Nation's Top Green Power Purchasers Revealed

Strategic Insights -

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the list of the nation's top green power purchasers, featuring companies and organizations that have voluntarily committed to reducing the environmental impacts of conventional electricity use. The list is led by Intel Corporation, PepsiCo, Kohl's Department Stores, and Dell Inc., among others, who collectively purchase over 11 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually.

Key Takeaways:

  • Intel Corporation is the nation's largest single purchaser of green power for the second year in a row, with purchases of over 1.3 billion kWh of green power per year, equivalent to the CO2 emissions from the electricity use of nearly 130,000 average American homes.
  • Kohl's more than doubled their green power purchase, securing a No. 3 spot on the National Top 50 list.
  • Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Dannon, Sony DADC, and Motorola made their first appearance on the National Top 50 list, securing the No. 15, No. 33, No. 40, and No. 44 spots, respectively.
  • The EPA's Green Power Partnership works with over 1,000 partner organizations to voluntarily purchase green power, with the collective purchasing power exceeding 16 billion kWh annually.
  • Green power is generated from renewable resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, biogas, and low-impact hydropower, producing less pollution than conventional power and no net increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
  • The nation's top 50 purchasers alone buy enough green power to offset the CO2 emissions from the electricity use of over 1.1 million average American homes.

Statistics:

  • The nation's top 50 green power purchasers purchase over 11 billion kWh of green power annually.
  • This is equivalent to the CO2 emissions from the electricity use of over 1.1 million average American homes.
  • The collective purchasing power of the EPA's Green Power Partnership exceeds 16 billion kWh annually.
  • This is equivalent to the CO2 emissions from the electricity use of over 1.5 million American homes.
  • Intel Corporation's green power purchases correspond to the CO2 emissions from the electricity use of nearly 130,000 average American homes.

Sources:

  • EPA today released a list of the nation's top green power purchasers.
  • Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
  • [Assumed source: EPA's Green Power Partnership, although not explicitly stated in the text]