The Baseball Hall of Fame goes Green

Baseball’s Hall of Fame has decided to go green.  The museum, located in Cooperstown, NY, has entered into an agreement with Constellation Energy Group, located in Baltimore, for 2,000 renewable wind energy certificates.

The certificates are an approximate match of the 2,000 megawatt hours of electricity used by the HOF during a typical baseball season.

The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, was brokered by Usource LLC, a New Hampshire based energy services company.

The energy certificates are Green-e Energy certified and will result in more than 2.2 million lbs of avoided carbon dioxide emissions, according to Constellation.

A quick explanation of renewable energy credits, for those unfamiliar,

A renewable energy credit (sometimes referred to as a renewable energy certificate or “greentag”) is an environmental commodity that represents the added value, environmental benefits and cost of renewable energy above conventional methods of producing electricity, namely burning coal and natural gas. RECs help wind farms and other renewable energy facilities grow by making them more financially viable, thereby incentivizing development.

Renewable energy facilities generate renewable energy credits (RECs) when they produce electricity. Purchasing these credits is the widely accepted way to reduce the environmental footprint of your electricity consumption and help fund renewable energy development. Purchasing RECs at the same quantity as your electricity consumption guarantees that the energy you use is added to the power grid from a renewable energy facility and supports the further development of these facilities.

Whether purchased from Renewable Choice or a local utility’s “Green Pricing” program, both systems are based on the purchase of RECs. Renewable Choice offers the same product as a local utility company but at a fraction of the price and with numerous value-added services. (via Renewable Choice)

The Hall of Fame is open year round, except for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  They also have summer hours (Memorial Day weekend to the day before Labor Day) from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.