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Green Power Communities: as of April 8, 2008
The Green Power Communities list represents what local governments, utilities, businesses, and residents can achieve through collective action. These communities are protecting the environment by purchasing more than 440 million kilowatt-hours of green power 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. Find out how your organization can partner with EPA today! To view a top partner list, select from the chart below:
Green Power Communities Top 10 Federal Government Top 10 Local Government Top 10 College & University
| Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) | GP % of Total Electricity Use* | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bellingham (WA) Community | ||
| 81,000,000 | 11% | Puget Sound Energy |
| 2. Santa Clara (CA) Community | ||
| 57,000,000 | 2% | Silicon Valley Power/3Degrees |
| 3. Beaverton (OR) Community | ||
| 51,936,000 | 3% | Portland General Electric |
| 4. Bend (OR) Community | ||
| 45,959,000 | 6% | Pacific Power |
| 5. Palo Alto (CA) Community | ||
| 38,581,000 | 4% | City of Palo Alto Utilities/3Degrees |
| 6. Gresham (OR) Community | ||
| 37,716,000 | 5% | Portland General Electric |
| 7. Boulder (CO) Community | ||
| 36,587,000 | 3% | Clean and Green, Community Energy, Renewable Choice Energy, Xcel Energy |
| 8. Salem (OR) Community | ||
| 33,397,000 | 2% | Portland General Electric |
| 9. Corvallis (OR) Community | ||
| 20,611,000 | 3% | Pacific Power |
| 10. Lacey (WA) Community | ||
| 16,100,000 | 5% | Puget Sound Energy |
| 11. Park City (UT) Community | ||
| 8,672,400 | 4% | Rocky Mountain Power |
| 12. Swarthmore (PA) Community | ||
| 7,514,051 | 14% | PECO/Community Energy |
| 13. Moab Area Community | ||
| 3,315,600 | 3% | Rocky Mountain Power |
| 14. Lincoln City (OR) Community | ||
| 2,657,676 | 2% | Pacific Power |
| 15. Cannon Beach (OR) Community | ||
| 1,392,348 | 5% | Pacific Power |
| 16. Alta (UT) Community | ||
| 1,045,200 | 9% | Rocky Mountain Power |
*Reflects the amount of green power as a percentage of total purchased electricity use.
The current Green Power Communities list is available here for you to view and print:
April 2008 list (PDF) (1 p, 38K, About PDF)
January 2008 list (PDF) (1 p, 88K, About PDF)
2007 list (PDF) (1 p, 38K, About PDF)
For additional information on how you can become a Green Power Community, please visit the Green Power Communities section of this Web site.