Pepco Energy Services Provides 100% Wind Power to Washington, DC's Willard InterContinental Hotel
Posted on: Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 09:01 CDT
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pepco Energy Services, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. and a leader in renewable electricity, announced today that it has been awarded a contract to provide 100% wind renewable energy credits to the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C.
The one-year contract which began in June calls for Pepco Energy Services to provide the 332-room Willard InterContinental Washington nearly 7.1 million kilowatt hours of 100% wind renewable energy certificates. In December, the Willard had signed a six-month contract with Pepco Energy Services to purchase electricity, but stipulated that only ten percent of the electricity would be generated by wind farms. The Loyalton Group, an energy risk management firm in Washington, D.C., facilitated both the current and previous contracts.
Under this contract, Pepco Energy Services will provide renewable energy certificates from Sterling Planet. Electricity produced from renewable resources reduces the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2), a key greenhouse gas. Wind energy is particularly effective in reducing greenhouse gases, because there are no air emissions associated with operating wind generators.
"We are pleased to be increasing the Willard InterContinental Hotel's environmental commitment through our recent purchase of wind energy from Pepco Energy Services," said Herve Houdre, General Manager. "This fits as one of many components of our Sustainable Development strategy."
"Pepco Energy Services commends the Willard InterContinental Hotel for purchasing 100% wind renewable energy credits," said John Huffman, Chief Operating Officer of Pepco Energy Services.
Pepco Energy Services currently supplies 100% renewable resources to the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island and the Ellis Island Immigration Museum on Ellis Island, as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters, located in Washington, D.C.
About Pepco Energy Services
Pepco Energy Services, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. and a leader in providing commercial, institutional, government and industrial customers with competitive electricity and natural gas supply and energy efficiency services. Visit http://www.pepcoenergy.com/ for more information.
Pepco Energy Services, Inc. is not the same company as Potomac Electric Power Company, and prices and services of Pepco Energy Services, Inc. are not set by the Public Service Commission.
Information contained in this news release may include forward-looking statements which should be considered in light of the risks inherent in the business of Pepco Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, as discussed in public documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Pepco Energy Services, Inc.
CONTACT: Kim Price of Pepco Energy Services, +1-703-253-1839
Web site: http://www.pepcoenergy.com/
Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall
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