As of March 18, 2013
The Green Power Partnership works with a wide variety of leading organizations — from Fortune 500® companies to local, state and federal governments, and a growing number of colleges and universities. The following Top Partner Rankings highlight the annual green power use of leading Green Power Partners within the United States and across individual industry sectors.
Using green power helps reduce the environmental impacts of electricity use and supports the development of new renewable generation capacity nationwide. Usage amounts reflect U.S. operations only and are sourced from U.S.-based green power resources. Organizations can meet EPA Partnership requirements using any combination of three different product options: (1) Renewable Energy Certificates, (2) On-site generation, and (3) Utility green power products.
Usage figures are based on annualized Partner contract amounts (kilowatt-hours), not calendar year totals. These rankings are updated on a quarterly schedule . Find out how your organization can partner with EPA today! To view a top partner list, select from the chart below:
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
3,100,850,000
100%
Technology & Telecom
Sterling Planet°, PNM, On-site Generation
Biogas, Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind
2. Microsoft Corporation
1,935,637,485
80%
Technology & Telecom
Sterling Planet°, On-site Generation
Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind
3. Kohl's Department Stores
1,536,529,000
105%
Retail
Nexant°, Sterling Planet°, Renewable Choice Energy°, 3Degrees°, On-site Generation
Solar
4. Whole Foods Market
800,257,623
107%
Retail
3Degrees°, On-site Generation
Solar, Wind
5. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
751,431,792
4%
Retail
Noble Americas Energy Solutions, Duke Energy, On-site Generation, Green Power EMC°, Oklahoma Gas & Electric
Biogas, Solar, Wind
6. U.S. Department of Energy
698,489,099
14%
Govt. (Federal)
Various, On-site Generation
Biomass, Geothermal, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind
7. Staples
636,078,882
101%
Retail
Renewable Choice Energy°, 3Degrees°, Sterling Planet°, Avista Utilities, Pacific Power°, On-site Generation, Tennessee Valley Authority°, Portland General Electric, Florida Power & Light°
Biogas, Solar, Wind
8. Starbucks Company-Owned Stores
592,462,522
70%
Restaurants & Cafes
3Degrees°, Nexant°
Wind
9. Lockheed Martin Corporation
546,399,457
30%
Industrial Goods & Srvcs.
Sterling Planet°, Renewable Choice Energy°, TXU Energy°, GDF Suez Energy Resources NA°, Constellation°, 3Degrees°, National Wind°, Champion Energy Services, Hess Energy Marketing°, City of Palo Alto Utilities°, Noble Americas Energy Solutions°
Biogas, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind
10. Apple Inc.
537,393,667
85%
Technology & Telecom
3 Phases Renewables°, TerraPass/NC GreenPower°, Constellation, On-site Generation, Austin Energy°, Sacramento Municipal Utility District°, Iberdrola Renewables°, Pacific Power°, NV Energy, Central Electric Cooperative, Silicon Valley Power°
Biogas, Biomass, Geothermal, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind
11. District of Columbia
534,084,977
100%
Govt. (Local, Municipal)
Washington Gas Energy Services°
Wind
12. Cisco Systems, Inc.
459,005,742
44%
Technology & Telecom
Sterling Planet°, NextEra Energy Resources°, Austin Energy°, Ameren Missouri°, On-site Generation
Solar, Wind
13. City of Houston, TX
438,000,000
35%
Govt. (Local, Municipal)
Reliant Energy
Wind
14. City of Austin, TX
374,086,079
100%
Govt. (Local, Municipal)
Austin Energy°
Wind
15. BD
317,276,000
60%
Health Care
Renewable Choice Energy°, NextEra Energy Resources°, 3Degrees°, Rocky Mountain Power°, Bloom Energy°, On-site Generation, Noble Americas Energy Solutions°
Solar, Wind
16. Hilton Worldwide
315,000,000
94%
Hotels & Lodging
Renewable Choice Energy°
Small-hydro, Wind
17. McDonald's USA LLC
309,185,000
30%
Restaurants & Cafes
3Degrees°, Sterling Planet°
Wind
18. City of Dallas, TX
295,883,744
40%
Govt. (Local, Municipal)
TXU Energy
Wind
19. U.S. Air Force
282,576,242
4%
Govt. (Federal)
J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation, Sterling Planet°, On-site Generation, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Georgia Power, Champion Energy Services, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, CHELCO, Alliant Energy, City Water, Light & Power, Nodak Electric Cooperative, Colorado Springs Utilities, Hess Energy Marketing, Rocky Mountain Generation Cooperative, NSTAR°, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, Minnkota Power Cooperative, Xcel Energy
Biogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind
20. TD Bank, N.A.
261,827,000
100%
Banking & Fin. Srvcs.
Renewable Choice Energy°
Wind
21. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
261,056,565
101%
Govt. (Federal)
Luminant, Nexant°, 3Degrees°, Xcel Energy°, Pacific Power°, On-site Generation, Minnesota Power
Biogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind
22. BNY Mellon
227,151,524
69%
Banking & Fin. Srvcs.
NextEra Energy Resources°, Constellation°, On-site Generation
Solar, Wind
23. Dell Inc.
217,789,000
48%
Technology & Telecom
GDF Suez Energy Resources NA°, TXU Energy°, Austin Energy°, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, On-site Generation
Biogas, Solar, Wind
24. Bloomberg LP
208,262,000
84%
Media & Publishing
Element Markets°, Hess Energy Marketing°
Biogas, Biomass, Wind
25. University of Pennsylvania
200,194,600
48%
Education (Higher)
Community Energy°, On-site Generation
Solar, Wind
26. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
200,000,000
6%
Govt. (Federal)
Renewable Choice Energy
Biogas
27. Sprint
176,004,981
5%
Technology & Telecom
3Degrees°, Sterling Planet°, On-site Generation
Solar, Wind
28. State Street Corporation
175,406,000
97%
Banking & Fin. Srvcs.
Element Markets°
Biomass, Solar, Wind
29. State of Illinois
171,547,000
33%
Govt. (State)
Integrys Energy°, City Water, Light & Power°
Wind
30. Deutsche Bank
170,000,000
121%
Banking & Fin. Srvcs.
Sterling Planet°
Wind
31. Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
156,635,739
100%
Recreation
Sterling Planet°
Wind
32. State of Wisconsin
155,806,657
16%
Govt. (State)
Wisconsin Public Service, Madison Gas & Electric, Wisconsin Public Power Inc., We Energies°
Biogas, Solar, Wind
33. Washington Real Estate Investment Trust
155,754,907
100%
Real Estate
3Degrees°
Wind
34. University of Oklahoma
153,878,040
85%
Education (Higher)
Oklahoma Gas & Electric
Wind
35. Best Buy
151,306,000
12%
Retail
3Degrees°
Small-hydro, Wind
36. Ahold USA
149,853,582
7%
Retail
3Degrees°, On-site Generation
Solar
37. Pearson, Inc.
142,250,000
100%
Consulting Srvcs.
Renewable Choice Energy°
Various
38. The Ohio State University
141,000,000
24%
Education (Higher)
Blue Creek Wind Farm LLC
Wind
39. Montgomery County Clean Energy Buyers Group
136,247,000
26%
Govt. (Local, Municipal)
Renewable Choice Energy°
Wind
40. HSBC North America
135,000,000
96%
Banking & Fin. Srvcs.
NextEra Energy Resources°
Wind
41. City of Philadelphia, PA
127,300,000
18%
Govt. (Local, Municipal)
PPL EnergyPlus°, On-site Generation
Solar, Wind
42. Suffolk County, NY
123,000,000
90%
Govt. (Local, Municipal)
3Degrees°
Wind
43. Safeway Inc.
120,187,000
3%
Retail
Greenlight Energy°, On-site Generation, 3Degrees°
Biogas, Solar, Wind
44. Carnegie Mellon University
116,015,000
100%
Education (Higher)
Renewable Choice Energy°, On-site Generation
Solar, Wind
45. Georgetown University
113,751,000
109%
Education (Higher)
Hess Energy Marketing°
Various
46. The World Bank Group
113,700,000
107%
Non-Profit (NGO)
Nexant°
Wind
47. Appleton Coated LLC
111,425,000
45%
Ag. & Nat. Resources
OneEnergy Renewables°, Constellation°
Wind
48. Oklahoma State University
110,000,000
67%
Education (Higher)
Oklahoma Gas & Electric
Wind
49. Mohawk Fine Papers Inc.
109,000,000
101%
Ag. & Nat. Resources
3Degrees°, Sterling Planet°, NextEra Energy Resources°, Community Energy°
Wind
50. Chicago Public Schools
107,709,620
20%
Education (K-12)
Element Markets°, On-site Generation
Solar
*Reflects the amount of green power as a percentage of total electricity use. Partners choosing to purchase green power in an amount exceeding 100 percent of their U.S. organization-wide electricity use are listed as such.
°Indicates Provider is selling Partner a third-party certified green power product. For more information on third-party certification, visit http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/buygp/certified.htm .
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