January 5, 2009—As part of its ongoing environmental commitment, PECO announced a three-year, 4,050 megawatt-hour-per-year purchase of wind energy for its main office building, at 23rd and Market Streets in Philadelphia. The purchase will cover 15 percent of the building’s total energy use and represents a 50 percent increase from the last wind energy purchase for 2005 2007, said the company.
“As an energy company and prominent business leader, being environmentally responsible is not just a nice thing to do it is the right thing to do,” said Denis O’Brien, PECO president and CEO. “Our increased purchase of wind energy is just one more step in our efforts to be an environmental leader.”
PECO says it was the first utility to voluntarily offer a wind energy product in Pennsylvania. Since its launch in May 2004, more than 36,000 local households and businesses have chosen to purchase PECO WIND, placing it among the top 10 utility green energy programs in the country. The program also has been honored by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US Department of Energy (DOE) and Citizens for Pennsylvania’s Future (PennFuture).
The purchase for the headquarter building is part of a more than $15 million ongoing initiative at PECO to preserve the environment and help customers become more environmentally responsible, says PECO.
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