{"id":296166,"date":"2026-09-29T13:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/296166\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T13:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:08:11","slug":"commonwealth-sustainability-week-to-be-held-online-oct-5-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/296166\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth Sustainability Week to be held online Oct. 5-9"},"content":{"rendered":"

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. \u2014 Penn State Sustainability<\/a> and the Pennsylvania GreenGov Council<\/a> invite the public to the sixth annual Commonwealth Sustainability Week<\/a>, to be held Oct. 5-9. Join for engaging conversations around the future of sustainability in Pennsylvania and innovative initiatives that are building a more resilient commonwealth for all.<\/p>\n

All webinars are free and open to all. Pre-registration is required at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Monday, Oct. 5, noon\u20131 p.m. (EDT): \u201cEmpowering the Future \u2013 It All Starts with the Grid\u201d\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n

Learn\u202fthe foundational basics of Pennsylvania\u2019s electrical grid as well as\u202fthe commonwealth\u2019s role and partnership in the PJM (Pennsylvania, [New]\u202fJersey, Maryland).\u202fThe PJM is the\u202fRegional\u202fTransmission\u202fOrganization (RTO) that manages the electric grid and wholesale electricity markets across 13 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.\u202f <\/p>\n

Speakers: Skyler Marzewski and Matthew Bernstein, PJM <\/p>\n

Tuesday, Oct. 6, noon\u20131 p.m. (EDT): \u201cEnergy Storage\u202f101\u201d\u202f <\/p>\n

Hear from subject matter experts\u202fas they\u202fhighlight\u202fwhy energy storage is growing in importance and how to address challenges and opportunities in this realm. Additionally, learn about the best practices and opportunities associated with the siting of large-scale\u202fenergy storage.\u202f <\/p>\n

Speakers:\u202fKevin Wright, Protogen; Tom Beresnyak, Penn State Extension\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n

Wednesday, Oct. 7, noon\u20131 p.m. (EDT): \u201cInvesting in the\u202fFuture \u2013 Infrastructure to Support\u202fElectric Vehicles,\u202fEnergy and\u202fTransportation\u201d\u202f <\/p>\n

Tune in to learn more\u202fabout investments\u202fin Pennsylvania\u202fto support\u202felectric vehicles.\u202fTopics will include status of the\u202fNational Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program\u2019s EV charging portfolio and\u202finformation on the electric grid\u202fand growing EV use. <\/p>\n

Speakers:\u202fColton\u202fBrown, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; Hannah Moyer, Duquesne Light\u202f\u202f <\/p>\n

Thursday, Oct. 8, noon\u20131 p.m. (EDT): \u201cEnergy Efficiency\u202f\u2013\u202fAct 129\u202fProgram\u202fand\u202fEnergy\u202fEfficiency\u201d\u202f <\/p>\n

This session will\u202fhighlight\u202fenergy\u202fsaving\u202fopportunities\u202fand incentives available through the\u202fPA\u202fAct\u202f129 Program.\u202fAdditionally,\u202fspeakers will discuss the\u202fbenefits of\u202fenergy saving\u202fmeasures\u202fand equipment\u202fincluding\u202fenergy audits\u202fand heat pumps.\u202f <\/p>\n

Speakers:\u202fPat Beck, Egis; Darren Gill, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection <\/p>\n

Friday, Oct. 9, noon\u20131 p.m. (EDT): \u201cBusiness Sector\u202fHighlight\u202f\u2013\u202fIndustrial Sector Sustainability\u201d\u202f <\/p>\n

Discover how Pennsylvania businesses\u202fare\u202finvesting\u202fin\u202fclean\u202fenergy and\u202fenergy\u202fefficiency\u202fprojects.\u202fHighlights\u202fwill include\u202fdetails\u202fon\u202fRISE PA\u202f(Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania)\u202fprogram participants\u202fand their\u202fsuccesses.\u202f <\/p>\n

Speakers:\u202fJill Regets, VAP Steel; Rishabh Bahel, Purina <\/p>\n

Following Sustainability Week, Penn State Sustainability and the GreenGov Council will launch their eighth annual GreenGov Webinar series<\/a>, occurring monthly on the third Friday of the month at noon. The first monthly webinar will launch at noon on Friday, Oct. 16, with a focus on sustainability efforts in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

For more information or to register, visit Penn State Sustainability’s Commonwealth Sustainability Week webpage<\/a> or contact Peter Boger at pgb45@psu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. \u2014 Penn State Sustainability and the Pennsylvania GreenGov Council invite the public to the sixth…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296167,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-296166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296167"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}