XV EPA GREEN POWER PARTNERSHIP Top 10 Federal Government Partner List (Released October 27,2014) TOP 10 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT The Top l 0 Federal Government Partner List represents the largest green power users among federal government organizations within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power usage of these organizations amounts to nearly l .7 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually, which is equivalent to avoiding the carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity use of more than I 60,000 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) I. U.S. Department of Energy 594,703,934 12% Blomass, Small- hydro, Solar, Wind Various, On-site Generation 2. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 400,000,000 12% Biogas Renewable Choice Energy 3. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 247,496,852 103% Biogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind Sterling Planet", Pacific Power", 3Degrees°, On-site Generation, Minnesota Power 4. U.S. Army / Fort Carson 84,162,000 40% Solar, Wind Colorado Springs Utilities, On-site Generation 5. U.S. General Services Administration / Region 2 75,054,806 42% Wind Just Energy", Hess Energy Marketing 6. U.S. General Services Administration / Region 7 63,604,028 51% Solar, Wind Gexa Energy", NRG Energy", On-site Generation 7. U.S. General Services Administration / Region 5 61,652,423 20% Wind Orion Renewables Energy Trading Group, LLC", Constellation", Nexant", FirstEnergy Solutions", Reliant Energy", Pepco Energy Services", Phalanx Energy Services" ------- Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) GP% of Total Electricity Use* Green Power Resources Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) 8. U.S. Department of the Treasury 60,454,100 18% Biomass, Solar, Wind Unknown, Orion Renewables Energy Trading Group, LLC, Xcel Energy", Constellation, On- site Generation, Hess Energy Marketing 9. U.S. EPA Superfund Program 50,000,000 100% Biogas, Biomass, Wind BDegrees", Iberdrola Renewables" 1 0. U.S. General Services Administration / Region 1 0 45,942,874 51% Biogas, Biomass, Geothermal, Small- hydro, Solar, Wind Atlantic Energy Group", Element Markets", Pacific Power", Seattle City Light", Eugene Water & Electric Board", Puget Sound Energy", On-site Generation ''Reflects the amount of green power as a percentage of total electricity use. Partners choosing to purchase green power in an amount exceeding 1 00 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/greenpower/buyqp/certified.htm. ------- |