The EPA has released its latest list of the 50 green power partners using the most renewable electricity. The Green Power Partnership’s top purchasers use more than 12 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually.Intel Corporation remains the partnership’s largest single purchaser of green power, using more than 1.4 billion kWh. See the last rankings here.
The top 10 on the list are Intel Corporation, Kohl’s Department Stores, Whole Foods Market, City of Houston, Dell Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Cisco Systems, Inc., commonwealth of Pennsylvania, U.S. Air Force, and the city of Dallas.
Green power is generated from renewable resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, biogas, and low-impact hydropower.
Washington, D.C. (No. 14), TD Bank, N.A. (No. 15), the state of Illinois (No. 23), Pearson, Inc. (No. 27), Chicago Public Schools (No. 35), and Harris N.A. (No. 42), are all making first-time appearances on the national list.
BD (No. 19), a global medical technology company, and the Port of Portland (No. 49), both rose in the rankings by nearly doubling their green power purchases. Nearly a quarter of the top 50 partners have increased their green power purchases since April.
There is one notable company missing. PepsiCo, which has stayed steady at near 1.226 billion kWh in recent years, put a virtual halt to that practice earlier this year. Instead, the company will use its purchasing power toward on-site renewable energy projects.
Over the next three years, PepsiCo will be investing in excess of $30 million dollars toward new renewable energy projects in the U.S., said Rob Schasel, Director of Energy and Resource Conservation at PepsiCo.
EPA’s Green Power Partnership works with more than 1,200 partner organizations to voluntarily purchase green power to reduce the environmental impacts of conventional electricity use.
| Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) | GP % of Total Electricity Use* | Organization Type | Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) | Green Power Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Intel Corporation | ||||
| 1,433,200,000 | 51% | Information Technology | Sterling Planet°, On-site Generation, PNM | Biogas, Biomass, Geothermal, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind |
| 2. Kohl's Department Stores | ||||
| 1,367,376,000 | 100% | Retail | 3Degrees°, WM Renewable Energy°, On-site Generation, Sacramento Municipal Utility District°, City of Dover | Biogas, Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind |
| 3. Whole Foods Market | ||||
| 817,657,623 | 100% | Retail | 3Degrees°, Austin Energy, On-site Generation | Solar, Wind |
| 4. City of Houston, TX | ||||
| 438,000,000 | 34% | Govt. (Local, Municipal) | Reliant Energy | Wind |
| 5. Dell Inc. | ||||
| 431,058,000 | 129% | Information Technology | NextEra Energy Resources°, TXU Energy°, Austin Energy, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Idaho Power°, On-site Generation | Biogas, Solar, Wind |
| 6. Johnson & Johnson | ||||
| 416,510,688 | 39% | Health Care | 3Degrees°, NextEra Energy Resources°, Suez Energy Resources NA°, Sempra Energy°, Liberty Power°, On-site Generation, PNM | Biomass, Solar, Wind |
| 7. Cisco Systems, Inc. | ||||
| 400,996,000 | 46% | Information Technology | Sterling Planet°, Austin Energy | Wind |
| 8. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania | ||||
| 400,000,000 | 40% | Govt. (State) | Renewable Choice Energy° | Biomass, Wind |
| 9. U.S. Air Force | ||||
| 339,660,392 | 4% | Govt. (Federal) | TransAlta Energy Marketing, Sterling Planet°, On-site Generation, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Colorado Springs Utilities, Rocky Mountain Power°, Champion Energy Services, Georgia Power°, Nexant, Xcel Energy°, PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, Hess Energy Marketing°, Minnkota Power Cooperative, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, El Paso Electric, Rocky Mountain Generation Cooperative | Biogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind |
| 10. City of Dallas, TX | ||||
| 333,659,840 | 40% | Govt. (Local, Municipal) | Suez Energy Resources NA | Wind |
| 11. HSBC North America | ||||
| 300,000,000 | 112% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | NextEra Energy Resources° | Wind |
| 12. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. / California and Texas Facilities | ||||
| 263,533,433 | 8% | Retail | Duke Energy, On-site Generation | Biogas, Solar, Wind |
| 13. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | ||||
| 262,262,425 | 101% | Govt. (Federal) | Sterling Planet, Luminant, Element Markets°, NextEra Energy Resources°, 3Degrees°, 3 Phases Renewables°, Bonneville Environmental Foundation°, Pacific Power°, On-site Generation, Minnesota Power | Biogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind |
| 14. District of Columbia | ||||
| 244,267,000 | 50% | Govt. (Local, Municipal) | Washington Gas Energy Services° | Wind |
| 15. TD Bank, N.A. | ||||
| 240,333,272 | 100% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | Community Energy°, Renewable Choice Energy° | Wind |
| 16. Starbucks | ||||
| 237,000,000 | 25% | Restaurants & Food Srvcs. | 3Degrees°, NextEra Energy Resources° | Wind |
| 17. BNY Mellon | ||||
| 229,500,000 | 77% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | NextEra Energy Resources°, Pepco Energy Services° | Wind |
| 18. City of Chicago, IL | ||||
| 215,000,000 | 20% | Govt. (Local, Municipal) | Renewable Choice Energy° | Wind |
| 19. BD | ||||
| 200,631,536 | 38% | Health Care | NextEra Energy Resources°, Rocky Mountain Power° | Wind |
| 20. University of Pennsylvania | ||||
| 200,000,000 | 48% | Education (Higher) | Community Energy° | Wind |
| 21. U.S. Department of Energy | ||||
| 188,599,600 | 4% | Govt. (Federal) | Various | Various |
| 22. Kimberly-Clark Corporation | ||||
| 176,533,000 | 7% | Consumer Products | On-site Generation | Biomass |
| 23. State of Illinois | ||||
| 176,000,000 | 33% | Govt. (State) | Integrys Energy°, City Water, Light & Power° | Wind |
| 24. Wells Fargo & Company | ||||
| 175,000,000 | 14% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | 3Degrees° | Wind |
| 25. Montgomery County Clean Energy Buyers Group | ||||
| 161,790,000 | 30% | Govt. (Local, Municipal) | NextEra Energy Resources° | Wind |
| 26. Deutsche Bank | ||||
| 160,000,000 | 103% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | Element Markets° | Wind |
| 27. Pearson, Inc. | ||||
| 157,096,000 | 101% | Consulting Srvcs. | Sterling Planet°, Austin Energy | Biogas, Wind |
| 28. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | ||||
| 150,000,000 | 5% | Govt. (Federal) | WindCurrent | Wind |
| 29. Staples | ||||
| 146,625,408 | 22% | Retail | Sterling Planet°, Avista Utilities, Pacific Power°, Tennessee Valley Authority°, Portland General Electric, Constellation NewEnergy° | Biogas, Solar, Wind |
| 30. Bloomberg LP | ||||
| 140,401,150 | 59% | Media & Publishing | Hess Energy Marketing°, Constellation NewEnergy°, ConEdison Solutions°, BlueStar Energy° | Biomass, Wind |
| 31. Motorola, Inc. | ||||
| 119,000,000 | 32% | Telecommunications | Native Energy° | Wind |
| 32. Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. | ||||
| 116,250,000 | 113% | Ag. & Nat. Resources | 3Degrees°, Sterling Planet°, NextEra Energy Resources°, Community Energy° | Wind |
| 33. The World Bank Group | ||||
| 114,735,000 | 100% | Non-Profit (NGO) | WindCurrent° | Wind |
| 34. Lowe's | ||||
| 110,950,000 | 2% | Retail | Nexant°, On-site Generation | Biomass, Solar |
| 35. Chicago Public Schools | ||||
| 107,709,620 | 20% | Education (K-12) | Element Markets°, On-site Generation | Solar |
| 36. State of Connecticut | ||||
| 107,216,096 | 17% | Govt. (State) | Hess Energy Marketing°, Direct Energy° | Various |
| 37. Hilton Worldwide | ||||
| 102,000,000 | 29% | Travel & Leisure | Renewable Choice Energy° | Wind |
| 38. The Dannon Company, Inc. | ||||
| 100,000,000 | 100% | Food & Beverage | Native Energy° | Wind |
| 39. Lockheed Martin Corporation | ||||
| 98,063,334 | 5% | Industrial Goods & Srvcs. | Sterling Planet°, Hess Energy Marketing°, TXU Energy°, 3 Phases Renewables°, Xcel Energy° | Solar, Wind |
| 40. Safeway Inc. | ||||
| 94,500,000 | 3% | Retail | 3Degrees°, Nexant°, On-site Generation | Solar, Wind |
| 41. State of Wisconsin | ||||
| 92,400,000 | 10% | Govt. (State) | Madison Gas & Electric, Wisconsin Public Power Inc., We Energies° | Biogas, Solar, Wind |
| 42. Harris N.A. | ||||
| 91,400,000 | 100% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | NextEra Energy Resources° | Wind |
| 43. Sprint Nextel | ||||
| 87,600,000 | 47% | Telecommunications | Kansas City Power & Light° | Wind |
| 44. Carnegie Mellon University | ||||
| 86,840,000 | 75% | Education (Higher) | Community Energy°, On-site Generation | Solar, Wind |
| 45. ING | ||||
| 86,322,000 | 100% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | NextEra Energy Resources° | Wind |
| 46. Pennsylvania State University | ||||
| 83,600,000 | 20% | Education (Higher) | 3Degrees°, Sterling Planet, Community Energy° | Biomass, Small-hydro, Wind |
| 47. Sony DADC | ||||
| 82,000,000 | 46% | Information Technology | Horizon Wind Energy° | Wind |
| 48. Herman Miller Inc. | ||||
| 77,434,966 | 86% | Industrial Goods & Srvcs. | Green Mountain Energy, Wolverine Power Marketing Cooperative | Biomass, Wind |
| 49. Port of Portland | ||||
| 75,030,000 | 106% | Transport & Shipping | NextEra Energy Resources°, On-site Generation | Solar, Wind |
| 50. City of Austin, TX | ||||
| 74,142,994 | 17% | Govt. (Local, Municipal) | Austin Energy | Biogas, Wind |
