In what is considered to be one of the largest “single destination” uses of renewable energy in New York City, The Durst Organization, one of New York City’s most prominent real estate developers and owners, is fully powering its eight commercial properties with wind energy on April 21 and 22, to coincide with Earth Day.
The power is supplied by ConEdison Solutions, an energy services company that annually provides The Durst Organization with approximately 8.9 million kilowatt-hours of clean energy for its 8.5-million-square-foot portfolio of high-rise office buildings in Manhattan. This amount represents ten percent of the total energy consumed in the company’s New York office portfolio.
“Green Power” is clean, renewable energy generated in New York State that is now available to all residential, commercial, industrial and government energy users in New York from ConEdison Solutions. “Green Power” used by commercial users consists entirely of NewWind Energy(R), a product of Community Energy, Inc. NewWind Energy(R) is supplied from the 30-megawatt Fenner Wind Power Project, located east of Syracuse in Madison County.
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. The firm’s office portfolio includes the multi-award-winning 4 Times Square (the Conde Nast Building), a 48-story tower, which, in its design and construction, is considered one of the “greenest” commercial buildings in the world, and has served as a model for subsequent green development in New York.
Among the newest Durst projects are the 2.1-million-square-foot Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park (co-developed with Bank of America), which will take environmentally-friendly design to yet a higher level; and The Helena, a 600-unit “green” rental residence recently opened on Manhattan’s West Side, which is expected to become one of the first multi-family buildings to earn a gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Buildings Council.
In recognition of The Durst Organization’s commitment to renewable energy and the 35th Anniversary of Earth Day, ConEdison Solutions and Community Energy, Inc. will provide “Green Power” to Grand Central Terminal for the entire day on Earth Day, April 22.
The fractional cost of using pollution-free electricity is far outweighed by the benefits to the environment, expanded energy security and the improved quality of life. For residential customers, “Green Power” costs approximately one half cent more per kilowatt-hour than the ConEdison Solutions standard offer. For a typical residential customer using 350 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month, the additional cost roughly equals $1.75 more per month than standard electricity rates.
“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.conedisonsolutions.com. Event sponsors said that as more customers sign up for “Green Power,” more wind farms would be brought on-line in New York.
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