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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.
Current and past Top Partners lists are available here for you to view and print:
April 2013 list (PDF) (6 pp., 227K, About PDF)
January 2013 list (PDF) (9 pp., 342K)
2012 lists (PDF) (22 pp., 359K)
2011 lists (PDF) (23 pp., 175K)
2010 lists (PDF) (16 pp, 1.2M)
2009 lists (PDF) (16 pp, 1.2M)
2008 lists (PDF) (10 pp, 209K)
2007 lists (PDF) (12 pp, 397K)
2006 lists (PDF) (10 pp, 511K)
2005 lists (PDF) (8 pp, 226K)
2004 lists (PDF) (2 pp, 151K)
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