Contact lens company CooperVision has converted its three Rochester, N.Y.-area sites to 100% renewable electricity usage.
These facilities include the Scottsville contact lens manufacturing plant, the West Henrietta global packaging and distribution operation, and the Victor commercial center.
The company began using renewable energy certificates (RECs) two years ago in Rochester, and the sites now completely rely on wind-derived electricity via RECs. CooperVision employs more than 1,000 people across the Rochester region, which also serves as the base for its Americas business.
“Making the switch to 100 percent renewable electricity was the right thing to do as we continue to invest in upgrading our Rochester facilities,” says Myles Ott, environmental, health and safety engineer at CooperVision.
CooperVision worked with consultant Power Management and Constellation, an Exelon company, for the renewable electricity supply.
