April 28, 2009

The largest purchaser of green power

There are many reasons for using green power, saving money and looking after the planet are the main ones. However, for business, the reasons are different, although there is the element of cost involved their choices, reducing their carbon footprint is an important factor.

In the US green power is a hot topic and even during these tough economic conditions many of them are already committed to using green power, this may come from energy producers or from facilities that the business have installed, such as wind turbines and solar panels.

One of the largest buyers of green power in the US is the chip maker Intel, they buy their power from green energy suppliers PNM and Sterling Planet, Pepsi come in a close second, while the department store group Kohl’s come in at third place.

Source [TG Daily]