v>EPA GREEN 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 TnHononHonhc 9. American University 54,000,000 10. Oregon Sta 51,595,400 100% Wind te University Biogas, b6 /0 Biomass, Wind Renewable Choice Energy0 Patriot League Bonneville Environmental Foundation0 Pacific 10 ------- AEPA GREEN POWER PARTNERSHIP 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. ------- |