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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 1.8 billion kilowatt-hours annually, which is equivalent to the electricity needed to power more than 183,000 average American homes annually.
As of October 6, 2009
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:
Top 20 Retail Fortune 500
Top 10 Federal Government Top 20 Local Government
Top 20 College & University Top 20 Printers
Top 20 On-site Generation Top 20 K-12 Schools
| 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 | 34% | Wind | Reliant Energy |
| 2. City of Dallas, TX | |||
| 333,659,840 | 40% | Wind | Suez Energy Resources NA |
| 3. City of Chicago, IL | |||
| 214,635,000 | 20% | Biomass, Wind | MidAmerican Energy |
| 4. Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts | |||
| 171,144,000 | 54% | Biogas | On-site Generation |
| 5. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission | |||
| 70,000,000 | 33% | Wind | Constellation NewEnergy |
| 6. City of San Diego, CA | |||
| 69,043,000 | 27% | Biogas, Small-hydro, Solar | On-site Generation |
| 7. Montgomery County Wind Buyers Group | |||
| 65,900,000 | 10% | Wind | Washington Gas Energy Services |
| 8. Austin (TX) Independent School District | |||
| 65,640,000 | 39% | Biogas, Wind | Austin Energy |
| 9. City of Austin, TX | |||
| 62,466,303 | 14% | Biogas, Wind | Austin Energy |
| 10. San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant | |||
| 52,769,440 | 56% | Biogas | On-site Generation |
| 11. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | |||
| 52,500,000 | 18% | Wind | Reliant Energy |
| 12. Los Angeles World Airports | |||
| 42,027,100 | 25% | Biomass, Small-hydro, Wind | Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power |
| 13. Montgomery County, PA | |||
| 29,391,000 | 100% | Wind | PECO/Community Energy |
| 14. Nassau County, NY | |||
| 29,121,457 | 15% | Biogas | On-site Generation |
| 15. City of Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 25,500,000 | 4% | Wind | PECO/Community Energy |
| 16. City of San Francisco, CA | |||
| 25,033,977 | 3% | Biogas, Solar | On-site Generation |
| 17. City of Bellingham, WA | |||
| 24,000,000 | 100% | Wind | Carbonfund.org, Puget Sound Energy |
| 18. City of Santa Monica, CA | |||
| 23,000,000 | 100% | Biogas | Commerce Energy |
| 19. City of Albuquerque, NM | |||
| 22,261,568 | 20% | Wind | PNM |
| 20. City of Grand Rapids, MI | |||
| 22,000,000 | 20% | Biogas, Wind | Consumers Energy |
*Reflects the amount of green power as a percentage of total purchased 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.
Current and past Top Local Government Partners lists are available here for you to view and print:
October 2009 list (PDF) (2 p, 904K, About PDF)
July 2009 list (PDF) (2 p, 182K, About PDF)
April 2009 list (PDF) (2
p, 901K, About PDF)
January 2009 list (PDF) (2
p, 50K, About PDF)
October 2008 list (PDF) (2
p, 95K, About PDF)
July 2008 list (PDF) (1
p, 47K, About PDF)
April 2008 list (PDF) (1
p, 47K, About PDF)
January 2008 list (PDF) (1
p, 47K, About PDF)
2007 lists (PDF) (5
pp, 223K, About PDF)
2006 list (PDF) (2
pp, 44K, About PDF)
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.