Posted Jan 7, 2011, 3:29 AM
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New Yorker's may have noticed the Empire State Building lit with green lights recently. Austin based Green Mountain Energy will be providing wind generated electricity to the Empire State Building from electricity generated in West Texas.
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/busines...state-building
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Austin co. powers Empire State Building
Wins competitive bid to provide electricity
Updated: Thursday, 06 Jan 2011, 3:37 PM CST
Published : Thursday, 06 Jan 2011, 3:37 PM CST
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Empire State Building is lit red, green and white for Christmas (AP Photo)
AUSTIN (KXAN) - The nation's longest-serving green power marketer is based in Austin and now claims a reach all the way to the Big Apple, providing power to a famous landmark.
Green Mountain signed a two-year contract to provide wind power to the Empire State Building, making it the largest commercial purchaser of 100 percent renewable energy, according to GM's website. Staff will develop materials to educate the building's tenants and visitors about the benefits of choosing renewable energy.
“It was a natural fit for us to combine 100 percent clean energy with our nearly completed, ground breaking energy efficiency retrofit work,” said Anthony E. Malkin, president of Malkin Holdings, which supervises the Empire State Building. “Clean energy and our nearly 40 percent reduced consumption of watts and BTUs gives us a competitive advantage in attracting the best credit tenants at the best rents. Our program of innovation at the Empire State Building shows simple, replicable, non-proprietary steps for other landlords to follow to be more energy efficient, cleaner and greener.”
The landmark is expected to purchase nearly 55 million kilowatt hours of energy each year, which will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 100 million pounds.
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