Green Power Partnership
Top 20 Retail
The Top 20 Retail list represents the largest green power users among retail partners within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power use of these organizations amounts to more than 5 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 444,000 average American homes each year.
As of April 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 use of leading organizations 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:
Top 20 Retail Fortune 500® Partners
Top 10 Federal Government Top 20 Local Government
Top 20 College & University Top 20 Printing & Packaging
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. Kohl's Department Stores | |||
| 1,524,656,000 | 100% | Solar, Wind | 3Degrees°, Nexant°, Sterling Planet°, On-site Generation |
| 2. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. / California and Texas Facilities | |||
| 872,382,088 | 28% | Biogas, Solar, Wind | Noble Americas Energy Solutions, Duke Energy, NextEra Energy Resources, On-site Generation |
| 3. Whole Foods Market | |||
| 800,257,623 | 106% | Solar, Wind | 3Degrees°, On-site Generation |
| 4. Staples | |||
| 516,713,408 | 78% | Biogas, Solar, Wind | Sterling Planet°, 3Degrees°, Avista Utilities, Pacific Power°, Tennessee Valley Authority°, Portland General Electric, Florida Power & Light° |
| 5. Starbucks | |||
| 421,535,000 | 47% | Biogas, Geothermal, Small-hydro, Wind | 3Degrees°, Nexant°, Seattle City Light°, Tri-County Electric Cooperative° |
| 6. McDonald's USA LLC | |||
| 306,000,000 | 30% | Wind | 3Degrees°, Sterling Planet° |
| 7. Sprint | |||
| 176,000,000 | 5% | Solar, Wind | 3Degrees°, Renewable Choice Energy° |
| 8. Ahold USA | |||
| 149,260,000 | 7% | Solar | 3Degrees°, On-site Generation |
| 9. Lowe's | |||
| 148,660,000 | 3% | Biomass, Solar | Nexant°, On-site Generation |
| 10. Best Buy | |||
| 118,865,000 | 11% | Biogas, Wind | 3Degrees° |
| 11. Safeway Inc. | |||
| 116,690,000 | 3% | Biogas, Solar, Wind | 3Degrees°, NextEra Energy Resources°, On-site Generation |
| 12. H-E-B Grocery Company | |||
| 59,600,000 | 4% | Biogas, Wind | Austin Energy°, CPS Energy |
| 13. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. / Operations and Selected Retail Brands | |||
| 58,014,185 | 90% | Wind | Community Energy, Xcel Energy, Native Energy |
| 14. REI | |||
| 54,841,382 | 92% | Biogas, Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind | Bonneville Environmental Foundation, Gexa Energy°, Green Mountain Energy°, Xcel Energy°, On-site Generation, Austin Energy°, Fort Collins Utilities°, Alliant Energy°, Eugene Water & Electric Board°, We Energies° |
| 15. FedEx Office | |||
| 33,379,320 | 15% | Small-hydro | Various |
| 16. Gander Mountain | |||
| 33,250,000 | 35% | Wind | Renewable Choice Energy° |
| 17. Lord & Taylor / New York City, Eastchester, and New Jersey | |||
| 27,739,492 | 100% | Wind | Green Mountain Energy |
| 18. Giant Eagle, Inc. | |||
| 20,000,000 | 3% | Wind | Constellation NewEnergy° |
| 19. The North Face | |||
| 16,142,921 | 100% | Wind | Bonneville Environmental Foundation° |
| 20. prAna | |||
| 12,602,000 | 100% | Wind | 3Degrees° |
*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 2012 list (PDF) (2 pp., 249K, About PDF)
January 2012 list (PDF) (3 pp., 44K)
2011 list (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.