Intel Corporation (Nasdaq: INTC) remained atop the EPA’s list of top green power purchasers released this week. Intel purchased more than 1.4 billion kWh of green power, reducing CO2 emissions equivalent to those of nearly 125,000 average American homes.
All together, the top 50 organizations in EPA’s Green Power Partnership program use more than 12 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually.
Rounding out top 10 list are Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS), Whole Foods Market (Nasdaq: WFMI), City of Houston, Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO), commonwealth of Pennsylvania, U.S. Air Force, and the City of Dallas.
Green Power helps to prevent emissions from conventional power sources
that are linked to harmful air pollution and climate change. Purchases of green power also help accelerate the development of new renewable energy capacity nationwide.
Washington, D.C. (No. 14), TD Bank, N.A. (No. 15), the state of Illinois (No. 23), Pearson, Inc. (NYSE: PSO)(No. 27), Chicago Public Schools (No. 35), and Harris N.A. (NYSE: HRS) (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.
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. Overall, EPA’s green power partners are using more than 17 billion kWh of green power annually, equivalent to the CO2 emissions from electricity use of more than 1.5 million average American homes.
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