A EPA 4 GREEN " POWER PARTNERSHIP Top 20 Retail Partner List (as of January 5,2012) 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 5 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 424,000 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 1,524,656,000 100% Solar, Wind 3Degrees°, Nexant0, Sterling Planet0, On-site Generation 2. Wal-Mart Stores. Inc. / California and Texas Facilities 872,382,088 28% Biogas, Solar, Wind Noble Americas Energy Solutions, Duke Energy, NextEra Energy Resources, On-site Generation 3. Whole Foods Market 800,257,623 106% Solar, Wind 3Degrees°, On-site Generation 4. Starbucks 421,921,000 52% Wind 3Degrees°, Nexant0 5. Staples 341,509,408 52% Biogas, Solar, Wind Sterling Planet0, Avista Utilities, Pacific Power0, Tennessee Valley Authority0, Portland General Electric, Constellation New/Energy0 6. Sorint 176,000,000 5% Solar, Wind 3Degrees°, Renewable Choice Energy0 7. Ahold USA 149,260,000 7% Solar 3Degrees°, On-site Generation 8. Lowe's 148,660,000 3% Biornass, Solar Nexant0, On-site Generation 9. Best Buv [ ------- Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) [ i nvEPA POWER PARTNERSHIP GP % of Total Electricity Use* Green Power Providers (listed in descending order by kWh Resources supplied to Partner) 118,865,000 11% Biogas, Wind 3Degrees° 10. Safewav Inc. Hrnn nnn on/ Biogas, Solar, 3Degrees°, NextEra Energy Resources0, On-site 116,690,000 3% r- u- ' ' Wind Generation 11. H-E-B Grocery Company 59,600,000 4% Biogas, Wind Austin Energy0, CPS Energy 12. REI Bonneville Environmental Foundation, Gexa Biogas, Biomass, Energy0, Green Mountain Energy0, Xcel Energy0, 54,841,382 92% Small-hydro, On-site Generation, Austin Energy0, Fort Collins Solar, Wind Utilities0, Alliant Energy0, Eugene Water & Electric Board0, We Energies0 13. FedEx Office 33,379,320 15% Small-hydro Various 14. Gander Mountain 33,250,000 35% Wind Renewable Choice Energy0 15. Giant Eaale. Inc. 20,000,000 3% Wind Constellation NewEnergy0 16. The North Face 16,142,921 100% Wind Bonneville Environmental Foundation0 17. Lord &Tavlor / New York Citv and Eastchester 13,201,337 100% Wind Green Mountain Energy 18. orAna 12,602,000 100% Wind 3Degrees° 19. Price Chopper Supermarkets 12,000,000 3% Biogas, Wind Hess Energy Marketing0 20. Panera Bread / Maryland Locations ------- Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) [ i nvEPA POWER PARTNERSHIP GP % of Total Electricity Use* Green Power Providers (listed in descending order by kWh Resources supplied to Partner) 11,863,517 100% Wind Washington Gas Energy Services ^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 http://www.epa.Qov/Qreenpower/buvgp/certified.htm. ------- |