The US Environmental Protection Agency has posted a list of the Biggest Green Power Purchasers. These companies are truly putting their money where their mouths are and leading the charge when it comes to renewable energies like biomass, biogas, hydro, solar, wind energy, and geothermal. And you can also put your money where your mouth is by supporting companies that support the planet.
The Biggest Green Power Purchasers
Greenbiz.com in their article has posted, “Intel, PepsiCo, and Whole Foods Market ranked Nos. 1, 2 and 3, respectively, on the EPA’s list of top green power purchasers among the Fortune 500. They received the same rankings in the category of 50 U.S. companies that purchase the most green power.”
The Biggest Green Power Purchasers combined purchases equaled 3,318,162,121 kwh annual green power usage. Cisco, Johnson&Johnson, and Walmart is included on the list of the Biggest Green Power Purchasers that rated highly. The combined green power purchases of the corporations in the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership amounts to more than 8 billion kwh of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 805,000 average American homes.
Corporations Powered By Renewable Resources
The first, second, and third spots in terms of corporations that get 100 percent of the power they use in the United States from renewable resources are PepsiCo, Whole Foods, and Dell. The topped list of retailers that purchase the most renewable energy is Whole Foods. Kohl’s Department Stores ranked second and Walmart came in third.
When voting with your dollars, it’s good to know who’s making an effort.
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~The Biggest Green Power Purchasers~
Source: http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-power-purchasers.html
