EMPIRE STATE REALTY TRUST: 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
The Empire State Building has been 100% powered by renewable energy since 2010, and as of January 2021, we offset 100% of the electricity used in the portfolio through clean wind power Renewable Energy Credits (RECs). That makes ESRT the largest real estate user of 100% green power in the United States. 1 Through our partnerships with Green Mountain Energy and Direct Energy, an estimated 300 million kilowatt hours of clean energy will be sourced which we estimate will avoid more than 450 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions.
54% from baseline of 2009 Empire State Building reduced emissions by
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2019
2021
2022
Annual energy use of 2,000 homes 46 million miles driven 22,000 acres of US forests 20 million pounds of coal burned
JAN 2019 • ESRT formalized
JAN 2021 • ESRT offset 100% of the electricity used in the portfolio through clean wind power RECs APR 2021 • ESRT committed to carbon neutrality for ESB by 2030, and portfolio by 2035 • ESB decarbonization roadmap study completed
APR 2022 • ESRT announced ESRT 2.0, ESB decarbonization roadmap, and releases Decarbonization Playbook in public- private partnership with NYSERDA • ESRT announced community solar contract for a new 3.2MW solar project, 8.2MW battery storage system, and 80 EV charging stations at 500 Mamaroneck Avenue
sustainability standard operating procedures for the portfolio
OCT 2019 • ESRT began
development of ESRT 2.0 decarbonization roadmap
Source: EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator
1 Source: EPA Green Power Partnership Report
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