While the New York Giants may have beaten the New England Patriots 21-17, the overall winner in Super Bowl XLVI was renewable energy. Electricity at all six major Super Bowl facilities was generated by wind farms located in North Dakota. Everything from the computers in the Motorola Super Bowl XLVI Media Center to the lights on the field were powered by green energy!
Green Mountain Energy Company was selected to supply 15,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy certificates (RECs) to offset greenhouse gas emissions associated with the electricity used at the major NFL venues. RECs provide an additional revenue stream that can help build future renewable energy facilities. In total the RECs will avoid more than 14,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions associated with Super Bowl electricity consumption.
The NFL Environmental Program, now in its 18th year, has developed a series of initiatives to minimize the impact of Super Bowl activities on the local and global environment. These initiatives include:
1. A comprehensive solid waste management and recycling program at major NFL event facilities;
2. Incorporation of wind and solar renewable energy certificates to provide green power for major Super Bowl XLVI event venues and team hotels;
3. Use of carbon offset credits to address the transportation emissions created by Super Bowl team travel;
4. Reforestation projects that involve the planting of several thousand trees in local neighborhoods as part of the overall "greening" of Super Bowl XLVI.
Certainly we can all root for this!
-Elizabeth Barron, Legal Extern
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