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Winds of Change Blow Through Chelsea Piers

NEW YORK CITY-Since converting to wind power six months ago, the sports/entertainment complex has taken 11 million kilowatt hours off the grid.

By Paul Bubny | Updated on April 23, 2009

NEW YORK CITY-The one-million-square-foot Chelsea Piers sports and entertainment complex, currently the largest commercial user of wind power in the city, won plaudits as a pioneer along with 11 other green energy users at a ceremony held Thursday morning. The event, held at Chelsea Piers, was sponsored by ConEdison Solutions, which has provided alternative energy sources for both residential and commercial customers since 1998.

David Tewksbury, EVP of Chelsea Piers Management, tells GlobeSt.com the complex made the switch to 100% wind power last October as part of a comprehensive sustainability program. Since that time, upstate windmill farms have generated 11 million kilowatt hours of energy for Chelsea Piers that otherwise would have come from conventional power plants.

When devising a green program for Chelsea Piers, “We looked at it from an energy standpoint and an operational standpoint,” says Tewksbury. “On the operational side, what jumped out at us was conservation and recycling. And as we looked around our site, we set a target of reducing our solid waste consumption by 20% within 24 months. We’re well on our way to that goal.”

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