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260464In Committee

City Signs Deal to Buy Electricity from New Solar Energy Facility at Northeast Philly Airport

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City Signs Deal to Buy Electricity from New Solar Energy Facility at Northeast Philly Airport

Official:Authorizing the Procurement Department, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into an agreement with the Philadelphia Energy Authority to purchase electricity and certain attributes and benefits related to the generation of such electricity from a solar energy facility to be built and owned by Reactivate, LLC, located at Northeast Philadelphia Airport for use at and in connection with City facilities, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember O'Neill

Introduced: May 7, 2026

: Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities

energy sustainability infrastructure

Status: In Committee, step 2 of 4

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill authorizes the city to purchase electricity from a new solar energy facility at Northeast Philadelphia Airport through a long-term contract with Reactivate, LLC.

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Philadelphia Context

Infrastructure

Structurally deficient bridges: 12%
Streets needing repair: 1,200 miles
Water main miles: 3,300
Capital budget FY2025: $2.1 billion

City of Philadelphia Streets Dept, Capital Program FY2025

Transportation

SEPTA weekday ridership: 700,000
Lane miles of road: 2,600
Bike lane miles: 350
Traffic fatalities (2023): 141
Streets Dept FY2025 budget: $169 million

SEPTA, PennDOT, Vision Zero 2023

City Budget

Total FY2025 operating budget: $6.3 billion
General Fund: $5.6 billion
Police Dept: $885 million
Human Services: $520 million
Fire Dept: $298 million

City of Philadelphia FY2025 Operating Budget

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