Board Meeting MINUTESMay 9, 2018 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

At Chester County Economic Development Council737 Constitution Drive, Exton, PA 19341

Welcome, Introductions, What is going on in your business (Bill)o In attendance: William Ronayne (Brandywine Valley Heating and

Air Conditioning), Paul Spiegel (Practical Energy), Steve Krug (Krug Architects), Rod Heckman (Applied Energy Partners), Jim Robinson (DES Global, LLC), Anne-Marie Crossan (Longwood Gardens), Alex Dews (Green Building United), Jim Lauckner (SEI), Sherry Cockerham (SEI), Elaine Feldman (Job Seeker)

o Jim Robinson hired two new hires. Working on two power houses. Five on staff. Business is good. Looking for seasoned people is difficult. Difficult for non-US residents to get visa.

o Rod Heckman shares that his company is doing procurement and energy monitoring. Industrial Internet. How much energy does your building use? Middle industry market.

o Paul Spiegel continues work within municipal buildings. First solar array. 1.1 mega-watt system. Four-year pay back. Mr. Spiegel will do similar work with other clients. Utility prices are higher in New Jersey than here.

o Anne-Marie Crossan reports that attendance is up at the Gardens. Projects are brewing but waiting for funding. It is the first springtime that Longwood Gardens have started up the new fountains.

o Steve Krug shares that he is busy with buildings. State committee work is busy also. Mr. Krug is working on climate change reports. Building codes change in October from 2009 to 2015 and maybe 2018 in the city of Philadelphia.

o Alex Dews reports that City 2018 Community in Philadelphia will result in a 25% difference in energy used. CPACE vote is in the House. The 21st Sustainability Symposium Conference was held at the Navy Yard. It was sold out with 650 attendees. People from in and out of the region. 40 Expo vendors.

The Smart Energy Initiative of Southeastern Pennsylvania (SEI) is an initiative of the Chester County Economic Development Council and is Funded in part by the private sector with grant funding received from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry through

the Chester County Workforce Investment Board.

o William Ronayne and BVHVAC has become even more busy over the last two weeks. His geothermal business has a couple of houses coming online currently.

Marketing Ideas and Implementation (Rod)o Every company should be with SEI.o Every company could be offering Smart Energy Services.o SEI connects Pennsylvania companieso On the SEI Webpage under Initiatives we provide information

about the PA Power Switch and a weblink to find out more.o Review the target list that Jim Lauckner distributed. We want to

become the Angie’s list for Energy related companies to come collaborate.

o Green Building had made a yellow pages type of list for energy companies in Philadelphia. People did not utilize it because they used search engines on the web to access the information.

o How can we be valuable?o Jim Robinson reports that his company is a small company looking

for solutions. Some like theirs, don’t know the opportunities out there. We need to get the word out to the end-user. DES Global, LLC will be a Case study for PECO. Case studies are helpful to those shopping for energy or ways to a green building. A Pulp and paper company he is working with want to read about success stories so that they can replicate that. More economical. Companies are seeking low risk/high return energy savings.

o Our group agreed that corporate drives down to facilities folks often, but they are limited. When an energy consultant comes into a company to assess, the facilities group can better be heard. That message will make it to decision makers better this way. Communication is better from the consultant.

o How do we reach companies from the top down, or vise-versa?

Review of Targeted Outreach. Asks to join SEI, Geothermal Group Meeting, help with Academy, Sponsors etc. Nominees for the Board Elections in September (Bill)

The Smart Energy Initiative of Southeastern Pennsylvania (SEI) is an initiative of the Chester County Economic Development Council and is Funded in part by the private sector with grant funding received from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry through

the Chester County Workforce Investment Board.

o William Ronayne, William Sinton (Sinton Air) and Wayne James (Pipe Reps Inc.) had a conference call with Bill Nowak (NY-Geo) on April 30, 2018 from 2:00-3:00 pm. NY-Geo is a powerful group. New York is now a non-fracking state. Most progress they have made is with informing government. New York State will have green energy by 2030 in all schools.

o Smart Energy Academy Camp. Will run from August 20-24, 2018. We hope to net $5000 for sustainability. Program to include: instruction, a hands-on activity, a tour and lunch. The goal is to have campers enjoy learning about Alternative Energy, Sustainably, Energy Efficiency and potential careers. Camp will begin at 9:00 am and we will bus to a different company each day with arrival would be between 9:30 and 10:00 am. We will have room for 20 to 25 students. We would plan for the students to depart the facility at 2:30, arriving back at the CCEDC offices between 3:00 and 3:30 for a 3:30 parent pick up. Campers grades 7 thru 10. Price $325 per camper for the week, lunch included.

The Smart Energy Initiative of Southeastern Pennsylvania (SEI) is an initiative of the Chester County Economic Development Council and is Funded in part by the private sector with grant funding received from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry through

the Chester County Workforce Investment Board.

o On the target list are: Saint Gobain for Green Building and materials Shramm for Drilling and Geothermal and the story of how

they saved the Chilean miners PJM for interconnection power grid and grid resilience

and security Longwood Gardens – Green building, water/fountains and

solar West Chester University – Geothermal and Natural gas

vehicles Also mentioned were a Sanitary facility – Waste Water

treatment Conshohocken Recycle plant Water plant in West Chester

Does SEI want to apply for the 2018 – 2019 Labor and Industry grant? Does anyone want to attend the June Next Gen Academy? I believe that we would want Employer Letters of support that list which committees and Action Team(s) they are active with. (The actual application hasn’t come out yet. There is a proposal by the Governor to add $ 3 million to the IP budget line making it $ 4.6 million.) (Jim)

o Time ran out without the group really discussing this item. Please review and let Jim know if you plan to attend. Here is the link to the June 2018 Next Gen Academy https://teampa.com/nextgen/

Programming Update. Fall program ideas. Patrick McDonnell could present at an SEI event this fall. He is the Secretary of the PA Dept of Environmental Protection. (Steve)

o Fall Programming: Honeywell. Independence LED Lighting and Patrick McDonnell, Secretary of the PA Department of Environmental Protection.

Any Hiring needs (Hire One / Refer One – Who is hiring and who has candidates to share (5 minutes) (Jim) 

o HireOne held a networking meeting this month. 112 job seekers signed up. 18 employers were represented.

Good of the group.

SEI Calendar of Events

The Smart Energy Initiative of Southeastern Pennsylvania (SEI) is an initiative of the Chester County Economic Development Council and is Funded in part by the private sector with grant funding received from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry through

the Chester County Workforce Investment Board.

June 5, 2018 4:00-5:30pm Geothermal Working Group Meeting at CCEDC

June 20, 2018 4:30-5:30pm SEI Executive Committee

July 11, 2018 4:00-5:30pm It was agreed that the SEI Board Meeting will be canceled

The Smart Energy Initiative of Southeastern Pennsylvania (SEI) is an initiative of the Chester County Economic Development Council and is Funded in part by the private sector with grant funding received from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry through

the Chester County Workforce Investment Board.