Green Power Partnership
Top 20 Local Government
The Top 20 Local Government list represents the largest green power users among local government partners within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power use of these organizations amounts to more than 2.6 billion kilowatt-hours annually, which is equivalent to avoiding the carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity use of more than 277,000 average American homes annually.
As of March 18, 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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Long-term Contracts
| Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) | GP % of Total Electricity Use* | Green Power Resources | Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. District of Columbia | |||
| 534,084,977 | 100% | Wind | Washington Gas Energy Services° |
| 2. City of Houston, TX | |||
| 438,000,000 | 35% | Wind | Reliant Energy |
| 3. City of Austin, TX | |||
| 374,086,079 | 100% | Wind | Austin Energy° |
| 4. City of Dallas, TX | |||
| 295,883,744 | 40% | Wind | TXU Energy |
| 5. Montgomery County Clean Energy Buyers Group | |||
| 136,247,000 | 26% | Wind | Renewable Choice Energy° |
| 6. City of Philadelphia, PA | |||
| 127,300,000 | 18% | Solar, Wind | PPL EnergyPlus°, On-site Generation |
| 7. Suffolk County, NY | |||
| 123,000,000 | 90% | Wind | 3Degrees° |
| 8. Chicago Public Schools | |||
| 107,709,620 | 20% | Solar | Element Markets°, On-site Generation |
| 9. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | |||
| 87,000,000 | 30% | Wind | Champion Energy Services |
| 10. Port of Portland | |||
| 75,067,000 | 103% | Solar, Wind | NextEra Energy Resources°, On-site Generation |
| 11. Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission | |||
| 58,615,000 | 26% | Wind | Constellation |
| 12. Forest County Potawatomi Community | |||
| 55,035,000 | 106% | Solar, Wind | Invenergy, On-site Generation |
| 13. City of San Francisco, CA | |||
| 31,821,946 | 4% | Biogas, Solar | On-site Generation |
| 14. Chicago Park District | |||
| 31,072,406 | 25% | Various | Integrys Energy° |
| 15. Los Angeles World Airports | |||
| 29,121,052 | 18% | Wind | Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Power |
| 16. City of Santa Monica, CA | |||
| 28,000,000 | 100% | Geothermal, Wind | Commerce Energy° |
| 17. City of San Jose, CA | |||
| 27,525,018 | 15% | Biogas, Solar | On-site Generation |
| 18. City of Edmond, OK | |||
| 23,339,269 | 74% | Wind | Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority |
| 19. City of Grand Rapids, MI | |||
| 23,065,000 | 22% | Biogas, Solar, Wind | Consumers Energy°, On-site Generation |
| 20. City of Bellingham, WA | |||
| 22,000,000 | 99% | Biogas, Biomass, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind | Renewable Choice Energy°, Puget Sound Energy° |
*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 Local Government Partners lists are available here for you to view and print:
April 2013 list (PDF) (2 pp., 159K, About PDF)
January 2013 list (PDF) (3 pp., 247K)
2012 lists (PDF) (8 pp., 289K)
2011 lists (PDF) (8 pp., 1.1M)
2010 lists (PDF) (8 pp., 1.1M)
2009 lists (PDF) (8 pp., 1.1M)
2008 lists (PDF) (5 pp., 142K)
2007 lists (PDF) (5 pp., 168K)
2006 lists (PDF) (2 pp, 44K)
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.