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Business View Magazine
60 Business View – October
Energy
conferences, the Big 10 was conference champion,
collectively using more than 309 million kWh of green
power annually and avoiding carbon pollution equal
to that produced by the electricity use of more than
30,000 American homes.
The University of Pennsylvania was the top individual
school in the challenge for the seventh year in a row,
Annual Green
Power Usage (kWh)
GP % of Total
Electricity Use*
Green Power
Resources
Providers
(listed in descending order by
kWh supplied to Partner)
1. Kohl’s Department
Stores
1,536,529,000
105%
Solar
Nexant°, Sterling Planet°,
Renewable Choice Energy°,
3Degrees°, On-site Generation
2. Whole Foods Market
800,257,623
107%
Solar, Wind
3Degrees°, On-site Generation
3. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
650,716,703
3% Biogas, Solar, Wind
Gexa Energy, On-site
Generation, Bloom Energy°,
Duke Energy, WM Renewable
Energy, Green Power EMC°
4. Staples
635,951,792
106% Biogas, Solar, Wind
Renewable Choice Energy°,
3Degrees°, Sterling Planet°,
Avista Utilities, Pacific Power°,
Tennessee Valley Authority°,
Portland General Electric,
On-site Generation,
Florida Power & Light°
5. Starbucks Company-
Owned Stores
582,520,523
67%
Wind
Nexant°, 3Degrees°
*Reflects the amount of green power as a percentage of total electricity use. Partners choosing to purchase green power in an
amount exceeding 100 percent of their U.S. organization-wide electricity use are listed as such.
°Indicates Provider is selling Partner a third-party certified green power product. For more information on third-party certification,
visit
purchasing more than 200 million kWh of wind power
annually - more green power than any of the 78 other
competing schools.
The Green Power Partnership has launched the
On-site Renewables Challenge, with a goal to double
the use of on-site green power by partners by the
end of the decade. As part of the challenge, EPA is
Top 5 Green Power Users• Retailers
