Green Power Usage Edged Higher In 2009 Among EPA Partners

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s top 10 Green Power Partners increased their voluntary green power commitments by more than 1.5 billion kilowatt-hours in 2009, while 300 new organizations joined the Green Power Partnership.

The top 50 green power users include: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (9), BNY Mellon (17), Carnegie Mellon University (41) and Penn State University (43).

Overall, the 1,200 partners are buying nearly 18 billion kWh of green power annually, equivalent to the annual carbon dioxide emissions from electricity use of more than 1.6 million average American homes.

“EPA’s Green Power Partners are raising the bar for clean, renewable energy use,” said Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation,. “By using green power, they’re doing their part to fight climate change and proving every day that sound environmental practices can also be economically sound.”

For more information and the list of top 50 green power purchasers, visit EPA's Green Power Partnership webpage.