Pepco Energy Services Provides Wind Energy To Washington, DC's Willard Hotel
Published on Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:45 am
Source: Pepco Energy Services
ARLINGTON, VA Pepco Energy Services, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: POM) and a leader in supplying renewable electricity, announced today that it has been awarded a contract to supply wind power to the historic Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C.
The six-month contract which began in December calls for Pepco Energy Services to supply the 332-room Willard InterContinental Washington with nearly 2 million kilowatt hours of electricity generated from renewable resources per year. Facilitated by The Loyalton Group, an energy risk management firm in Washington, D.C., the contract stipulates that ten percent of the energy will come from wind farms.
"We at the Willard InterContinental Hotel are glad to expand our conservation efforts through our purchase of wind energy from Pepco Energy Services. This is an important piece of our Sustainability effort entitled 'Willard InterContinental - The Next 100 Years', " said Hervé Houdré, General Manager.
"Pepco Energy Services is delighted to be supplying environmentally-friendly wind energy to such a landmark," said John Huffman, President and 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.
