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Green Warrior: nAMe HeRe
PHoTo | ????
SubSiDiaRieS: Santa Fuel, Santa
Buckley energy, and inland Fuel
Terminals
HeaDquaRTeRS: Bridgeport
emPLoyeeS: 200
founDeD: 1940
WebSiTe: www.santaenergy.com
famiLy affaiR: Five members of the
family's third generation run Santa
today. To keep the tradition, Santa
encourages fourth generation family
members to work as interns and
consider a career at the company.
New
England's
Santa
By John a. Lahtinen
S
anta Fuel saw the writing
on the wall back in 1989.
While most heating oil
distribution companies are now
just morphing into full service
energy providers, the 74-year-
old Bridgeport firm made the
switch 25 years ago, rebranding
as Santa Energy. Today, with
revenues approaching $1 billion,
Santa offers petroleum, natural
gas, propane, electricity, biofu-
els, solar, and technical support
for all of the above.
"We see tremendous growth
opportunities," President & CEO
Tom Santa said. "Every fuel
source has its own unique ad-
vantages and applications."
The driving force for Santa's
future is its CEO, said Peter
Russell, a 20-year veteran of the
company who is now president
of subsidiary Santa Fuel.
"Tom has a great vision of
what the company can be and
he works tirelessly to make that
vision a reality," Russell said.
"Tom sets high expectations, and
he is always here to help support
us in reaching and exceeding
those expectations."
eCompany: SAnTA eneRGy
PHoTo | HARoLD SHAPiRo
Green fact:
Santa conserves 7,000 gallons
of heating oil annually by
recycling petroleum waste
materials to supply heat for the
company's garage.
SouRCe: SAnTA eneRGy
