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GREEN
POWER
PARTNERSHIP
Top 20 College & University Partner List (as of April e, 2011)
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 1.3 billion kilowatt-hours
of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of
electricity needed to power more than 108,000 average
American homes annually.
GP % of
Annual Green Power Total
Usage (kWh) Electricity
Use*
Green Power
Resources
1. University of Pennsylvania
200,194,600
48%
2. Carnegie Mellon University
86,840,000 75%
3. University of Utah
85,293,850 31%
4. Drexel University
Solar, Wind
Solar, Wind
Solar, Wind
Providers (listed in
descending order by
kWh supplied to
Partner)
Athletic Conference
Community Energy0, On-
site Generation
Ivy League
Community Energy0, On- University Athletic
site Generation Association
Sterling Planet0, On-site
Generation
Mountain West
84,268,000
83,600,000
100%
5. Pennsylvania State University
20%
6. Northwestern University
74,296,395 30%
7. University of Maryland
66,000,000
26%
8. The City University of New York
64,000,000
15%
Wind
Biomass, Small-
hydro, Wind
Wind
Wind
Biomass, Wind
Community Energyc
3Degrees°, Sterling
Planet, Community
Energy0
3Degrees°
Colonial Athletic
Association
Big 10
Big 10
Washington Gas Energy Conference
Services0
New York Power
Authority
Numerous
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GP % of
Annual Green Power Total
Usage (kWh) Electricity
Use*
9. University of Phoenix
Green Power
Resources
Providers (listed in
descending order by
kWh supplied to
Partner)
GREEN
POWER
PARTNERSHIP
Athletic Conference
62,664,000
40%
Wind
10. University of California. Santa Cruz
55,000,000
100%
Wind
11. American University
54,000,000
100%
Wind
NextEra Energy
Resources0
NextEra Energy
Resources0
Renewable Choice
Energy0
Numerous
Association of Division III
Independents
Patriot League
12. Oregon State University
51,595,400
56%
Biogas, Biomass,
Wind
13. The Ohio State University
51,429,000 9% Various
14. Texas A&M University System
43,350,000 15% Wind
15. The Catholic University of America
Bonneville
Environmental
Foundation0
Sterling Planet0
TXU Energy
Pacific 10
Big 10
Numerous
43,000,000
40,652,886
100%
Biomass,
Geothermal,
Small-hydro,
Solar, Wind
Hess Energy Marketing Landmark Conference
16. Auraria Higher Education Center
100%
Wind
Renewable Choice
Energy0
Numerous
17. Western Washington University
40,000,000
100%
18. University of Wisconsin
38,900,400 9%
Wind
Wind
NextEra Energy
Resources0
Various
Great Northwest Athletic
Conference
Big 10
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GREEN
POWER
PARTNERSHIP
GP % of Providers (listed in
Annual Green Power Total Green Power descending order by ... . _ f
Usage (kWh) Electricity Resources kWh supplied to Atmetic conference
Use*
Partner)
19. Georgetown University
36,511,500 25%
20. Southern Oregon University
Biogas, Biomass,
Wind
Marketing0
Big East
33,300,047
287%
Wind
Bonneville
Environmental
Foundation0
Cascade Collegiate
Conference
^Reflects the amount of green power as a percentage of total 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.
°Indicates Provider is selling Partner a third-party certified green power product. For more
information on third-party certification, visit
http: //www .epa .aov/areenpower/buvgp/certified. htm.
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