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POWER
PARTNERSHIP
Top 20 College & University Partner List (as of Januarys, 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 1.2 billion kilowatt-hours
of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of
electricity needed to power nearly 103,000 average American
homes annually.
Annual Green
Power Usage
(kWh)
GP % of Green
Total Power
Electricity Resources
Use*
Providers (listed in descending order by
kWh supplied to Partner)
Athletic
Conference
1. University of Pennsylvania
201,841,600
48% Solar, Wind
Community Energy0, On-site Generation
Ivy League
2. Carnegie Mellon University
86,840,000
75% Solar, Wind
Community Energy0, On-site Generation University Athletic
Association (UAA)
3. Drexel University
84,268,000
4. Pennsylvani
83,600,000
100% Wind
a State University
Community Energy0
Colonial Athletic
Association
2no/ Biomass, 3Degrees°, Sterling Planet, Community
~ ° Small- Energy0
hydro, Wind
Big 10
5. Northwestern University
74,296,395
30% Wind
3Degrees°
Big 10
6. University of Maryland
66,000,000
26% Wind
Washington Gas Energy Services0 Atlantic Coast
Conference - ACC
7. University of Utah
62,879,992 23% Solar, Wind
Sterling Planet0, On-site Generation
Mountain West
8. University of California, Santa Cruz
55,000,000
100% Wind
NextEra Energy Resources0 Association of
Division III
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9. American University
54,000,000
10. Oregon Sta
51,595,400
100% Wind
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Biogas,
b6 /0 Biomass,
Wind
Renewable Choice Energy0
Patriot League
Bonneville Environmental Foundation0
Pacific 10
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Annual Green GP % of Green
Power Usage Total Power
(kWh) Electricity Resources
Use*
Providers (listed in descending order by
kWh supplied to Partner)
Athletic
Conference
11. University of Phoenix
47,000,000 30% Wind
NextEra Energy Resources0
12. Texas A&M University System
43,350,000 15% Wind
TXU Energy
Numerous
Numerous
13. The Catholic University of America
43,000,000 100% Biomass,
Geothermal,
14. Auraria Higher Education Center
40,367,932 100% Wind
15. Western Washington University
40,000,000 100% Wind
16. The City University of New York
34,704,000 8% Biomass,
Wind
17. Southern Oregon University
33,300,047 287% Wind
18. Santa Clara University
30,024,959 100% Solar, Wind
Hess Energy Marketing
Renewable Choice Energy0
Landmark
Conference
Numerous
NextEra Energy Resources0
New York Power Authority
Bonneville Environmental Foundation0
Silicon Valley Power/3Degrees°, On-site
Generation
Great Northwest
Athletic
Conference GNAC
Numerous
Cascade Collegiate
Conference
West Coast
Conference
19. University of Central Oklahoma
26,000,000 100% Wind
Edmond Electric
20. Syracuse University
22,800,000 20% Small-hydro
Constellation NewEnergy
Lone Star
Conference
Big East
^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 .gov/greenpower/buvap/certified. htm.
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