U.S. Businesses Purchased Over 2.8 Million MW Renewable Energy In 2008
In 2008, businesses across the United States purchased a record amount of renewable energy. Members of the Green-e-Marketplace program, voluntarily bought over 2.8 million megawatt hours of renewable energy certified by Green-e Energy.
The largest total purchase was made by Intel at 1.3 million megawatts followed by PepsiCo and Mohawk Paper. The current renewable energy market consists of about 7 percent solar and wind power, but by 2030, that total is expected to raise to over 25 percent.