energy. They increase resiliency by allowing access to electricity during power outages. Storage can also provide new revenue streams for project owners by allowing them to participate in PJM’s frequency regulation market.
Green Buildings - These projects are all certified LEED Gold or LEED Platinum buildings. Many organizations have incorporated green building practices into their properties in order to curb energy costs by reducing energy usage and their consequent greenhouse gas emissions. These practices include green roofs, geothermal HVAC systems, insulation, and other retrofits to ensure the building uses as little energy as possible. These greening measures provide many additional benefits to the building owners, operators, and occupants.
Solar Power Generation - These projects are installations of large arrays of solar photovoltaic panels. These installations generate clean energy, both for use at the facilities where they are installed and for contributing to the region’s electrical grid. This helps lower carbon dioxide (CO2e) and other emissions by replacing the use of fossil fuels like coal and natural gas in electricity generation.
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