Energy New York Award Recognizes Energy Excellence
The New York Energy Consumers Council recognized leaders in energy with the Energy New York Award on Tuesday night.
New York University and John Gilbert, chairman of the New York Building Congress Energy Committee were recipients of the 2007 award.
New York University has made energy a large focus of the campus Green Action Plan, part of which is the construction of a new co-generation plant . NYU is also the largest purchaser of wind power by any institution in New York City.
John Gilbert was recognized for his work as chairman of the New York Building Congress Energy Committee, which includes spearheading three Building Congress publications on long term electricity needs of NYC.
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The Energy New York Award or ENYA was established in 2005 by the New York Energy Consumers Council to recognize leaders in energy achievement in New York City and Westchester County.
The New York Energy Consumers council is a not-for-profit energy consumer advocacy organization. Among other things, the council has created demand response programs in the NYC area, developed state funding options and energy incentives, and eliminated sales tax on the delivery of natural gas and power.
