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Travelers

Headquartered in downtown Saint Paul, Travelers is No. 93 on the Fortune 500 list of the largest publicly-traded U.S. corporations. The company is the second-largest writer of commercial U.S. property casualty insurance and the second-largest writer of auto and homeowners insurance through more than 12,000 independent agents and brokers nationwide.

Travelers (then known as The St. Paul Companies) was the first downtown building to sign a contract for district heating service in the early 1980s. Since then it has connected two additional corporate buildings to our heating system and all three buildings to our district cooling system.

Jim Scannell, Senior Vice President, Administrative Services, at Travelers was a featured speaker at District Energy's 25th anniversary celebration held in June. Scannell lauded District Energy's founding principles: energy efficiency, environmental stewardship, stable rates, reliability and customer service. "These principles, and the company's track record of meeting them day in and day out, allow Travelers to locate many people here in Saint Paul," Scannell explained. "Because of District Energy's reliability, we can also locate vital information technology equipment operations in downtown Saint Paul where a unique setup allows us to meet our business needs in the most cost-efficient manner."

Testimonial

"We like District Energy because we can budget a year ahead and don't need to worry about fluctuating natural gas prices. District Energy is good for the environment and has an unlimited supply of waste wood to use as fuel."

Ken Zahradka
St. Paul Travelers