Intel Named the Largest Green Power Purchaser in the U.S.

At Intel, we’ve made support for renewable energy a top priority, and we’re proud to be part of the EPA’s Green Power Partner program. Our purchase of renewable energy certificates (RECs) amounts to 1.3 billion kilowatt hours of energy a year. The EPA estimates this has the equivalent effect of eliminating CO2 emissions for more than 185,000 automobiles or the electricity needed to power more than 130,000 average American homes annually.

This purchase places Intel at the top of EPA's Green Power Partnership National Top 25 list, as well as the top of the Fortune 500 Green Power Purchasers list. The Green Power Partnership program encourages voluntary green power purchases to reduce the impact of conventional electricity use.

Intel’s purchase, which includes a portfolio of wind, solar, small hydro-electric, and biomass sources, will be handled by Sterling Planet, a leading national supplier of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and low-carbon solutions. The purchase will be certified by the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions' Green-e® program, which is a nonprofit organization that certifies and verifies green power products.

At Intel, our effort to support renewable energy is only part of an overall approach File Type/Size: PDF 606KB that includes comprehensive energy conservation programs in our factories and operations. By purchasing renewable certificates, we're helping to stimulate the market for renewable energy, which should lead to additional generating capacity and ultimately lower costs for green power. That's good for business and good for the environment.

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