Which utilities are having the greatest success with their green power programs? NREL has compiled extensive data on utility green power programs and produced the following “Top Ten” lists of program characteristics and results: total sales of renewable energy to program participants; total number of customer participants; customer participation rates; and the lowest premium charged to support new renewables development. Click here for more info >>
Congrats to Xcel Energy for being among our nation’s top ten! See how they stack up against other utilities in the country in the table below (Click “Read more” if you can’t see it). If you are in Xcel’s service territory and interested in green purchasing, Learn more about Xcel’s Windsource Program >>
Green Pricing Program Renewable Energy Sales (as of December 2008)
| Rank | Utility | Resources Used | Sales (kWh/yr) | Sales (aMW) |
| 1 | Austin Energy | Wind, landfill gas | 723,824,901 | 82.6 |
| 2 | Portland General Electric | Wind, biomass | 681,943,576 | 77.9 |
| 3 | PacifiCorp | Wind, biomass, landfill gas, solar | 492,892,222 | 56.3 |
| 4 | Xcel Energy | Wind | 362,040,082 | 41.3 |
| 5 | Sacramento Municipal Utility District | Wind, solar, biomass, landfill gas, hydro | 325,275,628 | 37.1 |
| 6 | Puget Sound Energy | Wind, solar, biomass, landfill gas, hydro | 291,166,600 | 33.2 |
| 7 | Public Service Company of New Mexico | Wind | 176,497,697 | 20.1 |
| 8 | We Energies | Wind, landfill gas, solar | 176,242,630 | 20.1 |
| 9 | National Grid | Biomass, wind, small hydro, solar | 174,612,444 | 19.9 |
| 10 | PECO | Wind | 172,782,490 | 19.7 |
