The Green Power Partnership encourages organizations to purchase green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with conventional electricity use. The use of conventional fossil fuel based electricity can be one of the greatest environmental impacts associated with an organization’s operations. A green power purchase can provide organizations a number of benefits, including the ability to reduce such environmental impacts.

Green power is electricity generated from renewable energy resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biogas, biomass and low-impact hydro resources. Green power resources contribute little to no greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change. Voluntary purchases of green power also help to accelerate the development of new, domestic renewable energy facilities, further increasing our nation’s energy security.

Partnering with EPA’s Green Power Partnership is an easy and effective way for your organization to demonstrate environmental leadership and reduce its impact on the environment. EPA works with a wide variety of leading organizations such as Fortune 500 companies, local, state, and federal governments, trade associations, as well as colleges and universities.

Organizations interested in purchasing green power will find important information on this Web site about the procurement process, how to receive EPA support and earn valuable recognition.

Organizations receive valuable recognition by purchasing green power in amounts large enough to be included on one of EPA’s Top Partner lists or in one of EPA’s sector specific Green Power Challenges.

The following is a list of the Top 25 Partners in the Green Power Partnership whose annual green power purchase is the largest nationwide. Their actions are helping drive the development of new renewable energy sources for electricity generation. Combined, these purchases amount to almost 4.4 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) annually, which is approximately 60 percent of the green power commitments made by all Partners. These Top 25 Partners provide an example to their peers, customers, and community.

1. Wells Fargo & Company

2. Whole Foods Market

3. U.S. Air Force

4. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

5. Johnson & Johnson

6. Starbucks

7. DuPont Company

8. U.S. Department of Energy

9. Vail Resorts

10. HSBC North America