The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published a list of the Top 25 American users of green power: organizations that generate their own renewable energy, buy it from suppliers, or purchase offset credits to compensate for their traditional energy use.
Here they are:
1. Intel Santa Clara, CA | Information Technology 1,301 million green kWh, 46% of total power used 2. PepsiCo Purchase, NY | Food & Beverage 1,145 million green kWh, 100% of total power used 3. Kohl’s Department Stores Menomonee Falls, WI | Retail 601 million green kWh, 50% of total power used 4. Dell Round Rock, TX | Information Technology 554 million green kWh, 158% of total power used 5. Whole Foods Market Austin, TX | Retail 527 million green kWh, 100% of total power used 6. Pepsi Bottling Group Somers, NY| Food & Beverage 470 million green kWh, 100% of total power used 7. Johnson & Johnson New Brunswick, NJ | Health Care 435 million green kWh, 38% of total power used 8. U.S. Air Force Various bases | Government 426 million green kWh, 5% of total power used 9. Cisco Systems San Jose, CA | Information Technology 401 million green kWh, 46% of total power used 10. City of Houston Texas| Government 350 million green kWh, 27% of total power used 11. City of Dallas Texas | Government 334 million green kWh, 40% of total power used 12. (tie) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Harrisburg, PA | Government 300 million green kWh, 30% of total power used 12. (tie) HSBC North America Buffalo, NY | Banking & Financial Services 300 million green kWh, 93% of total power used 14. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC | Government 285 million green kWh, 100% of total power used 15. Wal-Mart Texas, California | Retail 243 million green kWh, 8% of total power used 16. Kimberly-Clark Dallas, TX | Consumer Products 223 million green kWh, 7% of total power used 17. City of Chicago Illinois | Government 215 million green kWh, 20% of total power used 18. Starbucks Seattle, WA | Restaurants 211 million green kWh, 20% of total power used 19. University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Education 193 million green kWh, 46% of total power used 20. DuPont Wilmington, DE | Chemicals 180 million green kWh, 4% of total power used 21. Wells Fargo & Company San Francisco, CA | Banking 175 million green kWh, 14% of total power used 22. Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts Whittier, CA | Government 171 million green kWh, 54% of total power used 23. U.S. Department of Energy Washington, DC | Government 158 million green kWh, 3% of total power used 24. PepsiAmericas Schaumburg, IL | Food & Beverage 157 million green kWh, 100% of total power used 25. Vail Resorts Broomfield, CO | Travel & Leisure 151 million green kWh, 100% of total power used
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