A EPA t GREEN " POWER t PARTNERSHIP Top 20 Retail Partner List (as of January 5,201 o) The Top 20 Retail list represents the largest purchasers among retail partners within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power purchases of these organizations amounts to nearly 3.3 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 306,000 average American homes each year. 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 1,367,376,000 100% Biogas, Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind 3Degrees°, WM Renewable Energy0, On-site Generation, Sacramento Municipal Utility District0, City of Dover 2. Whole Foods Market 790,459,000 105% Solar, Wind Renewable Choice Energy", Austin Energy 3. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. / California and Texas Facilities 243,328,000 8% Solar, Wind Duke Energy, On-site Generation 4. Starbucks 237,000,000 25% Wind 3Degrees°, NextEra Energy Resources0 5. Staples 124,172,282 20% Biomass, Solar, Wind 3Degrees°, Pacific Power", Tennessee Valley Authority", Portland General Electric, PECO/Community Energy, Avista Utilities, NextEra Energy Resources 6. Lowe's 111,010,000 2% Biomass, Solar Nexant, On-site Generation 7. Safeway Inc. 94,500,000 3% Solar, Wind 3Degrees°, Nexant", On-site Generation 8. REI 63,875,704 101% Biomass, Small- hydro, Solar, Wind Bonneville Environmental Foundation, Gexa Energy", Green Mountain Energy", Xcel Energy", On-site Generation, Austin Energy, Eugene Water & Electric Board", We Energies", Alliant Energy" 9. H-E-B Grocery Company 63,000,000 5% Biogas, Wind Austin Energy, CPS Energy 10. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. / Operations 36,000,000 100% Wind Community Energy" [ 11. FedEx Office ------- iuREEN 1 POWER PARTNERSHIP Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) ~ GP % of Total Electricity Use Green Power Resources Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to partner) 34,215,909 14% Various Numerous 12. Gander Mountain 19,000,000 16% Biomass, Wind Renewable Choice Energy0 13. Giant Eagle 17,000,000 3% Wind Constellation NewEnergy" 14. The North Face 16,592,000 100% Wind Bonneville Environmental Foundation" 15. Aveda Corporation 16,185,118 99% Wind Xcel Energy", Native Energy" 16. Office Depot 15,500,000 2% Wind NextEra Energy Resources" 17. prAna 12,750,000 100% Wind 3Degrees" 18. Half Price Books / Texas Facilities 11,329,695 100% Wind Green Mountain Energy" 19. Macy's Inc. / California and Hawaii Stores 10,400,000 3% Solar On-site Generation 20. Origins 7,196,000 100% Wind Community Energy0 "Reflects the amount of green power as a percentage of total purchased 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 http://vwwv.epa.aov/areenpower/buyqp/certified.htm. ------- |