Kohl’s Department Stores Achieves 100 Percent Green Power
January 26 2010 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) announced today that the
company has purchased enough green power to meet 100 percent of its
purchased electricity use with an annual green power purchase of
nearly 1.4 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh). With this latest purchase
of renewable energy, Kohl’s increased its ranking to no. 2 overall
and among Fortune 500 companies on the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) listings of top green power purchasers.
Kohl’s retains its top ranking among retailers.
“Through our green power purchases, Kohl’s is proud to support
energy partners and programs that have a positive and lasting
environmental impact,” said Ken Bonning, Kohl’s executive vice
president of store planning and logistics. “We recognize the
importance of encouraging environmentally smart energy practices,
and we aim to set a positive example in how we operate our
buildings and run our business. Starting 2010 at 100 percent green
power helps reduce our carbon footprint and brings us another step
closer to achieving our goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas
emissions by the end of this year. We also continue to make energy
management a priority and are pleased that our 400th location
recently earned EPA’s ENERGY STAR label.”
According to the U.S. EPA, Kohl's Department Stores' green power
purchase of 1,367,376,000 kWh is equivalent to avoiding the carbon
dioxide emissions of nearly 188,000 passenger vehicles per year or
the amount of electricity needed to power nearly 128,000 average
American homes annually. Green power is electricity that is
generated from environmentally preferable renewable resources, such
as wind and solar. These resources generate electricity with a net
zero increase in carbon dioxide emissions while offering a superior
environmental profile compared to traditional green power sources.
Green power purchases also support the development of new renewable
energy generation sources nationwide.
"EPA's Green Power Partners are raising the bar for clean,
renewable energy use,” said EPA Assistant Administrator Gina
McCarthy. “By using green power, Kohl's Department Stores is doing
its part to fight climate change and proving every day that sound
environmental practices can also be economically sound.”
Kohl's purchases a combination of renewable energy certificates
(RECs) and utility green power products in the areas of solar, wind
and biomass generation. Several Kohl’s initiatives reflect the use
and support of green power, including:
- Waste Management/Landfill
Gas: At Kohl’s stores that have been built according to its
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified
store prototype, up to 35 percent of the 100 percent green power is
generated by landfill gas in partnership with Waste
Management.
- Solar: As the largest
retail host of solar power in North America, Kohl’s generates solar
power on-site at nearly 80 locations in six states. Depending on
geographic location, solar generates 20 to 50 percent of the
location’s energy. The company’s largest system at its San
Bernardino, Calif. distribution center has 6,208 panels and
generates one megawatt of power – enough to power 400 homes on an
annual basis. Kohl’s Milwaukee-based photo studio is also powered
in part by 800 solar panels on its rooftop.Kohl’s currently ranks
12th on EPA’s list of Green Power Partners that generate and
consume the most green power on-site with 15,000,000 kWh of annual
on-site green power usage from solar, accounting for one percent of
Kohl’s total electricity use.
- Wind: Kohl’s actively
supports wind farm projects in Texas and North and South Dakota by
purchasing 100 mWh of renewable wind power annually.
Kohl’s has been a member of EPA’s Green Power Partnership since
2006 and was named a 2009 Green Power Partner of the Year. Kohl’s
was also honored in 2007 and 2008 with Green Power Leadership
Awards for green power purchase and on-site generation. In
addition, the company’s green initiatives were recognized in 2009
with an EPA SmartWay Excellence award and a ranking of no. 1 in
retail on Newsweek’s Green Rankings.
For more information about Kohl’s environmental initiatives,
visit www.kohlsgreenscene.com. For more information about EPA’s
Green Power partnership, visit www.epa.gov/greenpower.
About Kohl’s Department Stores
Based in Menomonee Falls, Wis., Kohl’s (NYSE: KSS) is a
family-focused, value-oriented specialty department store offering
moderately priced, exclusive and national brand apparel, shoes,
accessories, beauty and home products in an exciting shopping
environment. Kohl’s operates 1,059 stores in 49 states. A company
committed to the communities it serves, Kohl’s has raised more than
$126 million for children’s initiatives nationwide through its
Kohl’s Cares for Kids® philanthropic program, which operates under
Kohl's Cares, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kohl's Department
Stores, Inc. For a list of store locations and information, or for
the added convenience of shopping online, visit www.kohls.com.
About EPA’s Green Power Partnership
The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that
encourages organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce the
environmental impacts associated with purchased electricity use.
The Partnership currently has more than 1,000 Partner organizations
voluntarily purchasing billions of kilowatt-hours of green power
annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations
such as Fortune 500 companies, small and medium sized businesses,
local, state, and federal governments, and colleges and
universities. For additional information, please visit
http://www.epa.gov/greenpower.
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