Green Energy challenge by EPA - CAL company participaton

EPA Green Power Challenge

Dec. 7, 2006 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking Fortune 500 companies double their current level of green power purchasing.

The goal of the green power challenge is to exceed 5 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of green power purchases among participating companies. Five billion kilowatt hours could power more than 400,000 average American homes or avoid the equivalent CO2 emissions associated with more than 680,000 passenger cars each year.

EPA is challenging Fortune 500 companies to roughly double their current level of green power purchasing. The goal will be to exceed 5 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of green power purchasing among participating companies by the end of 2007, which would be enough electricity to power more than 400,000 average American homes annually. Achieving this goal will avoid the equivalent CO2 emissions associated with more than 680,000 passenger cars each year. This Challenge will raise awareness of green power options and stimulate the construction of new domestic green power resources.

For additional information on how your company can participate in EPA’s Fortune 500 Green Power Challenge download the Fortune 500 Fact Sheet

Alternative energy sources include:

Wind, Biomass, Geothermal, Small-hydro, Passive Solar, Biogas, Landfill gas, Solar Photovoltaic

Some California participants

Green Power Partners in CA

Wells Fargo & Company - San Francisco
Staples (2 distribution centers in CA)
Cisco Systems - San Jose
Safeway - Pleasanton, CA
FedEx Kinko's - various branches
Hewlett-Packard - Palo Alto, CA
Lowe's Home Centers: generates green power from solar photovoltaic systems at four stores in California.
Apple Computer -
Oracle Corp. - Redwood Shores, CA
Applied Materials - Santa Clara, CA
Roche - Palo Alto
Lockheed Martin - Palo Alto Facilities
Agilent Technologies - Santa Clara location
FedEx Express - Oakland Hub Facility
Yahoo - Santa Clara
United Parcel Service - 4 CA Facilities


Power Companies in CA

3 Phases Energy
Sempra Energy - San Diego
Sterling Planet


Interesting tidbits:

Mohawk Paper Mills, located near Albany, New York, manufactures fine printing papers. It uses wind power for 21 percent of its electric energy requirements.

Staples is a leader in its communication efforts related to their green power purchasing, including educating customers and the general public through their website, with in-store signage and through press releases.