February 1, 2006—The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its 2006 Green Power Top 25 list, which includes a diverse set of US companies, organizations, and government institutions that have voluntarily bought the most renewable energy and are part of the EPA’s Green Power Partnership.
EPA also announced that its Green Power Partners are now purchasing more than 4 million megawatt hours of renewable energy, an increase of nearly 100 percent since the end of 2004.
The 2006 Top 25 purchasers are buying enough energy to power more than 300,000 homes a year, comparable to removing the emissions of nearly 400,000 cars from the road annually. More than half of the Top 25 EPA green power purchasers are comprised of US corporations, a number that continues to increase every year.
The US Air Force once again leads the list, purchasing more than 1 million MWh annually for Air Force bases across the country. Whole Foods Market surpassed both Safeway, Inc., and Johnson & Johnson to lead all corporate purchasers after increasing their purchase to more than 450 thousand MWh annually of renewable energy.
The Top 25 EPA Green Power Partners are (listed in order of purchase size):
- US Air Force
- Whole Foods Market
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- Johnson & Johnson
- US Department of Energy
- Starbucks
- The World Bank
- Safeway, Inc.
- US General Services Administration (Region 2)
- HSBC North America
- City of San Diego, CA
- New Jersey Consolidated Energy Savings Program
- Advanced Micro Devices/Austin, TX Facilities
- WhiteWave Foods
- Staples
- Austin (TX) Independent School District
- Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc.
- The Tower Companies
- FedEx Kinko’s
- US Army/Fort Carson
- University of Pennsylvania
- Montgomery County, MD
- Hyatt Regency/Reunion & DFW Airport Hotels
- Western Washington University
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary EPA program that seeks to increase the use of green power among leading US organizations. Partners in the program switch to green power for a portion of their electricity needs in return for EPA technical assistance and recognition. The partnership currently has more than 600 partners, including Fortune 500 companies, states, federal agencies, trade associations, and universities.
