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Combined, these top 50 largest purchases amount to more than 12.5 billion kilowatt-hours annually, which represents more than 70 percent of the green power commitments made by all EPA Green Power Partners.

As of October 6, 2009

National Top 50 icon.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:

National Top 50 100% Purchasers
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* Organization Type Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) Green Power Resources
1. Intel Corporation
1,301,300,000 48% Information Technology Sterling Planet, PNM, On-site Generation Biogas, Biomass, Geothermal, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind
2. PepsiCo
1,226,403,121 100% Food & Beverage Sterling Planet, 3Degrees Various
3. Kohl's Department Stores
851,478,000 71% Retail 3Degrees, WM Renewable Energy, On-site Generation, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, City of Dover, Sterling Planet Biogas, Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind
4. Whole Foods Market
790,459,000 105% Retail Renewable Choice Energy, Austin Energy Solar, Wind
5. Dell Inc.
553,708,000 158% Information Technology MidAmerican Energy, TXU Energy, Greenhouse Gas Services, Austin Energy, Constellation NewEnergy, Idaho Power, 3Degrees Biogas, Solar, Wind
6. City of Houston, TX
438,000,000 34% Govt. (Local, Municipal) Reliant Energy Wind
7. U.S. Air Force
426,274,291 5% Govt. (Federal) Numerous Biogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind
8. The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
426,239,848 100% Food & Beverage Sterling Planet, 3Degrees Various
9. Cisco Systems, Inc.
400,996,000 46% Information Technology Sterling Planet, Austin Energy Wind
10. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
400,000,000 40% Govt. (State) Renewable Choice Energy Biomass, Wind
11. Johnson & Johnson
386,455,711 34% Health Care Reliant Energy, NextEra Energy Resources, 3Degrees, Sempra Energy, On-site Generation, Liberty Power, PNM Biogas, Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind
12. City of Dallas, TX
333,659,840 40% Govt. (Local, Municipal) Suez Energy Resources NA Wind
13. HSBC North America
314,013,000 98% Banking & Fin. Srvcs. NextEra Energy Resources Wind
14. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
262,262,425 101% Govt. (Federal) Sterling Planet, Luminant, Element Markets, NextEra Energy Resources, 3Degrees, 3 Phases Renewables, Bonneville Environmental Foundation, Pacific Power, On-site Generation, Minnesota Power Biogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind
15. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. / California and Texas Facilities
243,328,000 8% Retail Duke Energy, On-site Generation Solar, Wind
16. Starbucks
237,000,000 25% Restaurants & Food Srvcs. 3Degrees, NextEra Energy Resources Wind
17. City of Chicago, IL
214,635,000 20% Govt. (Local, Municipal) MidAmerican Energy Biomass, Wind
18. Kimberly-Clark Corporation
192,730,000 7% Consumer Products On-site Generation Biomass
19. University of Pennsylvania
192,727,000 46% Education (Higher) Community Energy Wind
20. U.S. Department of Energy
188,599,600 4% Govt. (Federal) Numerous Various
21. DuPont Company
180,075,000 4% Chemical Neuwing Energy Ventures, On-site Generation Biomass, Solar, Wind
22. Wells Fargo & Company
175,000,000 14% Banking & Fin. Srvcs. 3Degrees Wind
23. Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
171,144,000 54% Govt. (Local, Municipal) On-site Generation Biogas
24. Deutsche Bank AG
160,000,000 100% Banking & Fin. Srvcs. 3Degrees Wind
25. PepsiAmericas, Inc.
157,128,393 100% Food & Beverage Sterling Planet, 3Degrees Various
26. Bloomberg LP
155,126,333 64% Media & Publishing ConEdison Solutions, Constellation NewEnergy, Hess Energy Marketing, Other Biomass, Wind
27. Staples
124,172,282 20% Retail 3Degrees, Pacific Power, Tennessee Valley Authority, Portland General Electric, PECO/Community Energy, Avista Utilities, NextEra Energy Resources Biogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind
28. The World Bank Group
114,735,000 100% Non-Profit (NGO) WindCurrent Wind
29. Lowe's
111,010,000 2% Retail Nexant, On-site Generation Biomass, Solar
30. (tie) Mohawk Fine Papers Inc.
110,000,000 113% Ag. & Nat. Resources Sterling Planet, 3Degrees Wind
30. (tie) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
110,000,000 4% Govt. (Federal) Sterling Planet Biomass
32. State of Connecticut
107,225,622 18% Govt. (State) Hess Energy Marketing, Direct Energy Various
33. The Dannon Company, Inc.
100,000,000 100% Food & Beverage Native Energy Wind
34. Lockheed Martin Corporation
98,063,334 5% Industrial Goods & Srvcs. Sterling Planet, Hess Energy Marketing, TXU Energy, 3 Phases Renewables, Xcel Energy Solar, Wind
35. WhiteWave Foods Company
98,012,000 100% Food & Beverage Bonneville Environmental Foundation Wind
36. The Bank of New York Mellon
96,371,000 32% Banking & Fin. Srvcs. NextEra Energy Resources, Pepco Energy Services Wind
37. Safeway Inc.
94,500,000 3% Retail 3Degrees, Nexant, On-site Generation Solar, Wind
38. State of Wisconsin
92,400,000 10% Govt. (State) Madison Gas & Electric, Wisconsin Public Power Inc., We Energies Biogas, Solar, Wind
39. Sprint Nextel
87,600,000 47% Telecommunications Kansas City Power & Light Wind
40. ING
84,166,000 100% Banking & Fin. Srvcs. Community Energy Wind
41. Pennsylvania State University
83,600,000 20% Education (Higher) 3Degrees, Sterling Planet, Community Energy Biomass, Small-hydro, Wind
42. Sony DADC
83,365,000 44% Information Technology Community Energy Wind
43. U.S. General Services Administration / Region 2
79,937,200 34% Govt. (Federal) Pepco Energy Services, Hess Energy Marketing Biogas, Wind
44. Motorola, Inc.
78,364,000 20% Telecommunications Native Energy Wind
45. Herman Miller Inc.
77,434,966 86% Industrial Goods & Srvcs. Green Mountain Energy, Wolverine Power Marketing Cooperative Biomass, Wind
46. Advanced Micro Devices / Austin, TX Facilities
73,680,000 102% Information Technology Austin Energy Biogas, Wind
47. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
70,000,000 33% Govt. (Local, Municipal) Constellation NewEnergy Wind
48. City of San Diego, CA
69,043,000 27% Govt. (Local, Municipal) On-site Generation Biogas, Small-hydro, Solar
49. Citi
68,202,000 5% Banking & Fin. Srvcs. NextEra Energy Resources, Constellation NewEnergy, Sempra Energy Wind
50. Oregon State University
66,782,000 72% Education (Higher) Bonneville Environmental Foundation Biogas, Biomass, Wind

*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 Partners lists are available here for you to view and print:

October 2009 list (PDF) (4 p, 988K, About PDF)
July 2009 list (PDF) (4 p, 198K, About PDF)
April 2009 list (PDF) (4 pp, 44K, About PDF)
January 2009 list (PDF) (4 pp, 114, About PDF)
October 2008 list (PDF) (4 pp,115K, About PDF)
July 2008 list (PDF) (2 pp, 96K, About PDF)
April 2008 list (PDF) (2 pp, 96K, About PDF)
January 2008 list (PDF) (2 pp, 98K, About PDF)
2007 lists (PDF) (12 pp, 455K, About PDF)
2006 lists (PDF) (10 pp, 511K, About PDF)
2005 lists (PDF) (8 pp, 226K, About PDF)
2004 list (PDF) (2 pp, 151K, 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.

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