Walmart Jumps to Top of Green Power Users List
The Environmental Protection Agency puts out a green power list every few months. It ranks companies by how much clean energy they use: Wind, solar, biofuel, what-have-you. And in the latest list, a new name broke into the top three: Walmart. It was way down in 15th place just a few months ago. From the Marketplace Sustainability Desk, Eve Troeh reports. Eve Troeh: The EPA lists of top renewable energy users as part of its Green Power Partnership. Blain Collison directs the project. He says it’s exciting to see who lands on top. But no internal bets. Blain Collison: There would certainly be no betting in a federal workplace. But I really enjoy watching the lists move. They don’t move all that much. Intel has been number one for green energy the past few years. But Walmart did just knock Whole Foods down a notch. Last quarter, only 8 percent of Walmart’s electricity came from renewable sources. Three months later, it’s up to 28 percent.
