Green Power Partnership
Top 20 Retail
The Top 20 Retail list represents the largest purchasers among retail partners within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power purchases of these organizations amounts to more than 5.5 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually, which is equivalent to avoiding the carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity use of more than 580,000 average American homes each year.
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.
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As a national retailer, we consistently challenge ourselves to find new ways to reduce the operational footprint of our facilities, to be more energy efficient, use fewer resources and be a good neighbor in the communities where we do business.
- John Worthington, Kohl's Department Stores
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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:
Top 20 Retail Fortune 500® Partners
Top 10 Federal Government Top 20 Local Government
Top 20 College & University Top 20 Tech & Telecom
Top 20 On-site Generation Top 20 K-12 Schools
Long-term Contracts
| Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) | GP % of Total Electricity Use* | Green Power Resources | Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Kohl's Department Stores | |||
| 1,536,529,000 | 105% | Solar | Nexant°, Sterling Planet°, Renewable Choice Energy°, 3Degrees°, On-site Generation |
| 2. Whole Foods Market | |||
| 800,257,623 | 107% | Solar, Wind | 3Degrees°, On-site Generation |
| 3. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | |||
| 751,431,792 | 4% | Biogas, Solar, Wind | Noble Americas Energy Solutions, Duke Energy, On-site Generation, Green Power EMC°, Oklahoma Gas & Electric |
| 4. Staples | |||
| 636,078,882 | 101% | Biogas, Solar, Wind | Renewable Choice Energy°, 3Degrees°, Sterling Planet°, Avista Utilities, Pacific Power°, On-site Generation, Tennessee Valley Authority°, Portland General Electric, Florida Power & Light° |
| 5. Starbucks Company-Owned Stores | |||
| 592,462,522 | 70% | Wind | 3Degrees°, Nexant° |
| 6. McDonald's USA LLC | |||
| 309,185,000 | 30% | Wind | 3Degrees°, Sterling Planet° |
| 7. Sprint | |||
| 176,004,981 | 5% | Solar, Wind | 3Degrees°, Sterling Planet°, On-site Generation |
| 8. Best Buy | |||
| 151,306,000 | 12% | Small-hydro, Wind | 3Degrees° |
| 9. Ahold USA | |||
| 149,853,582 | 7% | Solar | 3Degrees°, On-site Generation |
| 10. Safeway Inc. | |||
| 120,187,000 | 3% | Biogas, Solar, Wind | Greenlight Energy°, On-site Generation, 3Degrees° |
| 11. H-E-B Grocery Company | |||
| 62,014,372 | 4% | Wind | Austin Energy°, CPS Energy |
| 12. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. / Operations and Selected Retail Brands | |||
| 61,817,444 | 85% | Solar, Wind | Native Energy°, Xcel Energy°, On-site Generation |
| 13. Gander Mountain | |||
| 33,250,000 | 35% | Wind | Renewable Choice Energy° |
| 14. Lord & Taylor / New York City, Eastchester, and New Jersey | |||
| 27,739,492 | 100% | Wind | Green Mountain Energy |
| 15. FedEx Office | |||
| 25,000,000 | 13% | Small-hydro | Various |
| 16. Giant Eagle, Inc. | |||
| 20,000,000 | 3% | Wind | Greenlight Energy° |
| 17. The North Face | |||
| 18,100,000 | 100% | Wind | Bonneville Environmental Foundation° |
| 18. MOM's Organic Market | |||
| 14,512,000 | 424% | Wind | Clean Currents° |
| 19. prAna | |||
| 14,141,000 | 100% | Wind | 3Degrees° |
| 20. Panera Bread / Maryland Locations | |||
| 13,770,643 | 100% | Wind | Washington Gas Energy Services° |
*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 Retail Partners lists are available here for you to view and print:
April 2013 list (PDF) (2 pp., 160K, About PDF)
Januarny 2013 list (PDF) (4 pp., 251K)
2012 lists (PDF) (9 pp., 334K)
2011 lists (PDF) (11 pp., 94K)
2010 lists (PDF) (8 pp, 1.3M)
2009 lists (PDF) (8 pp, 1.3M)
2008 lists (PDF) (5 pp, 167K)
2007 lists (PDF) (7 pp, 189K)
2006 lists (PDF) (5 pp, 160K)
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.