Cradle to Cradle

Diamond Packaging (Rochester, N.Y.) is another company that has signed on to use renewable wind energy to supply all of its electrical energy requirements. Working with its utility supplier, RG&E, and wind energy marketer and developer, Community Energy, the company will purchase about 6,723,600 kWh of wind energy credits during a one-year period, according to Dennis Bacchetta, director of marketing. “Compared to the average generation mix in the regional electric grid, the environmental benefit from this purchase is equal to offsetting approximately 4,156 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year.”