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Top 20 Local Government
The Top 20 Local Government list represents the largest purchasers among local government partners within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power purchases of these organizations amounts to more than 2.6 billion kilowatt-hours annually, which is equivalent to the electricity needed to power more than 224,000 average American homes annually.
As of January 5, 2012
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 purchases of leading organizations within the United States and across individual industry sectors.
These green power purchases help reduce the environmental impacts of electricity use and support the development of new renewable generation capacity nationwide. Purchase amounts reflect U.S. operations only and are sourced from U.S.-based green power resources. Organizations can meet EPA purchase requirements using any combination of three different product options (1) Renewable Energy Certificates, (2) On-site generation, and (3) Utility green power products.
Purchase 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:
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| Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) | GP % of Total Electricity Use* | Green Power Resources | Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. City of Houston, TX | |||
| 438,000,000 | 35% | Wind | Reliant Energy |
| 2. City of Austin, TX | |||
| 406,000,000 | 100% | Wind | Austin Energy° |
| 3. City of Dallas, TX | |||
| 295,883,744 | 40% | Wind | TXU Energy |
| 4. District of Columbia | |||
| 244,267,000 | 50% | Wind | Washington Gas Energy Services° |
| 5. City of Chicago, IL | |||
| 215,000,000 | 20% | Wind | Renewable Choice Energy° |
| 6. Montgomery County Clean Energy Buyers Group | |||
| 134,599,000 | 25% | Wind | Renewable Choice Energy° |
| 7. City of Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 127,300,000 | 20% | Solar, Wind | PPL EnergyPlus°, On-site Generation |
| 8. Suffolk County, NY | |||
| 123,000,000 | 90% | Wind | 3Degrees° |
| 9. Chicago Public Schools | |||
| 107,709,620 | 20% | Solar | Element Markets°, On-site Generation |
| 10. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | |||
| 87,000,000 | 30% | Wind | Champion Energy Services |
| 11. Austin (TX) Independent School District | |||
| 65,640,000 | 42% | Biogas, Wind | Austin Energy° |
| 12. Marin Energy Authority | |||
| 65,525,000 | 34% | Biogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind | Shell Energy North America, 3Degrees° |
| 13. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission | |||
| 59,637,000 | 28% | Wind | Constellation NewEnergy |
| 14. Forest County Potawatomi Community | |||
| 54,677,205 | 100% | Wind | Invenergy |
| 15. Los Angeles World Airports | |||
| 35,827,829 | 22% | Biomass, Wind | Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power |
| 16. City of San Francisco, CA | |||
| 31,593,977 | 4% | Biogas, Solar | On-site Generation |
| 17. Chicago Park District | |||
| 31,072,406 | 25% | Various | Integrys Energy° |
| 18. Nassau County, NY | |||
| 29,121,457 | 15% | Biogas | On-site Generation |
| 19. City of Santa Monica, CA | |||
| 28,000,000 | 100% | Geothermal, Wind | Commerce Energy |
| 20. City of San Jose, CA | |||
| 27,525,018 | 15% | Biogas, Solar | On-site Generation |
*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 Local Government Partners lists are available here for you to view and print:
January 2012 list (PDF) (2 pp., 41K, About PDF)
2011 lists (PDF) (8 pp., 1.1M)
2010 lists (PDF) (8 pp., 1.1M)
2009 lists (PDF) (8
pp., 1.1M)
2008 lists (PDF) (5
pp., 142K)
2007 lists (PDF) (5
pp., 168K)
2006 list (PDF) (2
pp, 44K)
For additional information on how your organization can join these Top Partners as Green Power Partners, please visit the Join Us page of this Web site.