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

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.

Kohl's
January, 2010
851 million kWh
July, 2009
600 million kWh
April, 2009
601 million kWh
January, 2009
259 million kWh
- Biogas, Biomass, small-hydro, solar, wind

Whole Foods Market
January, 2010
790 million kWh
July, 2009
790 million kWh
April, 2009
527 million kWh
January, 2009
527 million kWh
- Solar, wind

Dell
January, 2010
553 million kWh
July, 2009
553 million kWh
April, 2009
554 millin kwh
January, 2009
554 million kWh
- Biogas, solar, wind

Wal-Mart California and Texas
January, 2010
243 million kWh
July, 2009
243 million kWh
April, 2009
243 million kWh
January, 2009
N/A
-vSolar, wind

Starbucks
January, 2010
237 million kWh
July, 2009
211 million kWh
April, 2009
211 million kWh
January, 2009
205 million kWh
- Wind

Staples
January, 2010
124 million kWh
July, 2009
127 million kWh
April, 2009
127 million kWh
January, 2009
127 million kWh
- Biomass, solar, wind

Lowe's
January, 2010
111 million kWh
July, 2009
111 million kWh
April, 2009
101 million kWh
January, 2009
101 million kWh
- Biogas, solar

Safeway
January, 2010
95 million kWh
July, 2009
95 milion kWh
April, 2009
93 million kWh
January, 2009
93 million kWh
- Solar, Wind

Sprint Nextel
January, 2010
88 million kWh
July, 2009
88 million kWh
April, 2009
88 million kWh
January, 2009
88 million kWh
- Wind

REI
January, 2010
64 million kWh
April, 2009
64 million kWh
January, 2009
64 million kWh

H-E-B
January, 2010
63 million kWh
July, 2009
63 million kWh
April, 2009
59 million kWh
January, 2009
59 million kWh

Estee Lauder
January, 2010
36 million kWh
July, 2009
36 million kWh
April, 2009
36 million kWh
January, 2009
36 million kWh
- Wind

FedEx Office
January, 2010
34 million kWh
July, 2009
34 million kWh
April, 2009
25 million kWh
January, 2009
62 million kWh

Gander Mountain
January, 2010
19 million kWh
July, 2009
19 million kWh
April, 2009
19 million kWh
January, 2009
17 million kWh

Giant Eagle
January, 2010
17 million kWh
July, 2009
17 million kWh
April, 2009
17 million kWh
January, 2009
17 million kWh

North Face
January, 2010
17 million kWh
July, 2009
17 million kWh
April, 2009
20 million kWh
January, 2009
20 million kWh

Aveda
January, 2010
16 million kWh
July, 2009
16 million kWh
April, 2009
16 million kWh
January, 2009
16 million kWh

Office Depot
January, 2010
16 million kWh
July, 2009
16 million kWh
April, 2009
15 million kWh
January, 2009
99 million kWh
- Wind

prAna
January, 2010
13 million kWh
July, 2009
13 million kWh
April, 2009
N/A
January, 2009
5 million kWh
- Wind

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

Macy's West (CA and HI)
January, 2010
10 million kWh
July, 2009
10 million kWh
April, 2009
10 million kWh
January, 2009
10 million kWh
- Solar

Origins
January, 2010
7 million kWh
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
January, 2010
N/A
July, 2009
N/A
April, 2009
81 million kWh
January, 2009
81 million kWh
- Wind

Apple
January, 2010
N/A
July, 2009
N/A
April, 2009
10 million kWh
- Biogas, wind

Nike
January, 2010
N/A
July, 2009
N/A
April, 2009
N/A
January, 2009
80 million kWh

Shaklee Corporation
January, 2010
N/A
July, 2009
N/A
April, 2009
N/A
January, 2009
6 million kWh
- Wind

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