Tradition Energy Helps Propel Office Park to EPA Green Power Purchaser of the Year11/13/2008
STAMFORD, CT (November 12, 2008)—Tradition Energy, one of the nation’s largest energy management advisors, today announced that Merritt 7 Corporate Park, which purchased 100% green energy earlier this year, was named Green Power Purchaser of the Year by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
“We were honored to advise Merritt 7 on their purchase of 100% green energy this past spring,” says Alan Kurzer, President, Tradition Energy. “At the time, the purchase propelled Merritt 7 to the top 25 on the EPA’s Green Power Partnership of 100% Green Power Purchasers because of the size of their annual energy load, over 25,000,000 kilowatt hours. For them to be recognized at the 2008 Green Power Leadership Awards reinforces their commitment to environmental stewardship and honors their foresight at being on the cutting edge of the green energy trend.”
“It’s important to us to provide an environmentally sustainable workplace for our tenants,” says John P. Crosby, chairman and chief executive officer of Albert D. Phelps, Inc., the managing and leasing agency for Merritt 7. “The additional recognition as Green Power Purchaser of the Year is certainly an honor that we’re proud to accept. Our hope is that it will inspire more property owners and managers to explore green energy for their own facilities.”
The 2008 Green Power Leaderships Awards, sponsored by the EPA, the US Department of Energy, and the Center for Resource Solutions, were given out last month in Denver, CO. Other honorees include The Philadelphia Phillies, The Estee Lauder Companies, the US Air Force, the City of Houston, Intel Corporation and Cisco Systems.
Media Contact: Jennifer Santiago, (713) 609-9927, jsantiago@traditionenergy.com
About Tradition Energy
Tradition Energy is one of the nation’s largest energy procurement advisors, helping commercial, industrial and governmental organizations manage electricity and natural gas costs in regulated and volatile deregulated energy markets. Tradition Energy is a division of TFS Energy, a top wholesale energy brokerage with eight offices worldwide, over 250 employees and in the energy business since 1986. In 2008, TFS Energy was named “Broker of the Year” by Energy Risk magazine. TFS Energy was also recently awarded 14 awards, more than any other company in the 8-year history of Environmental Finance magazine’s industry survey. TFS is a subsidiary of Compagnie Financiére Tradition (CFT), a leading global inter-dealer broker in financial and commodity-related products with a presence in 26 countries and over 2,400 employees. For more information, please visit www.traditionenergy.com