The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a list of the nation's top green power purchasers. The list is led by Intel Corp., PepsiCo, Kohl's Department Stores, Dell Inc., Whole Foods Market, The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., Johnson & Johnson, U.S. the Air Force, Cisco Systems Inc. and the city of Houston.
The nation's top 50 purchasers are buying more than 11 billion kWh of renewable power annually from various sources, including wind, solar and geothermal.
For the second year in a row, Intel Corp. is the nation's largest single purchaser of green power, with purchases of more than 1.3 billion kWh of green power per year.
Kohl's, which more than doubled its green power purchase, secured a No. 3 spot on the national top 50 list. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Dannon, Sony DADC and Motorola appeared on the list for the first time, securing the No. 15, No. 33, No. 40 and No. 44 spots, respectively.
EPA's Green Power Partnership works with more than 1,000 partner organizations to voluntarily purchase green power to reduce the environmental impacts of conventional electricity use. Overall, EPA Green Power Partners are buying more than 16 billion kWh of renewable energy annually.
For more information, visit epa.gov.
SOURCE: Environmental Protection Agency
