The Yankees are committed to helping promote a sustainable
environment and have implemented many green initiatives at
Yankee Stadium. In March 2009, Yankee Stadium purchased over 33
million kilowatt-hours in renewable energy certificates (RECs) -
meeting 100% of the stadium's purchased electricity usage for
the next two years. Hess Energy, the stadium's supplier,
leverages its bulk buying power and skilled team to purchase
enough certificates from high-quality, green energy producers to
help the Yankees reach their green goals. Renewable Energy
Certificates allow any customer, anywhere in the country to
support renewable energy generation. For every REC purchased,
one megawatt-hour (MWh, or 1000 kilowatt-hours) of renewable
electricity is generated and delivered to the power grid. When
you buy a REC, you are investing in the future development of
renewable energy sources, and making a commitment to support
greener sources of power. Later in 2009, the Yankees became an
early adopter of another Hess Energy prod