Top 10 Green Power Purchasers in the U.S.
Using a combination of renewable energy certificates, on-site generation, and utility green power products, these 10 organizations ranked highest in purchases of clean energy this quarter, according to the EPA’s Green Power Partnership program. The top 50 purchase more than 20 billion kWh annually.
| Organization | Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) |
Green Power % of Total Electricity Use |
Green Power Type Used |
| Intel Corp. | 3,100,850,000 | 100% | Biogas, biomass, small hydro, solar, wind |
| Microsoft Corp. | 1,935,637,485 | 80% | Biomass, small hydro, solar, wind |
| Kohl’s Dept. Stores | 1,536,529,000 | 105% | Solar |
| Whole Foods Market | 800,257,623 | 107% | Solar, wind |
| Wal-Mart Stores | 751,431,792 | 4% | Biogas, solar, wind |
| U.S. Department of Energy | 698,489,099 | 14% | Biomass, geothermal, small hydro, solar, wind |
| Staples | 635,982,674 | 102% | Biogas, solar, wind |
| Houston, TX | 622,887,000 | 48% | Wind |
| Starbucks Company-Owned Stores | 592,462,522 | 70% | Wind |
| Apple Inc. | 537,393,667 | 85% | Biogas, biomass, geothermal, small hydro, solar, wind |