SF Giants and PG&E Illuminate AT&T Park with Hundreds of New Energy Efficient LED Lights
September 13 2017 - 6:00PM
Business Wire
The San Francisco Giants and PG&E celebrate another “green"
milestone at AT&T Park. A recent lighting project resulted in a
home run of energy savings for AT&T Park and the Giants. In
partnership with PG&E, the ballpark recently upgraded more than
556 traditional light bulbs to new energy efficient LED lights. The
switch resulted in an energy savings of 290,466 kilowatt hours
during the regular baseball season, which is the same amount of
energy it takes to power 30 homes. The upgrade also resulted in a
rebate of about $260,000.
“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Giants and
AT&T Park as they’ve proven to be champions not only on the
baseball field, but champions of the environment as well. By
installing hundreds of new energy efficient LED lights, we are
helping the Giants continue to shrink their carbon footprint and
save money,” said Laurie Giammona, senior vice president and Chief
Customer Officer at PG&E.
With the help of PG&E, AT&T Park has become an industry
leader in environmental responsibility. In 2010, AT&T Park was
the first existing Major League Baseball (MLB) ballpark to achieve
U.S. Green Building Council Certification for Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED) for Existing Buildings, raising
that status from silver to gold in recent years. And the
sustainability efforts haven’t slowed down.
“As an organization, sustainability has always been a top
priority for us and PG&E has been a key partner in helping us
achieve that goal throughout the years. The new lighting system is
the latest step in our continued efforts,” said Giants President
& CEO Larry Baer.
In addition to the newly-installed LED lights, fans will find a
variety of existing energy innovations at AT&T Park. Solar
panels that generate clean, renewable electricity were installed in
2007. The system creates enough energy to power 5,200 average
homes. Even the concession stands serving garlic fries are green.
The stands use cooking equipment that reduces oil consumption by 32
percent and cuts energy costs by more than half.
In 2016, the park recycled 289 tons, which is more than 95
percent of its waste. And approximately 4,000 pounds of peanut
shells are collected after each game, ground up and given to local
farmers to use as fertilizer.
MLB has taken notice of the sustainability efforts. The Giants
have won MLB’s prestigious Green Glove award for nine years in a
row, given to the team leader in recycling and general
sustainability initiatives.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers
some of the nation’s cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in
Northern and Central California. For more information, visit
www.pge.com/ and pge.com/news.
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