The PA Trolley Museum partnered with the Penn Environment Research and Policy Center to promote the use of solar energy and how it has particularly benefitted the trolley museum. Wanda Wilson from Penn Environment said that her organization is touring Pennsylvania, educating businesses, non-profits and churches on how the use of solar energy can redirect funds spent on electricity to other needs in their organizations. Scott Becker, Executive Director and CEO of the PA Trolley Museum spoke of how the savings have benefitted the museum. All of the trolleys that run rider tours are powered by electricity. The education center, display center and maintenance shop are all powered by solar electricity. The solar program began in 2009 when approximately 35 solar panels were installed. A Pennsylvania Energy Harvest Grant and Swanson Family Grant have now allowed the museum to install 937 solar panels on the rooftops of the education center and display center. According to Becker, the solar energy program allowed the museum to pay just $850 in electrical bills last year. He said that it was a savings of $70,000.