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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

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 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:


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.

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