Which utilities sell the most renewable energy?

Dive Summary:

The Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released its assessment of the top utilities advancing green power programs.
Portland General Electric in Oregon came in first place, overtaking Austin Energy in Texas, by selling the most renewable energy in 2012.
Renewable power sales of the top 10 utility programs exceeded 4.2 million MWh in 2012, up from 3.9 million MWh in 2010. Notably, wind energy accounted for 85% of electricity generated for green energy programs nationwide.

Here are the top utilities with renewable programs:

Green Pricing Program Renewable Energy Sales (MWh/year as of December 2012)

1. Portland General Electric 834,125
2. Austin Energy, 744,443
3. PacifiCorp, 604,007
4. Sacramento Municipal Utility District, 416,477
5. Xcel Energy, 390,056
6. Puget Sound Energy, 365,796
7. Connecticut Light and Power Co. / United Illuminating Co., 254,838
8. Dominion Virginia Power, 250,364
9. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., 210,187
10. CPS Energy, 179,786

Total Number of Customer Participants (Participants as of December 2012)

1. Portland General Electric, 87,987
2. PacifiCorp - Blue Sky Usage, Block, and Habitat, 87,919
3. Xcel Energy, 61,315
4. Sacramento Municipal Utility District, 55,207
5. Puget Sound Energy, 34,962
6. Connecticut Light and Power Co. / United Illuminating. 27,664
7. Iberdrola: NYSEG and RG&E, 21,201
8. We Energies, 20,066
9. National Grid, 18,302
10. Dominion Virginia Power, 15,179

Customer Participation Rate (as of December 2012)

1. City of Palo Alto (California), 18.2 percent
2. Portland General Electric, 12.4 percent
3. Madison Gas & Electric Co., 9.4 percent
4. Sacramento Municipal Utility District, 9.2 percent
5. City of Naperville (Illinois), 7.6 percent
6. Pacific Power (Oregon), 7.6 percent
7. Silicon Valley Power, 6.9 percent
8. River Falls Municipal Utilities, 6.1 percent
9. Stoughton Utilities, 5.1 percent
10. Cuba City Light & Water, 5 percent

Green Power Sales as a Percentage of Total Retail Electricity Sales (in MWh) (Utility percent of load as of December 2012)

1. Waterloo Utilities, 23.9 percent
2. Edmond Electric, 10.7 percent
3. River Falls Municipal Utilities, 7.3 percent
4. Austin Energy, 6 percent
5. Portland General Electric, 4.4 percent
6. Madison Gas & Electric Co., 4.1 percent
7. PacifiCorp - Blue Sky Usage and Habitat, 4.1 percent
8. Sacramento Municipal Utility District, 3.9 percent
9. Stoughton Utilities, 2.9 percent
10. Silicon Valley Power, 2.8 percent

Net Price Premium Charged for New, Residential Customer-Driven Renewable Power (Utility net premium as of December 2012)

1. City of Ponca (Oklahoma), -0.87¢/kWh
2. Public Service Co. of New Mexico, 0.04¢/kWh
3. Edmond Electric, 0.14¢/kWh
4. Indianapolis Power & Light Co., 0.15¢/kWh
5. Avista Corp. (Washington and Idaho), 0.33¢/kWh
6. Arizona Public Service, 0.40¢/kWh
7. Xcel Energy (Minnesota only), 0.66¢/kWh
8. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., 0.86¢/kWh
9. Connecticut Light and Power Co. / United Illuminating, 0.99¢/kWh
10. CPS Energy, 1.00¢/kWh
10. WPPI Energy, 1.00¢/kWh

Note: The average net premium for City of Ponca over 2012 was -0.08¢/kWh.

Utilities Using at Least 2 percent Solar to Supply their Green Pricing Programs (Percent solar energy as of December 2012)

1. Sacramento Municipal Utility District, 14.5 percent
2. Tennessee Valley Authority, 5.9 percent
3. Xcel Energy (Colorado only), 3. percent
4. City of Palo Alto (California), 2.5 percent
5. Alameda Municipal Power, 2 percent
5. PacifiCorp - Blue Sky Habitat & Usage, 2 percent

Note: While additional individual utility products may include at least 2 percent solar, this list represents the overall mix provided by the utility to meet all of its green pricing needs.