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Top 20 Local Government
The Top 20 Local Government list represents the largest purchasers among local government partners within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power purchases of these organizations amounts to more than 1.7 billion kilowatt-hours annually, which is equivalent to the electricity needed to power more than 170,000 average American homes annually.
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. The rankings below are based on data received as of April 7, 2009. Find out how your organization can partner with EPA today! To view a top partner list, select from the chart below:
Top 10 Federal Government Top 20 Local Government Top 20 College & University
| Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) | GP % of Total Electricity Use* | Green Power Resources | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. City of Houston, TX | |||
| 350,400,000 | 27% | Wind | Reliant Energy |
| 2. City of Dallas, TX | |||
| 333,659,840 | 40% | Wind | Gexa Energy, Reliant Energy, Suez Energy Resources NA |
| 3. City of Chicago, IL | |||
| 214,635,000 | 20% | Biomass, Wind | MidAmerican Energy |
| 4. Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts | |||
| 171,144,000 | 54% | Biogas | Onsite Generation |
| 5. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission | |||
| 70,000,000 | 33% | Wind | Constellation NewEnergy |
| 6. City of San Diego, CA | |||
| 69,043,000 | 27% | Biogas, Small-hydro, Solar | Onsite Generation |
| 7. Montgomery County Wind Buyers Group | |||
| 65,900,000 | 10% | Wind | Washington Gas Energy Services |
| 8. Austin (TX) Independent School District | |||
| 65,640,000 | 39% | Biogas, Wind | Austin Energy |
| 9. City of Austin, TX | |||
| 62,466,303 | 14% | Biogas, Wind | Austin Energy |
| 10. San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant | |||
| 52,769,440 | 56% | Biogas | Onsite Generation |
| 11. Nassau County, NY | |||
| 44,123,420 | 22% | Biogas, Wind | EarthKind Energy, Onsite Generation |
| 12. Montgomery County, PA | |||
| 29,000,000 | 100% | Wind | Community Energy |
| 13. New York State Municipal Wind Buyers Group | |||
| 25,289,000 | 16% | Wind | Community Energy |
| 14. City of Bellingham, WA | |||
| 25,000,000 | 100% | Biomass, Solar, Wind | Puget Sound Energy |
| 15. City of Santa Monica, CA | |||
| 23,000,000 | 100% | Biogas | Commerce Energy |
| 16. City of Albuquerque, NM | |||
| 22,261,568 | 20% | Wind | PNM |
| 17. City of Grand Rapids, MI | |||
| 22,000,000 | 20% | Biogas, Wind | Consumers Energy |
| 18. (tie) City of Boston, MA | |||
| 21,500,000 | 12% | Wind | Constellation NewEnergy |
| 18. (tie) City of Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 21,500,000 | 3% | Wind | PECO/Community Energy |
| 20. Los Angeles World Airports | |||
| 20,844,790 | 13% | Biomass, Small-hydro | Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power |
*Reflects the amount of green power as a percentage of total purchased electricity use.
Current and past Top Local Government Partners lists are available here for you to view and print:
April 2009 list (PDF) (2
p, 901K, About PDF)
January 2009 list (PDF) (2
p, 50K, About PDF)
October 2008 list (PDF) (2
p, 95K, About PDF)
July 2008 list (PDF) (1
p, 47K, About PDF)
April 2008 list (PDF) (1
p, 47K, About PDF)
January 2008 list (PDF) (1
p, 47K, About PDF)
2007 lists (PDF) (5
pp, 223K, About PDF)
2006 list (PDF) (2
pp, 44K, 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.