xvEPA POWER PARTNERSHIP Top 20 College & University Partner List (as of Octobers, 2009) The Top 20 College & University list represents the largest purchasers among higher education institutions within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power purchases of these organizations amounts to nearly 900 million kilowatt-hours of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 87,000 average American homes annually. Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) GP % of Total Electricity Use 1. University of Pennsylvania 192,727,000 46% 2. Pennsylvania State University 83,600,000 20% 3. Oregon State University 66,782,000 72% 4. University of California, Santa Cruz 57,000,000 100% 5. University of Phoenix 46,500,000 27% 6. Texas A&M University System 43,350,000 15% 40,000,000 20% Green Power Resources Wind Providers (listed in deJ2.ndinfl rrH6tr by Athletic Conference kWh supplied to Partner) Community Energy Ivy League Big 10 Bioga-Biomass, STenta, Wlnd Foundation Small-hydro, Wind Wind Wind Sterling Planet NextEra Energy Resources 7. Auraria Higher Education Center 40,367,932 100% Wind 8. (tie) Northwestern University Wind 8. (tie) Western Washington University 40,000,000 100% Wind 10. University of Utah TXU Energy Renewable Choice Energy SDegrees NextEra Energy Resources Pacific 10 Association of Division III Independents Numerous Numerous Numerous Big 10 Great Northwest Athletic Conference GNAC ------- xvEPA Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) 38,333,000 GP % of Total Electricity Use 14% 11. The City University of New York 32,704,000 8% 12. Harvard University 31,544,600 10% 13. University of Central Oklahoma 26,000,000 100% 14. Carnegie Mellon University 24,898,000 15. Syracuse University 22,800,000 16. Santa Clara University 22,536,959 74% 17. St. Mary's College of Maryland 17,004,727 18. University at Buffalo 16,350,000 98% 8% 19. The Evergreen State College 16,206,000 100% 20. Colby College 15,975,000 Green Power Resources POWER PARTNERSHIP Providers (listed in deJ2.ndinfl rr?V by Athletic Conference kWh supplied to Partner) Wind Biomass, Wind Small-hydro, Solar, Wind Wind Sterling Planet New York Power Authority Essex Hydro Associates, Sterling Planet, On-site Generation Edmond Electric Mountain West Numerous 23% 20% Biogas, Small- hydro, Wind Small-hydro Community Energy, Constellation NewEnergy Constellation NewEnergy Ivy League Lone Star Conference University Athletic Association (UAA) Big East Silicon Valley w t r Solar, Wind Power/3Degrees, On- _ , site Generation Conference Clean Currents, Biomass, Solar, Southern Maryland Capital Athletic Wind Solar, Wind Electrical Cooperative, Conference On-site Generation Starphire.NET, On-site Generation Mid-American Biomass, Solar, Puget Sound Energy, Cascade Collegiate Wind Tacoma Power Conference 103% Biomass, Small- Constellation New England Small hydro, Wind NewEnergy College Athletic Conf *Reflects the amount of green power as a percentage of total purchased electricity use. Partners choosing to purchase green power in an amount exceeding 100 percent of their U.S. organization-wide electricity use are listed as such. ------- |