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Top 30 College & University (as of October 29,2018)
The Top 30 College & University list represents the largest green power users
among higher education institutions within the Green Power Partnership. The
combined green power use of these organizations amounts to nearly 3 billion
kilowatt-hours of green power annually, which is equivalent to the electricity use
of more than 276,000 average American homes annually.
Partner
Annual
GP % of
Providers (listed in
Green
Athletic
Name
Green
Total
descending order by kWh
Power
Conference

Power
Electricity
supplied to Partner)
Resources


Usage
Use*




(kWh)




1. University of
250,070,000
94%
Renewable Choice Energy0,
Solar, Wind
Southeastern
Tennessee,


Tennessee Valley Authority0, Self-

Conference
Knoxville


supply


2. University at
219,284,258
100%
3Degrees°, Steel Sun, Self-supply
Biomass,
Mid-American
Buffalo, the



Solar
Conference
State University





of New York





3. University of
200,000,000
71%
Renewable Choice Energy0
Wind
Ivy League
Pennsylvania





4. University of
182,762,683
15%
UC ESP, SunPower, Five Points
Biogas, Solar,

California


Solar Park, FuelCell Energy,
Wind




Sacramento Municipal Utility





District0, Griffen Solar Park, Self-





supply, DG Irvine 1, Solar Power





Partners, Longroad Energy, Main





Street Power Company, NRG DG





University Village LLC, EDF





Renewable Services, MMA





Renewable Ventures, Terraform





Solar VII, LLC, SunEdison,





Constellation0, Riverside Public





Utilities


I
TOP 30
COLLEGE &
UNIVERSITY

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Partner
Name
Annual
Green
Power
Usage
(kWh)
GP % of
Total
Electricity
Use*
Providers (listed in
descending order by kWh
supplied to Partner)
Green
Power
Resources
Athletic
Conference
5. Georgetown
University
159,499,000
133%
Direct Energy0
Wind
Big East
Conference
6. Stanford
University
157,734,220
56%
Stanford Solar Generating Station,
SunPower
Solar
Pac-12
Conference
7. Carnegie
Mellon
University
126,281,076
100%
3Degrees°, Self-supply
Solar, Wind
University
Athletic
Association
8. University of
Oklahoma
124,573,400
67%
Oklahoma Gas & Electric
Wind
Big 12
Conference
9. University of
North Texas
107,250,000
100%
Denton Municipal Electric, Self-
supply
Solar, Wind
Conference
USA
10. The Ohio
State University
105,651,613
18%
Blue Creek Wind Farm LLC
Wind
Big Ten
Conference
11. University of
Missouri
104,001,209
42%
Self-supply, Columbia Water and
Light
Biomass,
Solar, Wind
Southeastern
Conference
12.
Northwestern
University
100,370,800
39%
3Degrees°, Self-supply
Solar, Wind
Big Ten
Conference
13. Oklahoma
State University
97,484,877
72%
Oklahoma Gas & Electric
Wind
Big 12
Conference
14. University of
Maryland
96,927,825
34%
WGL Energy0, Ingenco, Pinnacle
Wind, Roth Rock North Wind
Farm, Constellation0, Self-supply
Biogas, Small-
hydro, Solar,
Wind
Big Ten
Conference

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Partner
Name
Annual
Green
Power
Usage
(kWh)
GP % of
Total
Electricity
Use*
Providers (listed in
descending order by kWh
supplied to Partner)
Green
Power
Resources
Athletic
Conference
15. Drexel
University
87,766,000
104%
Community Energy0
Solar, Wind
Colonial
Athletic
Association
16. George
Washington
University
79,501,035
65%
Duke Energy Renewables, Self-
supply
Solar
Atlantic 10
17. University of
South Florida
78,654,500
40%
Renewable Choice Energy
Wind
American
Athletic
Conference
18. Arizona
State University
73,900,000
22%
3Degrees°, Arizona Public Service
Biogas,
Biomass,
Solar
Pac-12
Conference
19. University of
Wisconsin
72,168,457
16%
Wisconsin Public Service,
Madison Gas & Electric, WPPI
Energy0, We Energies0
Biogas, Solar,
Wind
Big Ten
Conference
20. The City
University of
New York
64,000,000
14%
New York Power Authority
Wind

21. Ohio
University
60,539,865
50%
AEP Energy0, Self-supply
Solar, Wind
Mid-American
Conference
22.Southern
Illinois
University
Edwardsville
57,881,742
100%
MidAmerican Energy0
Wind
Ohio Valley
Conference

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Partner
Name
Annual
Green
Power
Usage
(kWh)
GP % of
Total
Electricity
Use*
Providers (listed in
descending order by kWh
supplied to Partner)
Green
Power
Resources
Athletic
Conference
23. University of
Minnesota
57,800,000
16%
NextEra Energy Resources0, Xcel
Energy0
Solar, Wind
Big Ten
Conference
24. University of
Vermont
57,716,250
96%
3Degrees°, Self-supply, Green
Mountain Power0
Biogas, Solar,
Wind
America East
25. American
University
56,554,441
103%
Carbon Solutions Group, Colonial
Eagle Solar, Self-supply
Various
Patriot League
26. Temple
University
55,102,500
25%
Direct Energy0
Wind
American
Athletic
Conference
27. University of
New Hampshire
46,469,000
65%
3Degrees°
Wind
America East
28. Syracuse
University
40,250,000
35%
TerraPass0
Wind
Atlantic Coast
Conference
29. The Catholic
University of
America
37,881,775
100%
Direct Energy0
Wind
Landmark
Conference
30. University of
Illinois at
Urbana-
Champaign
30,533,994
7%
Rail Splitter Wind Farm, LLC,
Phoenix Solar LLC, Self-supply
Solar, Wind
Big Ten
Conference
* Reflects the amount of green power as a percentage of total electricity use. Partners choosing to
purchase green power in an amount exceeding 1 00 percent of their U.S. organization-wide
electricity use are listed as such.

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