& EPA GR POWER PARTNERSHIP Top 30 Local Government Partner List (as of January 8,2014) TOP 30 LOCAL GOVERNMENT The Top 30 Local Government list represents the largest green power users among local government partners within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power use of these organizations amounts to more than 2.9 billion kilowatt-hours annually, which is equivalent to avoiding the carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity use of nearly 282,000 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. City of Houston. TX 622,887,000 48% Wind Reliant Energy" 2. District of Columbia 534,084,977 100% Wind Washington Gas Energy Services3 3. City of Austin. TX 374,086,079 100% Wind Austin Energy" 4. Citv of Dallas. TX 282,961,000 40% Wind TXU Energy" 5. Montaomerv Countv Clean Enerav Buyers Group 138,877,000 |2 6% Wind Renewable Choice Energy" 6. City of Philadelphia. PA 127,300,000 18% Solar, Wind PPL EnergyPlus", On-site Generation 7. Chicaao Public Schools 107,709,620 20% Solar Element Markets", On-site Generation 8. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport 87,276,000 30% Solar, Wind Champion Energy Services, On-site Generation 9. Port of Portland 75,067,000 103% Solar, Wind NextEra Energy Resources", On-site Generation 10. Forest Countv Potawatomi Community 55,035,000 106% Solar, Wind Invenergy, On-site Generation 11. Chicago Park District 54,435,41 1 50% Various integrys Energy" 12. Washington Suburban Sanitarv Commission 50,819,000 24% Wind Constellation 13. Western Pennsylvania Enerav Consortium 42,640,681 2 5% Various Duquesne Light Energy ------- Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) GP96 of Total Electricity Use* Green Power Resources Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) 14. City of San lose. CA 31,227,330 16% Biogas, Solar On-site Generation 1 5. Los Anaeles Work Airports 28,002,570 16% Biomass, Wind Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power 16. Citv of Boston. MA 28,000,000 18% Wind Renewable Choice Energy" 17. Citv of Grand Rapids. Ml 25,948,200 26% Biogas, Solar, Wind Consumers Energy", On-site Generation 18. Citv of Santa Monica. CA 25,900,000 100% Solar, Wind Commerce Energy", On-site Generation 19. City of Edmond. OK 22,350,437 73% Wind Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority 20. City of Bellinaham, WA 22,000,000 99% Biogas, Biomass, Small- hydro, Solar, Wind Renewable Choice Energy", Puget Sound Energy" 21. City of San Dieqo. CA 20,344,825 8% Biogas, Small-hydro, Solar On-site Generation 22. Austin (TX) IndeDendent School District 20,080,000 1 3% Wind Austin Energy" 23. Tarrant Reaional Water District 1 7,260,834 8% Solar Direct Energy", On-site Generation 24. City of Portland. OR 16,505,659 10% Biogas, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind On-site Generation, Portland General Electric" 25. City of Palo AltoT CA 1 5,996,000 55% Solar City of Palo Alto Utilities" 26. Arlington County. VA 15,732,331 19% Solar, Wind Dominion Virgina Power", On-site Generation 27. City of Denton. TX 1 5,691,052 49% Biogas, Wind Denton Municipal Electric 28. Round Rock (TX) Independent Schoo District 1 5,567,055 23% Wind Austin Energy" 29. City of Madison, Wl ------- Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) GP96 of Total Electricity Use* Green Power Resources Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) 14,164,221 31% Solar, Wind Madison Gas & Electric, On-site Generation 30. Yolo County, CA 1 3,501,338 1 52% Solar 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/qreenpower/buyqp/certified.htm. ------- |