WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 Wells Fargo was the single biggest purchaser of green power in the latest quarter, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported Monday.
This was the first time a private company topped the list for buying electricity generated from renewable resources such as solar, wind and biomass, the EPA said. Whole Foods Market ranked second, while the U.S. Air Force came in third.
As for the EPA itself, it came in fourth, while Johnson & Johnson was fifth. The EPA said the top 25 green power purchasers collectively buy more than 4 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually.
These organizations are demonstrating that environmental stewardship and profitable business operations can go hand in hand, said Bill Wehrum, acting assistant administrator for the agency ' s office of air and radiation.
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