DOYLESTOWN, PA — As part of the Sustainable Energy Partnership of Southeast PA (SEP), Bucks County has taken the first major step toward purchasing low, stable, and transparent-cost electricity for county operations.
As members of the SEP, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties have started receiving electricity through wholesale market purchasing.
In August 2024, the SEP’s Energy Board, formed to govern the group’s purchasing program, adopted the renewable energy purchasing strategy that sets an overall goal: By 2035, all four counties will purchase 100 percent of their operations’ electricity from renewable sources. The strategy specifies interim targets of 25 percent by 2026, 75 percent by 2030, and 90 percent by 2032.
“True energy independence and sustainability requires leadership, and the Sustainable Energy Partnership of Southeast PA is a great example of local leaders acting as leaders,” said Bucks…
