The US Environmental Protection Agency has a program called the Green Power Partnership which recognizes the top green power purchasers in the nation. The Green Power Leadership Awards for Purchasers recognizes exceptional accomplishment among EPA Green Power Partners in three categories:
- Green Power Partner of the Year: Recognizes Partners who distinguish themselves through their buy, leadership, overall strategy, and impact on the green power market.
- On-site Generation: Recognizes Partners who distinguish themselves using on-site renewable energy applications, including, but not limited to, solar photovoltaic (PV) or wind energy projects.
- Green Power Purchase: Recognizes Partners who distinguish themselves through buys of green power from a utility green-pricing program, a competitive green marketer, or a renewable energy certificate (REC) supplier.
EPA recognized 17 leaders in 2007:
whose combined commitments of these organizations amount to nearly four billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power almost 250,000 average American households each year. EPA also estimates that the combined environmental impact of these purchasers will avoid the equivalent amount of CO2 emissions of almost 450,000 cars each year.
Among the winners: Timberland, New York University and Starbucks. You can check out all the winners, EPA has all the details and a video about some of the companies at EPA Green Power Leadership Awards
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