& EPA GR POWER PARTNERSHIP Top 30 Retail Partner List (Released April 21,2014) top 30 RETAIL The Top 30 Retail list represents the largest green power users among retail partners within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power usage of these organizations amounts to more than 5.5 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually, which is equivalent to avoiding the carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity use of more than 524,000 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 1,536,529,000 105% 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 Com oanv-Owned Stores 582,520,523 67% Wind Nexant", 3Degrees° 6. McDonald's USA LLC 309,185,000 30% Wind SDegrees", Sterling Planet" 7. Sprint 1 76,004,679 6% Solar, Wind Greenlight Energy", Renewable Choice Energy", On-site Generation 8. Ahold USA 1 55,985,720 8% Solar SDegrees", On-site Generation 9. Best Buy 1 51,1 51,000 14% Small- hydro, Wind 3Degrees° 10. Safewav Inc. ------- Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) GP96 of Total Electricity Use* Green Power Resources Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) 1 35,421,000 4% Biogas, Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind 3Degrees°, On-site Generation 11. RE! 64,594,058 100% Biogas, Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind 3Degrees°, Green Mountain Energy", On-site Generation, Exelon Energy, Xcel Energy", Pepco Energy Services", Austin Energy", Fort Collins Utilities", Alliant Energy", Connecticut Light & Power", NSTAR", We Energies", Eugene Water & Electric Board", Baltimore Gas and Electric" 12. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. / Operations and Selected Retail Brands 63,1 25,533 1 1 3% Solar, Wind Native Energy", Xcel Energy", On-site Generation 13. H-E-B Grocery Company 62,014,372 4% Wind Austin Energy", CPS Energy 14. Sundance Square 30,334,826 46% Wind Green Mountain Energy 1 5. FedEx Office 25,000,000 1 3% Small-hydro Various 16. The North Face 22,230,000 107% Solar, Wind Bonneville Environmental Foundation", On-site Generation 17. Giant Eagle. Inc. 20,261,507 3% Solar, Wind Greenlight Energy", On-site Generation 18. Levi Strauss & Co. 1 7,976,361 23% Various Renewable Choice Energy", 3Degrees° 19. DrAna 1 5,108,000 100% Wind 3Degrees° 20. Panera Bread / Maryland Locations 1 3,770,643 100% Wind Washington Gas Energy Services" 21. Price Chopper Supermarkets 12,000,000 3% Biogas, Wind Hess Energy Marketing" 22. MOM's Oraanic Market 10,397,299 215% Solar, Wind Sterling Planet", On-site Generation 23. Sephora NA 8,312,000 12% Solar GDF Suez Energy Resources NA" 24. LF USA 7,500,000 84% Wind Native Energy" ------- Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) GP96 of Total Electricity Use* Green Power Resources Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) 25. Shaklee Corporation 5,000,000 105% Wind Sterling Planet" 26. Frontier Natural Products Co-op 4,534,300 100% Wind Bonneville Environmental Foundation" 27. Neiman Marcus Group 4,449,712 10% Wind Green Mountain Energy 28. New Seasons Market 3,697,620 19% Wind Portland General Electric, Pacific Power" 29. Macv's. Inc. / 26 California and Hawaii Stores 3,423,616 28% Solar On-site Generation 30. Backcountry.com 3,222,274 100% Wind Renewable Choice Energy" ''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/qreenpower/buyqp/certified.htm. ------- |