Green Power Partnership
National Top 50
Combined, the green power use of Partners on the National Top 50 list amounts to nearly 16 billion kilowatt-hours annually, which represents nearly 70 percent of the green power commitments made by all EPA Green Power Partners.
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* | Organization Type | Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) | Green Power Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Intel Corporation | ||||
| 2,502,052,000 | 88% | IT & Telecom | Sterling Planet°, PNM, On-site Generation | Biomass, Geothermal, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind |
| 2. Kohl's Department Stores | ||||
| 1,524,656,000 | 100% | Retail | 3Degrees°, Nexant°, Sterling Planet°, On-site Generation | Solar, Wind |
| 3. Microsoft Corporation | ||||
| 1,120,000,000 | 46% | IT & Telecom | Sterling Planet° | Biomass, Small-hydro, Wind |
| 4. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. / California and Texas Facilities | ||||
| 872,382,088 | 28% | Retail | Noble Americas Energy Solutions, Duke Energy, NextEra Energy Resources, On-site Generation | Biogas, Solar, Wind |
| 5. Whole Foods Market | ||||
| 800,257,623 | 106% | Retail | 3Degrees°, On-site Generation | Solar, Wind |
| 6. Staples | ||||
| 516,713,408 | 78% | Retail | Sterling Planet°, 3Degrees°, Avista Utilities, Pacific Power°, Tennessee Valley Authority°, Portland General Electric, Florida Power & Light° | Biogas, Solar, Wind |
| 7. City of Houston, TX | ||||
| 438,000,000 | 35% | Govt. (Local, Municipal) | Reliant Energy | Wind |
| 8. Starbucks | ||||
| 421,535,000 | 47% | Restaurants & Cafes | 3Degrees°, Nexant°, Seattle City Light°, Tri-County Electric Cooperative° | Biogas, Geothermal, Small-hydro, Wind |
| 9. City of Austin, TX | ||||
| 406,000,000 | 100% | Govt. (Local, Municipal) | Austin Energy° | Wind |
| 10. Hilton Worldwide | ||||
| 315,000,000 | 94% | Hotels & Lodging | Renewable Choice Energy° | Various |
| 11. McDonald's USA LLC | ||||
| 306,000,000 | 30% | Restaurants & Cafes | 3Degrees°, Sterling Planet° | Wind |
| 12. HSBC North America | ||||
| 300,000,000 | 112% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | NextEra Energy Resources° | Wind |
| 13. U.S. Department of Energy | ||||
| 295,974,615 | 6% | Govt. (Federal) | Various, On-site Generation | Geothermal, Solar, Wind |
| 14. City of Dallas, TX | ||||
| 295,883,744 | 40% | Govt. (Local, Municipal) | TXU Energy | Wind |
| 15. Lockheed Martin Corporation | ||||
| 274,907,487 | 15% | Industrial Goods & Srvcs. | Sterling Planet°, GDF Suez Energy Resources NA°, TXU Energy°, Pepco Energy Services°, Hess Energy Marketing°, Constellation NewEnergy°, Noble Americas Energy Solutions° | Solar, Wind |
| 16. Cisco Systems, Inc. | ||||
| 268,644,637 | 27% | IT & Telecom | Sterling Planet°, NextEra Energy Resources°, Austin Energy°, Ameren Missouri° | Wind |
| 17. U.S. Air Force | ||||
| 265,777,826 | 3% | Govt. (Federal) | J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, On-site Generation, Champion Energy Services, Georgia Power, CHELCO, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, Alliant Energy, Nodak Electric Cooperative, Rocky Mountain Power°, Sterling Planet°, Hess Energy Marketing, Rocky Mountain Generation Cooperative, Minnkota Power Cooperative, Xcel Energy | Biogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind |
| 18. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | ||||
| 262,100,000 | 100% | Govt. (Federal) | 3Degrees°, NextEra Energy Resources, Bonneville Environmental Foundation°, Pacific Power°, On-site Generation, Minnesota Power | Biogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind |
| 19. District of Columbia | ||||
| 244,267,000 | 50% | Govt. (Local, Municipal) | Washington Gas Energy Services° | Wind |
| 20. TD Bank, N.A. | ||||
| 240,351,395 | 106% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | Renewable Choice Energy°, 3Degrees | Wind |
| 21. BNY Mellon | ||||
| 225,000,000 | 75% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | NextEra Energy Resources° | Wind |
| 22. University of Pennsylvania | ||||
| 200,194,600 | 48% | Education (Higher) | Community Energy°, On-site Generation | Solar, Wind |
| 23. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | ||||
| 200,000,000 | 6% | Govt. (Federal) | Renewable Choice Energy | Biogas |
| 24. BD | ||||
| 198,726,120 | 38% | Health Care | NextEra Energy Resources°, Rocky Mountain Power°, Constellation NewEnergy° | Wind |
| 25. Kimberly-Clark Corporation | ||||
| 196,647,000 | 8% | Consumer Products | On-site Generation, Constellation NewEnergy° | Biomass, Wind |
| 26. Sprint | ||||
| 176,000,000 | 5% | IT & Telecom | 3Degrees°, Renewable Choice Energy° | Solar, Wind |
| 27. State of Illinois | ||||
| 175,750,000 | 33% | Govt. (State) | Integrys Energy°, City Water, Light & Power° | Wind |
| 28. State Street Corporation | ||||
| 175,406,000 | 94% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | Element Markets° | Biomass, Solar, Wind |
| 29. Deutsche Bank | ||||
| 170,000,000 | 123% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | Sterling Planet° | Wind |
| 30. Ahold USA | ||||
| 149,260,000 | 7% | Retail | 3Degrees°, On-site Generation | Solar |
| 31. Lowe's | ||||
| 148,660,000 | 3% | Retail | Nexant°, On-site Generation | Biomass, Solar |
| 32. Washington Real Estate Investment Trust | ||||
| 146,090,000 | 100% | Real Estate | 3Degrees° | Wind |
| 33. Bloomberg LP | ||||
| 142,926,646 | 82% | Media & Publishing | Hess Energy Marketing°, Constellation NewEnergy°, Element Markets°, ConEdison Solutions°, BlueStar Energy° | Biomass, Wind |
| 34. Pearson, Inc. | ||||
| 142,250,000 | 100% | Consulting Srvcs. | Renewable Choice Energy° | Various |
| 35. Montgomery County Clean Energy Buyers Group | ||||
| 134,599,000 | 25% | Govt. (Local, Municipal) | Renewable Choice Energy° | Wind |
| 36. Boeing / South Carolina | ||||
| 129,645,810 | 100% | Industrial Goods & Srvcs. | South Carolina Electric & Gas°, On-site Generation | Biomass, Solar |
| 37. NYSE Euronext | ||||
| 127,322,263 | 100% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | 3Degrees°, Constellation NewEnergy° | Wind |
| 38. City of Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| 127,300,000 | 20% | Govt. (Local, Municipal) | PPL EnergyPlus°, On-site Generation | Solar, Wind |
| 39. Suffolk County, NY | ||||
| 123,000,000 | 90% | Govt. (Local, Municipal) | 3Degrees° | Wind |
| 40. Carnegie Mellon University | ||||
| 119,515,000 | 103% | Education (Higher) | Nexant°, On-site Generation | Solar, Wind |
| 41. Dell Inc. | ||||
| 119,415,000 | 29% | IT & Telecom | TXU Energy°, Austin Energy°, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, On-site Generation | Biogas, Solar, Wind |
| 42. Best Buy | ||||
| 118,865,000 | 11% | Retail | 3Degrees° | Biogas, Wind |
| 43. Safeway Inc. | ||||
| 116,690,000 | 3% | Retail | 3Degrees°, NextEra Energy Resources°, On-site Generation | Biogas, Solar, Wind |
| 44. The World Bank Group | ||||
| 113,700,000 | 107% | Non-Profit (NGO) | Nexant° | Wind |
| 45. Chicago Public Schools | ||||
| 107,709,620 | 20% | Education (K-12) | Element Markets°, On-site Generation | Solar |
| 46. State of Connecticut | ||||
| 107,618,005 | 17% | Govt. (State) | Hess Energy Marketing°, Direct Energy° | Various |
| 47. Mohawk Fine Papers Inc. | ||||
| 104,000,000 | 102% | Ag. & Nat. Resources | 3Degrees°, Sterling Planet°, NextEra Energy Resources°, Community Energy° | Wind |
| 48. Google Inc. | ||||
| 103,403,137 | 5% | IT & Telecom | NextEra Energy Resources°, On-site Generation, Puget Sound Energy°, Renewable Choice Energy° | Biogas, Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind |
| 49. Citi | ||||
| 102,000,000 | 10% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | NextEra Energy Resources°, Constellation NewEnergy° | Wind |
| 50. University of Utah | ||||
| 98,255,850 | 36% | Education (Higher) | 3Degrees°, Rocky Mountain Power°, On-site Generation | Solar, Wind |
*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 Partners lists are available here for you to view and print:
April 2012 list (PDF) (6 pp., 216K, About PDF)
January 2012 list (PDF) (6 pp., 56K)
2011 lists (PDF) (23 pp., 175K)
2010 lists (PDF) (16 pp, 1.2M)
2009 lists (PDF) (16 pp, 1.2M)
2008 lists (PDF) (10 pp, 209K)
2007 lists (PDF) (12 pp, 397K)
2006 lists (PDF) (10 pp, 511K)
2005 lists (PDF) (8 pp, 226K)
2004 list (PDF) (2 pp, 151K)
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.