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Walmart, Apple Lead On-Site Renewables Challenge

October 28, 2015April 6, 2022 by Karen Henry

Walmart, Apple and the US Department of Energy are the top three on-site renewable power users, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s list of Green Power Partners. Coca-Cola and General Motors round out the top five. As of October 26, 307 organizations have joined the EPA’s Green Power Partnership, using a total of more ... Read more »

Event Center Sources Renewables in Multiple Ways

August 11, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Saint Paul RiverCentre and Xcel Energy Center – a nearly 1.3 million-sq-foot event venue in Saint Paul, Minnesota – is an EPA Green Power Partner. The event center employs multiple green power strategies through a combination of on-site and off-site sources. It has been building its renewable energy portfolio for ... Read more »

EPA Announces College and University Green Power Challenge Winners

May 15, 2015 by Karen Henry

The Big Ten is the Collective Conference Champion of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2014–2015 College and University Green Power Challenge. The University of Pennsylvania topped the individual school challenge for the eighth year in a row. Big 10 purchased more than 375 million kWh of green power during ... Read more »

Grocer Powers Stores with RECs

May 14, 2015 by Linda Hardesty

Outpost Natural Foods, a consumer-owned cooperative in Milwaukee, is an EPA Green Power Partner that sources 100 percent of its store energy by purchasing renewable energy certificates (RECs) from RePower Now. The REC provider gets its energy from a mix of solar, wind and hydropower, all from small producers within ... Read more »

Retail Green Power Purchasing Grows

April 29, 2015March 28, 2022 by Josh Kessler

Voluntary green power purchases continue to grow slowly but steadily as a share of US electricity consumption. PowerSource says that in 2013, renewable energy accounted for 1.7 percent of total energy sales by volume. Retail providers have led the charge, offering a wide range of purchasing options with varying percentages ... Read more »

Walmart Tops EPA’s On-Site Generation List

January 29, 2015April 23, 2022 by Karen Henry

Walmart has once again secured its place atop the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) on-site generation Partner list. On January 27, EPA released updated lists of the top Green Power Partners that are choosing to use electricity from renewable sources. The Top 30 On-Site Generation list represents partners generating and ... Read more »

EPA Names 2014 Green Power Leaders

November 20, 2014September 1, 2022 by Karen Henry

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its annual Green Power Leadership Awards, recognizing 19 Green Power Partners and four suppliers across the country for achievements in advancing the nation’s renewable energy market and reducing greenhouse gas emissions . The award winners use a combined total of more than 7.6 billion kWh of green power annually, according the EPA. The ... Read more »

Intel, City of Houston Top Green Power Rankings

April 25, 2014September 1, 2022 by Leon Walker

Intel has maintained its place as the nation’s largest energy user to be powered entirely by renewable energy, according to the EPA Green Power Partnership’s latest rankings. The GPP rankings highlight the annual green power use of Green Power Partners within the United States and across individual industry sectors. Lists include the ... Read more »

Green Power Partnership Drives On-Site Energy

April 18, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

The Green Power Partnership has launched the On-site Renewables Challenge with a goal to double the use of on-site green power by Green Power Partners by the end of 2020. The partnership will track all participants’ annual combined on-site renewable energy use, which will be updated quarterly. The EPA has ... Read more »

Steelcase Commits to 100% Renewable Energy

March 21, 2014September 1, 2022 by William Opalka

Office furniture maker Steelcase says its renewable energy investment is equivalent to 100 percent of its global electricity consumption. This long-term commitment makes Steelcase the 15th largest 100 percent renewable energy purchaser in the United States according to the EPA’s Green Power Partnership. In addition, the company’s energy strategy has reduced ... Read more »

Hypertherm Buys RECs for 100% of Electricity

March 17, 2014 by Linda Hardesty

Hypertherm, a New Hampshire manufacturer of plasma, laser, and waterjet cutting systems, has purchased green power from Renewable Choice Energy to offset 100 percent of its electricity consumption in the United States. The company has purchased more than 18 million kWh of renewable energy credits (RECs) from Renewable Choice for ... Read more »

Kaiser Permanente Gives Renewables Advice

September 12, 2013September 1, 2022 by Leon Walker

“Plan, plan, plan” and “communicate with everyone.” That’s the advice healthcare company Kaiser Permanente is offering to businesses looking to switch to green power. Green power contracts are long-term commitments with widespread implications, hence the need to plan well, Kaiser told the EPA Green Power Partnership‘s September program update. There ... Read more »

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