Six of the top 25 purchasers of green power in the United States do business or are located in Pennsylvania, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The group includes (in order of amounts purchased)—Johnson & Johnson (#2), Staples (#11), University of Pennsylvania (#12), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (#15), FedEx Kinkos (#16) and Pennsylvania State University (#24).

The top 25 green power purchasers are buying enough energy to run more than 150,000 homes a year, purchasing more than 1.6 million MWh (megawatt hours) of green power annually.

Green power is electricity from environmentally-preferable renewable resources such as solar, wind, or geothermal power. Green power currently accounts for about two percent of America's electricity supply, but voluntary purchasing of renewable energy is accelerating renewable energy development.

The complete list of Top 25 EPA Green Power Partners is available online.

The Green Power Partnership is an EPA voluntary program working to standardize green power procurement as part of best practice environmental management. Partners in the program pledge to switch to green power for a portion of their electricity needs in return for EPA technical assistance and recognition.

The Green Power Partnership currently includes more than 550 Partners, including Fortune 500 companies, states, federal agencies, trade associations and universities.

4/22/2005