Durst leads Earth Day celebrations in NYC.In what is considered to be one of the largest "single destination" usages of renewable "green power" in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , The Durst durst v. Archaic A past tense and a past participle of dare. Organization fully powered its eight commercial properties with renewable wind energy on April 21 and 22, to coincide with Earth Day. The power was supplied by ConEdison Solutions, a leading energy services company that annually provides The Durst Organization with approximately 8.9 million kilowatt-hours of clean and renewable "Green Power" for its 8.5-million-square-foot Manhattan portfolio. This amount represents ten percent of the total energy consumed within the company's New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of office portfolio. "Green Power" is clean, renewable energy Renewable energy utilizes natural resources such as sunlight, wind, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity to biomass and biofuels for transportation. generated in New York State that is now available to all residential, commercial, industrial and government energy users in New York from ConEdison Solutions. "By using wind power, The Durst Organization is setting an example about the benefits of renewable energy for all New Yorkers," said JoAnn F. Ryan, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ConEdison Solutions. "Environmentally sophisticated companies like The Durst Organization make New York a cleaner and greener place to live for all of us." The Durst Organization, founded in 1915, is widely recognized as a world leader in the development of technologically advanced and environmentally responsible commercial and residential real estate. Among the newest Durst projects are the 2.1 million s/f Bank of America Tower Bank of America Tower is the name of several buildings: United States
"ConEdison Solutions, and its green power, have been integral to supporting our corporate mission to be an environmentally-conscious consumer of energy," said Douglas Durst, co-president of The Durst Organization. "With their services, ten percent of our everyday energy is both fossil-fuel-independent and pollution-free." "Green Power" users do not need to re-wire or purchase special equipment. Business or residential customers can sign up by calling 1-888-320-8991, or on-line at www.con edisonsolutions.com. Event sponsors said that as more customers sign up for "Green Power," more wind farms would be brought on-line. |
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