Green Power Partnership
Top 20 Tech & Telecom
The Top 20 Tech & Telecom list represents the largest green power users among technology and telecommunications partners within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power use of these organizations amounts to more than 7 billion kilowatt-hours annually, which is equivalent to avoiding the carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity use of more than 748,000 average American homes annually.
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:
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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. Intel Corporation | |||
| 3,100,850,000 | 100% | Biogas, Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind | Sterling Planet°, PNM, On-site Generation |
| 2. Microsoft Corporation | |||
| 1,935,637,485 | 80% | Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind | Sterling Planet°, On-site Generation |
| 3. Apple Inc. | |||
| 537,393,667 | 85% | Biogas, Biomass, Geothermal, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind | 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° |
| 4. Cisco Systems, Inc. | |||
| 459,005,742 | 44% | Solar, Wind | Sterling Planet°, NextEra Energy Resources°, Austin Energy°, Ameren Missouri°, On-site Generation |
| 5. Dell Inc. | |||
| 217,789,000 | 48% | Biogas, Solar, Wind | GDF Suez Energy Resources NA°, TXU Energy°, Austin Energy°, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, On-site Generation |
| 6. Sprint | |||
| 176,004,981 | 5% | Solar, Wind | 3Degrees°, Sterling Planet°, On-site Generation |
| 7. Sony Corporation of America | |||
| 88,271,437 | 36% | Solar, Wind | Renewable Choice Energy°, 3Degrees°, On-site Generation |
| 8. Motorola Mobility, Inc. | |||
| 80,000,000 | 66% | Wind | Native Energy° |
| 9. Datapipe, Inc | |||
| 74,083,778 | 100% | Wind | Noble Americas Energy Solutions°, Constellation° |
| 10. Adobe Systems Incorporated | |||
| 64,008,667 | 103% | Biogas, Wind | 3Degrees°, On-site Generation |
| 11. Nokia USA | |||
| 53,284,535 | 101% | Biogas, Wind | 3Degrees°, On-site Generation, Renewable Choice Energy° |
| 12. Advanced Micro Devices / Austin, TX Facilities | |||
| 49,440,000 | 67% | Wind | Austin Energy° |
| 13. SAP America | |||
| 41,644,000 | 103% | Solar, Wind | NextEra Energy Resources°, City of Palo Alto Utilities° |
| 14. Motorola Solutions, Inc. | |||
| 40,000,000 | 24% | Wind | Native Energy° |
| 15. Xerox Corporation | |||
| 35,426,290 | 8% | Wind | Constellation°, Portland General Electric |
| 16. Applied Materials, Inc. | |||
| 34,109,130 | 17% | Biogas, Solar, Wind | Austin Energy°, Silicon Valley Power°, On-site Generation |
| 17. Rackspace US Inc. | |||
| 32,000,000 | 15% | Various | Sterling Planet° |
| 18. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | |||
| 28,545,000 | 3% | Solar, Wind | Austin Energy°, Sterling Planet°, On-site Generation |
| 19. 1&1 Internet, Inc. / Kansas Data Center | |||
| 22,000,000 | 100% | Small-hydro, Wind | Bonneville Environmental Foundation° |
| 20. Pitney Bowes | |||
| 19,480,500 | 17% | Wind | Renewable Choice Energy° |
*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 20 Tech & Telecom lists are available here for you to view and print:
April 2013 list (PDF) (3 pp., 162K, About PDF)
January 2013 list (PDF) (4 pp., 250K)
2012 lists (PDF) (4 pp., 84K)
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.