EPA Rolls Out Green-Power Rankings
For the first time, a corporation leads national Top 25 list of green power purchasers compiled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Wells Fargo & Co. claimed the top spot, buying 550 million kilowatt hours annually.
For the first time, a corporation leads national Top 25 list of green power purchasers compiled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Wells Fargo & Co. claimed the top spot, buying 550 million kilowatt hours annually.
Organizations that purchase electricity generated from clean, renewable resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biogas, biomass and low-impact hydro make up the quarterly list.
After Wells Fargo & Company, Whole Foods Market ranks second and the U.S. Air Force ranks third. The EPA ranks fourth, with Johnson & Johnson rounding out the top five. Newcomers to the list include Cisco Systems Inc., New York University, Carbonfund.org, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Kohl's Department Stores.
EPA's Top 25 green power purchasers are buying more than 4 billion kilowatt-hours of green power on an annual basis. This amount is equivalent to the energy needed to power more than 350,000 average American homes each year.
The EPA Green Power Partnership encourages organizations to purchase green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with the use of electricity from fossil fuels and to diversify America's fuel supply. The partnership is comprised of a diverse set of organizations including Fortune 500 companies, small and medium businesses, government institutions, as well as colleges and universities.
For the complete list of EPA's Top 25 Green Power Partners,
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