Intel, Kohl’s, Whole Foods Top List of Green Power Purchasers, Again

by | Aug 3, 2010

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The EPA has released its latest list of the 50 green power partners using the most renewable electricity. The Green Power Partnership’s top purchasers use more than 12 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually.

Intel Corporation remains the partnership’s largest single purchaser of green power, using more than 1.4 billion kWh. See the last rankings here.

The top 10 on the list are Intel Corporation, Kohl’s Department Stores, Whole Foods Market, City of Houston, Dell Inc., Johnson & Johnson, Cisco Systems, Inc., commonwealth of Pennsylvania, U.S. Air Force, and the city of Dallas.

Green power is generated from renewable resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, biogas, and low-impact hydropower.

Washington, D.C. (No. 14), TD Bank, N.A. (No. 15), the state of Illinois (No. 23), Pearson, Inc. (No. 27), Chicago Public Schools (No. 35), and Harris N.A. (No. 42), are all making first-time appearances on the national list.

BD (No. 19), a global medical technology company, and the Port of Portland (No. 49), both rose in the rankings by nearly doubling their green power purchases. Nearly a quarter of the top 50 partners have increased their green power purchases since April.

There is one notable company missing. PepsiCo, which has stayed steady at near 1.226 billion kWh in recent years, put a virtual halt to that practice earlier this year. Instead, the company will use its purchasing power toward on-site renewable energy projects.

Over the next three years, PepsiCo will be investing in excess of $30 million dollars toward new renewable energy projects in the U.S., said Rob Schasel, Director of Energy and Resource Conservation at PepsiCo.

EPA’s Green Power Partnership works with more than 1,200 partner organizations to voluntarily purchase green power to reduce the environmental impacts of conventional electricity use.

Annual Green Power Usage (kWh)GP % of Total Electricity Use*Organization TypeProviders (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner)Green Power Resources
1. Intel Corporation
1,433,200,00051%Information TechnologySterling Planet°, On-site Generation, PNMBiogas, Biomass, Geothermal, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind
2. Kohl’s Department Stores
1,367,376,000100%Retail3Degrees°, WM Renewable Energy°, On-site Generation, Sacramento Municipal Utility District°, City of DoverBiogas, Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind
3. Whole Foods Market
817,657,623100%Retail3Degrees°, Austin Energy, On-site GenerationSolar, Wind
4. City of Houston, TX
438,000,00034%Govt. (Local, Municipal)Reliant EnergyWind
5. Dell Inc.
431,058,000129%Information TechnologyNextEra Energy Resources°, TXU Energy°, Austin Energy, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Idaho Power°, On-site GenerationBiogas, Solar, Wind
6. Johnson & Johnson
416,510,68839%Health Care3Degrees°, NextEra Energy Resources°, Suez Energy Resources NA°, Sempra Energy°, Liberty Power°, On-site Generation, PNMBiomass, Solar, Wind
7. Cisco Systems, Inc.
400,996,00046%Information TechnologySterling Planet°, Austin EnergyWind
8. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
400,000,00040%Govt. (State)Renewable Choice Energy°Biomass, Wind
9. U.S. Air Force
339,660,3924%Govt. (Federal)TransAlta Energy Marketing, Sterling Planet°, On-site Generation, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Colorado Springs Utilities, Rocky Mountain Power°, Champion Energy Services, Georgia Power°, Nexant, Xcel Energy°, PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, Hess Energy Marketing°, Minnkota Power Cooperative, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, El Paso Electric, Rocky Mountain Generation CooperativeBiogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind
10. City of Dallas, TX
333,659,84040%Govt. (Local, Municipal)Suez Energy Resources NAWind
11. HSBC North America
300,000,000112%Banking & Fin. Srvcs.NextEra Energy Resources°Wind
12. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. / California and Texas Facilities
263,533,4338%RetailDuke Energy, On-site GenerationBiogas, Solar, Wind
13. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
262,262,425101%Govt. (Federal)Sterling Planet, Luminant, Element Markets°, NextEra Energy Resources°, 3Degrees°, 3 Phases Renewables°, Bonneville Environmental Foundation°, Pacific Power°, On-site Generation, Minnesota PowerBiogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind
14. District of Columbia
244,267,00050%Govt. (Local, Municipal)Washington Gas Energy Services°Wind
15. TD Bank, N.A.
240,333,272100%Banking & Fin. Srvcs.Community Energy°, Renewable Choice Energy°Wind
16. Starbucks
237,000,00025%Restaurants & Food Srvcs.3Degrees°, NextEra Energy Resources°Wind
17. BNY Mellon
229,500,00077%Banking & Fin. Srvcs.NextEra Energy Resources°, Pepco Energy Services°Wind
18. City of Chicago, IL
215,000,00020%Govt. (Local, Municipal)Renewable Choice Energy°Wind
19. BD
200,631,53638%Health CareNextEra Energy Resources°, Rocky Mountain Power°Wind
20. University of Pennsylvania
200,000,00048%Education (Higher)Community Energy°Wind
21. U.S. Department of Energy
188,599,6004%Govt. (Federal)VariousVarious
22. Kimberly-Clark Corporation
176,533,0007%Consumer ProductsOn-site GenerationBiomass
23. State of Illinois
176,000,00033%Govt. (State)Integrys Energy°, City Water, Light & Power°Wind
24. Wells Fargo & Company
175,000,00014%Banking & Fin. Srvcs.3Degrees°Wind
25. Montgomery County Clean Energy Buyers Group
161,790,00030%Govt. (Local, Municipal)NextEra Energy Resources°Wind
26. Deutsche Bank
160,000,000103%Banking & Fin. Srvcs.Element Markets°Wind
27. Pearson, Inc.
157,096,000101%Consulting Srvcs.Sterling Planet°, Austin EnergyBiogas, Wind
28. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
150,000,0005%Govt. (Federal)WindCurrentWind
29. Staples
146,625,40822%RetailSterling Planet°, Avista Utilities, Pacific Power°, Tennessee Valley Authority°, Portland General Electric, Constellation NewEnergy°Biogas, Solar, Wind
30. Bloomberg LP
140,401,15059%Media & PublishingHess Energy Marketing°, Constellation NewEnergy°, ConEdison Solutions°, BlueStar Energy°Biomass, Wind
31. Motorola, Inc.
119,000,00032%TelecommunicationsNative Energy°Wind
32. Mohawk Fine Papers Inc.
116,250,000113%Ag. & Nat. Resources3Degrees°, Sterling Planet°, NextEra Energy Resources°, Community Energy°Wind
33. The World Bank Group
114,735,000100%Non-Profit (NGO)WindCurrent°Wind
34. Lowe’s
110,950,0002%RetailNexant°, On-site GenerationBiomass, Solar
35. Chicago Public Schools
107,709,62020%Education (K-12)Element Markets°, On-site GenerationSolar
36. State of Connecticut
107,216,09617%Govt. (State)Hess Energy Marketing°, Direct Energy°Various
37. Hilton Worldwide
102,000,00029%Travel & LeisureRenewable Choice Energy°Wind
38. The Dannon Company, Inc.
100,000,000100%Food & BeverageNative Energy°Wind
39. Lockheed Martin Corporation
98,063,3345%Industrial Goods & Srvcs.Sterling Planet°, Hess Energy Marketing°, TXU Energy°, 3 Phases Renewables°, Xcel Energy°Solar, Wind
40. Safeway Inc.
94,500,0003%Retail3Degrees°, Nexant°, On-site GenerationSolar, Wind
41. State of Wisconsin
92,400,00010%Govt. (State)Madison Gas & Electric, Wisconsin Public Power Inc., We Energies°Biogas, Solar, Wind
42. Harris N.A.
91,400,000100%Banking & Fin. Srvcs.NextEra Energy Resources°Wind
43. Sprint Nextel
87,600,00047%TelecommunicationsKansas City Power & Light°Wind
44. Carnegie Mellon University
86,840,00075%Education (Higher)Community Energy°, On-site GenerationSolar, Wind
45. ING
86,322,000100%Banking & Fin. Srvcs.NextEra Energy Resources°Wind
46. Pennsylvania State University
83,600,00020%Education (Higher)3Degrees°, Sterling Planet, Community Energy°Biomass, Small-hydro, Wind
47. Sony DADC
82,000,00046%Information TechnologyHorizon Wind Energy°Wind
48. Herman Miller Inc.
77,434,96686%Industrial Goods & Srvcs.Green Mountain Energy, Wolverine Power Marketing CooperativeBiomass, Wind
49. Port of Portland
75,030,000106%Transport & ShippingNextEra Energy Resources°, On-site GenerationSolar, Wind
50. City of Austin, TX
74,142,99417%Govt. (Local, Municipal)Austin EnergyBiogas, Wind

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