Energy Infrastructure & Efficiency Fund

In 2010, the  Philadelphia Office of Sustainability  (OOS) created the Energy Infrastructure & Efficiency Fund (EIEF), formerly known as the Greenworks Sustainability Fund (GSF), to help City departments lower their energy use. The  Municipal Energy Office , part of OOS, manages this fund. Today, the EIEF supplies funding to departments for energy efficiency, infrastructure, and climate resilience projects in City-owned buildings. EIEF investments have saved the City over $5 million to-date in energy costs over the life of the program.

Past projects include:

• LED lighting
• Building control systems
• Building envelope upgrades
• Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) upgrades
• Building electrification
• Other energy efficiency improvements

The EIEF facilitates projects that advance progress towards City goals set in the Municipal Energy Master Plan for the Built Environment (MEMP), launched in 2017. This plan focuses on lowering energy use of City buildings by 20% and greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by the year 2030 (from a 2006 baseline).

The image below outlines the City's four main Energy Goals.

The MEMP outlines how City government will reach these goals by reducing energy use and cleaning the energy supply. Because energy plays an important role in climate change and disaster preparedness, the plan also informs City government's climate mitigation and adaptation work.

By scrolling down, you can find more information on some exciting EIEF projects.

Last Updated May 2024

The map below outlines all completed projects that were either partially or fully funded through the Energy Infrastructure & Efficiency Fund (EIEF). Click on the points to see what projects were completed at each building.

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