A EPA 4 GREEN " POWER PARTNERSHIP Top 20 Local Government Partner List (as of July 5,2012) The Top 20 Local Government list represents the largest purchasers among local government partners within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power purchases of these organizations amounts to more than 2.4 billion kilowatt-hours annually, which is equivalent to the electricity needed to power nearly 211,000 average American homes annually. Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) GP% of Total Electricity Use* Green Power Resources Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) 1. Citv of Houston. TX 438,000,000 35% Wind Reliant Energy 2. City of Austin. TX 370,464,066 100% Wind Austin Energy" 3. Citv of Dallas. TX 295,883,744 40% Wind TXU Energy 4. District of Columbia 267,042,489 50% Wind Washington Gas Energy Services" 5. Montaomerv Countv Clean Enerav Buyers Group 1 36,247,000 26% Wind Renewable Choice Energy" 6. Citv of Philadelphia. PA 127,300,000 18% Solar, Wind PPL EnergyPlus", On-site Generation 7. Suffolk Countv. NY 123,000,000 90% Wind 3Degrees° 8. Chicago Public Schools 107,709,620 20% Solar Element Markets", On-site Generation 9. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport 87,000,000 30% Wind Champion Energy Services 10. Port of Portland 75,030,000 106% Solar, Wind NextEra Energy Resources", On-site Generation 11. Austin (TX) Independent School District 65,640,000 42% Biogas, Wind Austin Energy" 12. Marin Enerav Authority 65,525,000 34% Biogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind Shell Energy North America, 3Degrees° 13. Washinaton Subur aan Sanitarv Commission 59,637,000 28% Wind Constellation NewEnergy 14. Forest Countv Potawatomi Community [ ------- [ i nvEPA POWER PARTNERSHIP Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) CP % of Total Electricity Use* Creen Power Resources Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) 55,035,000 107% Solar, Wind Invenergy, On-site Generation 1 5. Los Anaeles World Airports 35,827,829 22% Biomass, Wind Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power 16. Citv of San Francisco. CA 31,821,946 4% Biogas, Solar On-site Generation 17. Chicaao Park Distr ct 31,072,406 2 5% Various Integrys Energy" 18. Citv of Santa Monica. CA 28,000,000 100% Ceothermal, Wind Commerce Energy 19. City of San lose. CA 27,525,018 1 5% Biogas, Solar On-site Generation 20. Citv of Bellinaham. WA 24,000,000 108% Biomass, Wind Carbonfund.org0, Puget Sound Energy" ^Reflects the amount of greeri 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 http://www.epa.aov/areenpower/buvQp/certified.htm. ------- |