U.S. Green Retailing: Top U.S. Retail Industry Companies for Green Power Use

2009 EPA List Includes American Retailers Recognized for Green Movement Efforts

Below is a list of the 23 U.S. retail companies that purchased the most "green power" to run their operations, as of April, 2009, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Underneath each retail company name is the number of kilowatt hours that were purchased, and the type of green power that was consumed.

Whole Foods Market
July, 2009
790 million kWh
April, 2009
527 million kWh
January, 2009
527 million kWh
- Solar, wind

Kohl's
July, 2009
600 million kWh
April, 2009
601 million kWh
January, 2009
259 million kWh
- Biogas, Biomass, small-hydro, solar, wind

Dell
July, 2009
553 million kWh
April, 2009
554 millin kwh
January, 2009
554 million kWh
- Biogas, solar, wind

Wal-Mart California and Texas
July, 2009
243 million kWh
April, 2009
243 million kWh
January, 2009
N/A
-vSolar, wind

Starbucks
July, 2009
211 million kWh
April, 2009
211 million kWh
January, 2009
205 million kWh
- Wind

Staples
July, 2009
127 million kWh
April, 2009
127 million kWh
January, 2009
127 million kWh
- Biomass, solar, wind

Lowe's
July, 2009
111 million kWh
April, 2009
101 million kWh
January, 2009
101 million kWh
- Biogas, solar

Safeway
July, 2009
95 milion kWh
April, 2009
93 million kWh
January, 2009
93 million kWh
- Solar, Wind

Sprint Nextel
July, 2009
88 million kWh
April, 2009
88 million kWh
January, 2009
88 million kWh
- Wind

REI
July, 2009
64 million kWh
April, 2009
64 million kWh
January, 2009
64 million kWh

H-E-B
July, 2009
63 million kWh
April, 2009
59 million kWh
January, 2009
59 million kWh

Estee Lauder
July, 2009
36 million kWh
April, 2009
36 million kWh
January, 2009
36 million kWh
- Wind

FedEx Office
July, 2009
34 million kWh
April, 2009
25 million kWh
January, 2009
62 million kWh

Gander Mountain
July, 2009
19 million kWh
April, 2009
19 million kWh
January, 2009
17 million kWh

Giant Eagle
July, 2009
17 million kWh
April, 2009
17 million kWh
January, 2009
17 million kWh

North Face
July, 2009
17 million kWh
April, 2009
20 million kWh
January, 2009
20 million kWh

Aveda
July, 2009
16 million kWh
April, 2009
16 million kWh
January, 2009
16 million kWh

Office Depot
July, 2009
16 million kWh
April, 2009
15 million kWh
January, 2009
99 million kWh
- Wind

prAna
July, 2009
13 million kWh
April, 2009
N/A
January, 2009
5 million kWh
- Wind

Half Price Books, Texas
July, 2009
11 million kWh
April, 2009
11 million kWh
Jaunaury, 2009
N/A
- Wind

Macy's West (CA and HI)
July, 2009
10 million kWh
April, 2009
10 million kWh
January, 2009
10 million kWh
- Solar

Origins
July, 2009
7 million kWh
April, 2009
7 million kWh
January, 2009
7 million kWh
- Wind

General Motors, Service Parts Operation
July, 2009
N/A
April, 2009
13 million kWh
January, 2009
N/A
- Biogas, solar

Coldwater Creek
July, 2009
N/A
April, 2009
81 million kWh
January, 2009
81 million kWh
- Wind

Apple
July, 2009
N/A
April, 2009
10 million kWh
- Biogas, wind

Nike
July, 2009
N/A
April, 2009
N/A
January, 2009
80 million kWh

Shaklee Corporation
July, 2009
N/A
April, 2009
N/A
January, 2009
6 million kWh
- Wind

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