Shapiro Administration Invests Nearly $3.5 Million to Help Small Businesses Cut Energy Costs and Reduce Air Pollution Across Pennsylvania

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August 10, 2026 - Hershey, PA

Shapiro Administration Invests Nearly $3.5 Million to Help Small Businesses Cut Energy Costs and Reduce Air Pollution Across Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Jessica Shirley announced nearly $3.5 million in grants to 15 small businesses across Pennsylvania at Tregs Independent Brewing in Dauphin County through the Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania (RISE PA) Small-scale Award Track (SAT), helping businesses cut energy costs, improve energy efficiency, and reduce air pollution.
Collectively, the projects are expected to save businesses more than $470,000 in energy costs and reduce approximately 2,500 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions in their first year. The greenhouse gas reductions are equivalent to removing 575 gasoline-powered passenger vehicles from the road for one year, recycling 209,447 trash bags of waste instead of sending them to a landfill, or growing 40,741 tree seedlings for 10 years.
Tregs, one of the grant recipients, will use its $204,284 award to help offset the cost of installing a carbon dioxide reclamation system at its facility. The system will capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from the fermentation process and reuse it in later stages of beverage production, reducing the amount of CO2 the company needs to purchase for its production process.

Speakers Include:
Pennsylvania DEP Secretary Jessica Shirley
Alanna Colvin, PennTAP Executive Director
State Senator Patty Kim
Chris Trogner, Troegs Independent Brewing

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