UN chief, Kofi Annan, sets green power example.ConEdison Solutions, an energy services company based in White Plains, New York For other places with the same name, see White Plains (disambiguation). White Plains is a city in south-central Westchester County, New York, about 4 miles (6 km) east of the Hudson River and , has won a two-year contract extension to provide 100% wind power energy to the 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. residence of Kofi Annan Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1 1997 to January 1 2007, serving two five-year terms. He was the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001. , the United Nations Secretary-General The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations. . "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 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 State that is now available to all residential, commercial, industrial and government energy users in New York City, as well as Westchester, Rockland, and Orange counties. The renewal--awarded through an auction conducted by Brian Magden and Ken Shutika of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. General Services Administration--extends a one-year contract that had commenced last April. The extension runs until April 2006. "The Secretary-General sets an excellent example for consumers and businesses everywhere by choosing to tap renewable energy," 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. "'Green Power' users help protect our environment and promote conservation by using clean energy originating right here in New York State." Under the agreement, ConEdison Solutions will continue to provide Mr. Annan's residence with energy supplied by non-polluting wind power sources located in upstate New York Upstate New York is the region of New York State north of the core of the New York metropolitan area. It has a population of 7,121,911 out of New York State's total 18,976,457. Were it an independent state, it would be ranked 13th by population. . The secretary-general's quarters use about 82,000 kilowatt-hours per year. Secretary-General Annan has a long-established reputation as a supporter of renewable energy and has frequently urged the global community to increase energy efficiency and expand its use of renewable resources, under his leadership, the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan now derives ten percent of its overall energy usage from renewable sources. The wind power component of ConEdison Solutions' "Green Power" offering is provided in partnership with Community Energy, Inc., a leading marketer and developer of wind-generated electricity. Its wind power product, called NewWind Energy[R], is supplied by the 30-megawatt Fenner Wind Power Project located east of Syracuse in Madison County. ConEdison Solutions officials said that wind-generated electricity is the world's fastest-growing renewable source of energy. Environmentally friendly, this type of electricity is reliable, uses no fuel and does not emit greenhouse gases associated with acid rain, smog and global warming. Wind power customers are not required to re-wire their homes or purchase special equipment, as energy harvested from the wind farm is delivered to the statewide power grid for distribution. Users can incorporate from one to 100 percent wind-produced energy into their power mix. There are presently approximately 10,000 businesses and residences in New York State utilizing this resource. Recently, ConEdison Solutions and Community Energy Inc. announced that The Durst Organization--one of New York City's most prominent commercial real estate owners--had become the state's largest commercial customer of wind power. The company is buying approximately 10.5 million kilowatt-hours of "Green Power" per year for its 7.5-million-square-foot portfolio of seven high-rise office buildings in Manhattan. |
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