Fortune 500 Challenge: as of October 8, 2008
The Fortune 500 list represents some of America’s largest companies that are buying green power in the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power purchases of these organizations amounts to more than 7.1 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 671,000 average American homes each year.
The Green Power Partnership works with a wide variety of leading organizations — from Fortune 500 companies to local, state and federal governments, and a growing number of colleges and universities. The following Top Partner Rankings highlight the annual green power purchases of leading organizations within the United States and across individual industry sectors.
These green power purchases help reduce the environmental impacts of electricity use and support the development of new renewable generation capacity nationwide. Purchase amounts reflect U.S. operations only and are sourced from U.S.-based green power resources. Organizations can meet EPA purchase requirements using any combination of three different product options (1) Renewable Energy Certificates, (2) On-site generation, and (3) Utility green power products.
Purchase figures are based on annualized Partner contract amounts (kilowatt-hours), not calendar year totals. These rankings are updated on a quarterly schedule. Find out how your organization can partner with EPA today! To view a top partner list, select from the chart below:
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Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) | GP % of Total Electricity Use* | Organization Type | Providers | Green Power Resources |
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1. Intel Corporation | ||||
1,302,040,000 | 47% | Information Technology | Austin Energy, PNM, Sterling Planet | Biomass, Geothermal, Solar, Wind |
2. PepsiCo | ||||
1,144,773,154 | 100% | Food & Beverage | 3Degrees, Sterling Planet | Various |
3. Dell Inc. | ||||
553,708,000 | 158% | Information Technology | 3Degrees, Austin Energy, Constellation NewEnergy, Greenhouse Gas Services, Idaho Power, MidAmerican Energy, TXU Energy | Biogas, Solar, Wind |
4. Wells Fargo & Company | ||||
550,000,000 | 42% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | 3Degrees | Wind |
5. Whole Foods Market | ||||
526,995,000 | 100% | Retail | Austin Energy, Community Energy, On-site Generation, PNM, Renewable Choice Energy | Solar, Wind |
6. The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. | ||||
470,216,838 | 100% | Food & Beverage | 3Degrees, Sterling Planet | Various |
7. Johnson & Johnson | ||||
434,854,733 | 38% | Health Care | 3Degrees, FPL Energy, On-site Generation, PNM, Reliant Energy, Sempra Energy | Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind |
8. Cisco Systems, Inc. | ||||
385,550,000 | 44% | Information Technology | Austin Energy, Silicon Valley Power/3Degrees, Sterling Planet, TXU Energy | Biogas, Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind |
9. Kohl's Department Stores | ||||
236,017,000 | 20% | Retail | City of Dover, Neuwing Energy Ventures, Sacramento Municipal Utility District, Sterling Planet, WM Renewable Energy | Various |
10. Starbucks | ||||
205,000,000 | 22% | Restaurants & Food Srvcs. | 3Degrees | Wind |
11. DuPont Company | ||||
180,063,500 | 4% | Chemical | Neuwing Energy Ventures, On-site Generation | Biomass, Solar, Wind |
12. Staples | ||||
127,322,000 | 21% | Retail | 3Degrees, Avista Utilities, Florida Power & Light, On-site Generation, Pacificorp, PECO/Community Energy, Portland General Electric, Tennessee Valley Authority | Biomass, Solar, Wind |
13. Lowe's | ||||
101,000,000 | 2% | Retail | Neuwing Energy Ventures, On-site Generation | Biogas, Solar |
14. Office Depot | ||||
99,529,000 | 16% | Retail | Cadence Network Inc. (Clear Sky Power), Direct Energy | Biomass, Solar, Wind |
15. Safeway Inc. | ||||
93,000,000 | 3% | Retail | 3Degrees, On-site Generation | Solar, Wind |
16. Sprint Nextel | ||||
87,600,000 | 47% | Telecommunications | Kansas City Power & Light | Wind |
17. Nike, Inc. | ||||
79,820,000 | 72% | Clothing & Textile | Sterling Planet | Various |
18. Advanced Micro Devices / Austin, TX Facilities | ||||
73,680,000 | 122% | Information Technology | Austin Energy | Biogas, Wind |
19. FedEx Kinko's | ||||
62,105,348 | 26% | Retail | 3Degrees, Green Mountain Energy | Various |
20. Citi | ||||
56,398,000 | 4% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | Constellation NewEnergy | Wind |
21. Hewlett-Packard | ||||
50,000,000 | 4% | Information Technology | City of Palo Alto Utilities/3Degrees, Constellation NewEnergy, Fort Collins Utilities, Pacificorp, Roseville Electric | Various |
22. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. / Operations | ||||
36,000,000 | 100% | Consumer Products | Community Energy | Wind |
23. Baxter International Inc. | ||||
29,500,000 | 5% | Health Care | 3Degrees, Constellation NewEnergy | Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind |
24. Applied Materials, Inc. | ||||
26,671,000 | 12% | Information Technology | Austin Energy, On-site Generation, Silicon Valley Power/3Degrees | Biomass, Solar, Wind |
25. (tie) Lockheed Martin / Washington Metro Operations | ||||
25,000,000 | 18% | Industrial Goods & Srvcs. | Sky Energy | Wind |
25. (tie) Owens Corning Foam Insulation, LLC | ||||
25,000,000 | 92% | Industrial Goods & Srvcs. | Constellation NewEnergy | Wind |
25. (tie) State Street Corporation | ||||
25,000,000 | 18% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | Suez Energy Resources NA | Wind |
28. The Coca-Cola Company | ||||
17,000,000 | 5% | Food & Beverage | 3Degrees | Biomass, Small-hydro |
29. GE Healthcare / Headquarters | ||||
15,816,820 | 10% | Health Care | We Energies | Biogas, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind |
30. ARAMARK Parks & Resorts | ||||
15,455,000 | 100% | Travel & Leisure | Carbon Solutions Group | Biomass, Wind |
31. General Motors / Service Parts Operations | ||||
13,010,000 | 11% | Automotive | On-site Generation, Other | Biogas, Solar |
32. Macy's, Inc. West Division | ||||
10,400,000 | 3% | Retail | On-site Generation | Solar |
33. IBM Corporation / Austin, TX Facilities | ||||
10,205,400 | 12% | Information Technology | Austin Energy | Biogas, Wind |
34. State Farm / Austin Operations Center | ||||
9,562,603 | 100% | Insurance | Austin Energy | Biogas, Wind |
35. Apple Computers / Austin, TX Facilities | ||||
9,431,400 | 100% | Information Technology | Austin Energy | Biogas, Wind |
36. Oracle Corporation / Austin Facility | ||||
5,400,000 | 6% | Information Technology | Austin Energy | Biogas, Wind |
37. Time Warner Cable - Central Texas | ||||
3,300,000 | 18% | Media, Print & Publishing | Austin Energy | Biogas, Wind |
38. United Parcel Service (UPS) / 4 CA Facilities | ||||
2,949,545 | 50% | Transport & Shipping | 3Degrees, On-site Generation | Biomass, Solar |
39. (tie) Pitney Bowes | ||||
2,500,000 | 2% | Information Technology | 3Degrees | Biomass, Wind |
39. (tie) Raytheon / Aurora, CO | ||||
2,500,000 | 10% | Industrial Goods & Srvcs. | Xcel Energy | Wind |
41. Roche / Palo Alto & Pleasanton Sites | ||||
2,230,997 | 5% | Health Care | City of Palo Alto Utilities/3Degrees, On-site Generation | Solar, Wind |
42. Lockheed Martin / Palo Alto Facilities | ||||
1,800,000 | 10% | Industrial Goods & Srvcs. | City of Palo Alto Utilities/3Degrees | Solar, Wind |
43. (tie) Agilent Technologies / Santa Clara location | ||||
1,608,000 | 6% | Information Technology | Silicon Valley Power/3Degrees | Wind |
43. (tie) Yahoo! Inc. / Santa Clara Sites | ||||
1,608,000 | 7% | Information Technology | Silicon Valley Power/3Degrees | Solar, Wind |
45. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics / JSF Substation | ||||
1,319,539 | 30% | Industrial Goods & Srvcs. | Constellation NewEnergy | Biomass, Geothermal |
46. 3M / Austin, TX Facilities | ||||
1,248,000 | 16% | Consumer Products | Austin Energy | Biogas, Wind |
47. FedEx Express / Oakland Hub Facility | ||||
1,172,430 | 20% | Transport & Shipping | On-site Generation | Solar |
48. American Express / South Florida Facilities | ||||
1,105,890 | 3% | Banking & Fin. Srvcs. | Sterling Planet | Wind |
49. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics / Montgomery Offices | ||||
1,031,000 | 30% | Industrial Goods & Srvcs. | Constellation NewEnergy | Biomass, Geothermal |
50. Lockheed Martin / Missiles and Fire Control | ||||
995,204 | 30% | Industrial Goods & Srvcs. | Constellation NewEnergy | Wind |
51. IBM Corporation / Foster City, CA Facilities | ||||
952,000 | 100% | Information Technology | 3Degrees | Wind |
52. Monsanto / Agracetus Campus | ||||
916,000 | 16% | Ag, & Nat. Resources | Madison Gas & Electric | Wind |
53. Autoliv / Ogden Facility | ||||
711,000 | 3% | Automotive | Rocky Mountain Power | Wind |
54. Dow Chemical / Pittsburg,CA Water Processing Plant | ||||
319,560 | 6% | Other | On-site Generation | Solar |
55. Dow Chemical / Pittsburg, CA Latex Plant | ||||
166,200 | 6% | Chemical | On-site Generation | Solar |
56. John Deere Co. / Dallas, TX Facility | ||||
154,333 | 10% | Industrial Goods & Srvcs. | Green Mountain Energy | Wind |
57. Lockheed Martin / Plant 1 - Sunnyvale, CA | ||||
80,000 | 100% | Industrial Goods & Srvcs. | GT Environmental Finance | Biogas |
58. GE Energy / Inspection & Repair Services | ||||
72,000 | 6% | Industrial Goods & Srvcs. | Rocky Mountain Power | Wind |
*Reflects the amount of green power as a percentage of total purchased electricity use.
Current and past Fortune 500 Partners lists are available here for you to view and print:
October 2008 list (PDF) (4 pp, 106K, About PDF)
July 2008 list (PDF) (4 pp, 106K, About PDF)
April 2008 list (PDF) (5 pp, 105K, About PDF)
January 2008 list (PDF) (4 pp, 106K, About PDF)
2007 lists (PDF) (16 pp, 584K, About PDF)
2006 list (PDF) (3 pp, 82K, About PDF)
For additional information on how your organization can join these Top Partners as Green Power Partners, please visit the Join Us page of this Web site.