Villanova Gets $965K For Energy Use Reduction Project: Gov Wolf

VILLANOVA, PA – A project on Villanova University's campus to reduce the school's energy usage is getting funding boost, according to an announcement from Gov. Tom Wolf's office.

Wolf's office announced nine new project approvals through the Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA), that will benefit Pennsylvania residents and businesses through promoting energy efficiency and building out infrastructure to bring abundant energy to homes and commercial buildings.

LCP Generation Partners was approved for a $965,000 grant through the Alternative and Clean Energy program for the purchase and installation of a 2,000 kilowatt combined heat and power system on the school's campus, according to Wolf's office.

The project will offset approximately 17,520 megawatt-hours per year of electricity and the waste heat from the system will produce steam and domestic hot water, a savings of 108 million British Thermal Units annually.

Electrical and thermal production offset will reduce the university’s usage by a combined 24 percent.

The total project cost is $3,559,993.

"Development of our energy infrastructure – whether through expanding access to natural gas, boosting the efficiency of buildings, or harnessing renewable energy resources like wind – are all vital to Pennsylvania’s economic health," Wolf said in the announcement. "These projects approved today won’t just support our business sector, but it will also help residents by improving school buildings, enabling access to gas energy in homes, and creating jobs, bringing countless benefits to communities."

The approved projects include grants to support the purchase and installation of combined heat and power systems, the renovation and construction of highly energy-efficient school buildings, the implementation of environmentally-friendly and economical manufacturing technology, and the purchase of wind turbines to harness renewable wind energy, according to Wolf's office.

The projects also include installation of pipelines that will bring Pennsylvania’s abundant natural gas energy resources to more than 500 residential and commercial customers, boosting economic development in the areas where the projects are located, Wolf's office said.

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