Green Power Partnership
Top 10 Federal Government
The Top 10 Federal Government Partner List represents the largest purchasers among federal government organizations within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power purchases of these organizations amounts to nearly 1.4 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 14,700 average American homes each year.
As of January 9, 2013
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 use of leading Green Power Partners within the United States and across individual industry sectors.
Using green power helps reduce the environmental impacts of electricity use and supports the development of new renewable generation capacity nationwide. Usage amounts reflect U.S. operations only and are sourced from U.S.-based green power resources. Organizations can meet EPA Partnership requirements using any combination of three different product options: (1) Renewable Energy Certificates, (2) On-site generation, and (3) Utility green power products.
Usage 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* | Green Power Resources | Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. U.S. Department of Energy | |||
| 295,974,615 | 6% | Geothermal, Solar, Wind | Various, On-site Generation |
| 2. U.S. Air Force | |||
| 282,576,242 | 4% | Biogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind | J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation, Sterling Planet°, On-site Generation, Oklahoma Gas & Electric, Georgia Power, Champion Energy Services, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, CHELCO, Alliant Energy, City Water, Light & Power, Nodak Electric Cooperative, Colorado Springs Utilities, Hess Energy Marketing, Rocky Mountain Generation Cooperative, NSTAR°, Louisville Gas & Electric Company, Minnkota Power Cooperative, Xcel Energy |
| 3. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | |||
| 261,056,565 | 101% | Biogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind | Luminant, Nexant°, 3Degrees°, Xcel Energy°, Pacific Power°, On-site Generation, Minnesota Power |
| 4. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | |||
| 200,000,000 | 6% | Biogas | Renewable Choice Energy |
| 5. U.S. EPA Superfund Program | |||
| 100,000,000 | 166,667% | Wind | Iberdrola Renewables° |
| 6. U.S. General Services Administration / Region 2 | |||
| 73,705,930 | 40% | Biogas, Wind | Just Energy, Hess Energy Marketing, Pepco Energy Services |
| 7. U.S. Department of Agriculture | |||
| 70,819,458 | 13% | Biomass, Wind | International Paper, Direct Energy°, Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP, Constellation NewEnergy° |
| 8. U.S. General Services Administration / Region 5 | |||
| 45,497,234 | 15% | Wind | Nexant°, Pepco Energy Services°, FirstEnergy Solutions°, Constellation NewEnergy° |
| 9. U.S. General Services Administration / Region 7 | |||
| 33,084,000 | 25% | Wind | Gexa Energy, NRG Energy° |
| 10. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) | |||
| 30,649,059 | 154% | Solar, Wind | Tatanka Wind Power, LLC°, 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 100 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.gov/greenpower/buygp/certified.htm.
Current and past Top 10 Federal Partners lists are available here for you to view and print:
Jauary 2013 list (PDF) (3 pp., 227K, About PDF)
2012 lists (PDF) (8 pp., 284K)
2011 lists (PDF) (8 pg., 77K)
2010 lists (PDF) (4 pp., 1M)
2009 lists (PDF) (4 pp., 1M)
2008 lists (PDF) (4 pp., 154K)
2007 lists (PDF) (7 pp., 202K)
2006 lists (PDF) (4 pp., 73K)
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.