Miami HEAT, NRG Energy Launch Business and Clean Energy Partnership
January 27 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
NRG Named The Official Solar Energy Partner of
the Miami HEAT and AmericanAirlines Arena
The Miami HEAT and NRG (NYSE:NRG) today announced a business and
clean energy partnership that brings the Miami HEAT a powerful new
sponsor while transforming the existing East Plaza at the
AmericanAirlines Arena into an elegant solar pavilion. For NRG, the
partnership also brings access to millions of fans and Miami
visitors and showcases its clean energy products and services. The
partnership will provide the HEAT with a long-term advisor on
sustainable energy solutions for the well-known venue.
“We are currently celebrating the 15th anniversary of
AmericanAirlines Arena and as a result, we’ve recommitted ourselves
and redoubled our efforts to remain at the forefront of the green
movement,” said Eric Woolworth, President of The HEAT Group’s
Business Operations. “We’ve partnered with NRG because they are the
game changers of the clean energy industry. They have the
creativity to visualize the solar array project and unequivocal
expertise to carry it out.”
NRG Energy has a proven track record of equipping some of the
nation’s greatest sports venues with tailor-made renewable energy
solutions, showcasing the potential that aesthetic clean energy can
provide to homes and businesses today. In Miami, NRG intends to
install a solar pavilion on the east side of the AmericanAirlines
Arena. The new pavilion will be dotted throughout with circles
spanning 16 to 24 feet in diameter and will appear to be sky
lights, but are actually translucent solar panels utilizing
Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) solar technology. The new
solar panel-integrated pavilion is scheduled to be completed by the
end of November 2015.
“We are in the midst of a social movement that demands attention
to clean energy, and with the Miami HEAT, one of the most
well-known international sports brands, as our partner, we hope to
continue to serve as catalysts to this movement,” said Tom Doyle,
president and CEO of NRG Renew. “Leading organizations like the
Miami HEAT are taking the reins and leading fans in the charge of
energy freedom. As the world’s perspective on energy continues to
evolve it will be critically important for business leaders—foreign
and domestic—to see and invest in the incredible potential of
renewable energy, especially built with design aesthetic in
mind.”
The solar pavilion is the latest example of the Miami HEAT and
AmericanAirlines Arena’s commitment to environmentally sound
principles and practices. In 2009, the Arena secured its first LEED
certification for Existing Buildings. LEED is the U.S. Green
Building Council’s leading rating system for designing,
constructing and operating the world’s greenest, most
energy-efficient, and highest performing buildings. Most recently,
in December 2014, AmericanAirlines Arena became the first sports
and entertainment facility in the world to receive LEED Gold
recertification cementing its status as an international leader in
operational sustainability.
With this relationship, NRG further establishes a showcase in
Miami for its clean, reliable and sustainable energy solutions. In
addition to the Official Solar Energy Sponsor/Partner of the Miami
HEAT and the AmericanAirlines Arena, NRG also becomes:
- The Official Alternative Energy
Sponsor/Partner of the Miami HEAT and the AmericanAirlines
Arena;
- The Official Green Energy
Sponsor/Partner of the Miami HEAT and the AmericanAirlines
Arena;
- The Official Wind Energy
Sponsor/Partner of the Miami HEAT and the AmericanAirlines Arena;
and
- The Official Electric Vehicle Charging
Station Sponsor/Partner of the Miami HEAT and the AmericanAirlines
Arena.
About NRG
NRG is leading a customer-driven change in the U.S. energy
industry by delivering cleaner and smarter energy choices, while
building on the strength of the nation’s largest and most diverse
competitive power portfolio. A Fortune 250 company, we create value
through reliable and efficient conventional generation while
driving innovation in solar and renewable power, electric vehicle
ecosystems, carbon capture technology and customer-centric energy
solutions. Our retail electricity providers serve almost 3 million
residential and commercial customers throughout the country. More
information is available at www.nrg.com. Connect with NRG Energy on
Facebook and follow us on Twitter @nrgenergy.
About The HEAT Group
The HEAT Group is comprised of the National Basketball
Association’s Miami HEAT and the 19,600-seat AmericanAirlines
Arena. The HEAT is a three-time champion having won championships
in 2006, 2012 and 2013. The 2014-15 season is the franchise’s 27th
season. The AmericanAirlines Arena is a state-of-the-art facility
which hosts over 150 events per year. For more information, please
visit HEAT.com and AAArena.com.
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NRG EnergyMarijke Shugrue,
609-524-5262Marijke.Shugrue@nrg.comorLorrie-Ann Diaz,
786-777-4103ladiaz@heat.com
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