GREEN POWER &EPA PARTNERSHIP 2017-2018 College and University Green Power Challenge Throughout the 2017-18 academic year, EPA's Green Power Partnership tracked the collegiate athletic conferences with the highest combined green power usage in the nation. The College and University Green Power Challenge is open to any collegiate athletic conference in the United States. On April 25,2018, EPA concluded the Green Power Challenge and recognized the Champion Green Power Conference, as well as the largest single green power users within each participating conference. The Champion Green Power Conference for the 2017-18 Challenge is the Big Ten Conference and the individual school usingthe most green power is the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Interested in joining the 2018-19 Green Power Challenge? Check out our Steps to Join Green Power Partnership page for more information. To be listed, a conference must have at least two Green Power Partners and an aggregate green power purchase of at least 10 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) across the conference. This l ist is current as of April 25,2018. This is the final update to the 2017-18 College and University Green Power Challenge. Thank you and congratulations to all participating schools! ------- individual Conference Champions The following colleges and universities were recognized as conference champions for using the most green power among the schools in their conference. EPA applauds these schools for taking a leadership role in their conference and in supporting a better environmental future: Individual Conference Champions School Partner kWh Conference Conference kWh The Ohio State University 105,651,613 BigTen Conference 496,184,834 University of Tennessee, Knoxville 250,070,000 Southeastern Conference 347,962,973 University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 219,284,258 Mid-American Conference 279,906,930 Stanford University 157,734,220 Pac-12 Conference 250,931,724 University of Oklahoma 124,573,400 Big 12 Conference 242,902,229 University of Pennsylvania 200,000,000 Ivy League 222,725,258 Georgetown University 159,499,000 Big East Conference 171,541,074 ------- University of South Florida 78,654,500 American Athletic Conference 134,207,000 University of New Hampshire 70,739,000 America East 134,022,000 Carnegie Mellon University 126,281,076 University Athletic Association 126,370,130 University of North Texas 107,250,000 Conference USA 112,875,000 George Washington University 79,501,035 Atlantic 10 108,886,817 Drexel University 87,766,000 Colonial Athletic Association 93,766,000 Gettysburg College 20,000,000 Centennial Conference 85,216,600 American University 56,554,441 Patriot League 65,650,196 Bentley University 25,000,000 Northeast-10 Conference 61,289,637 Union College 21,045,061 Liberty League 59,735,185 The Catholic University of America 39,090,882 Landmark Conference 50,090,882 ------- Santa Clara University 20,170,551 West Coast Conference 47,049,139 Syracuse University 41,000,000 Atlantic Coast Conference 41,144,148 Colby College 14,336,320 New England Small College Athletic Conference 37,195,465 University of Colorado Colorado Springs 19,228,032 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 36,801,685 Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 20,173,843 The Summit League 35,173,843 St. Mary's College of Maryland 22,003,088 Capital Athletic Conference 33,003,088 Southwestern University 18,048,158 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference 31,602,015 Oberlin College 15,612,106 North Coast Athletic Conference 29,352,504 Whitman College 17,424,200 Northwest Conference 29,302,909 Cleveland State University 18,252,814 Horizon League 28,365,243 ------- Emerson College 25,000,000 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference 27,305,181 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point 25,749,090 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 27,299,090 Mercyhurst University 13,000,000 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 23,002,538 University of Texas Arlington 18,275,716 Sun Belt Conference 19,296,116 St. Olaf College 14,100,000 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 18,160,000 Lebanon Valley College 10,360,000 Middle Atlantic Conference 17,026,000 Rider University 13,500,000 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 16,485,458 Northern Arizona University 9,542,858 Big Sky Conference 15,053,439 Emory & Henry College 7,784,466 Old Dominion Athletic Conference 11,941,466 Gallaudet University 5,710,500 North Eastern Athletic Conference 10,097,340 * Schools ranked by amount of green power used by entire athletic conference. ------- Collective Conference Champions At more than 496 million kWh, the Big Ten Conference topped the list with the largest total amount of green power used among all conferences and earned EPA's recognition as the 2017-18 Collective Conference Champion. The contributing schools for this honor included: Big Ten Conference School : Green Power (kWh) ' % Green Power The Ohio State University 105,651,613 18 Northwestern University 100,370,800 39 University of Maryland 96,927,825 34 University of Wisconsin 72,168,457 16 University of Minnesota 57,800,000 16 University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign 32,871,183 8 Michigan State University 17,400,000 7 University of Iowa 12,994,956 4 ------- Competing Conferences The following athletic conferences participated in the 2017-18 College & University Green Power Challenge: 1. Big Ten Conference 496,184,834 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power The Ohio State University 105,651,613 18 Northwestern University 100,370,800 39 University of Maryland 96,927,825 34 University of Wisconsin 72,168,457 16 University of Minnesota 57,800,000 16 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 32,871,183 8 Michigan State University 17,400,000 7 University of Iowa 12,994,956 4 Indiana University, Bloomington - - Pennsylvania State University - - Purdue University - - Rutgers University - - University of Michigan - - ------- 1. Big Ten Conference 496,184,834 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power University of Nebraska - - 2. Southeastern Conference 347,962,973 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power University of Tennessee, Knoxville 250,070,000 94 University of Missouri 97,892,973 37 Auburn University - - Louisiana State University - - Mississippi State University - - Texas A&M University - - The University of Alabama - - The University of Mississippi - - University of Arkansas - - University of Florida - - University of Georgia - - University of Kentucky - - ------- 2. Southeastern Conference 347,962,973 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power University of South Carolina - - Vanderbilt University - - 3. Mid-American Conference 279,906,930 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power University at Buffalo, the State University of New York 219,284,258 100 Ohio University 60,622,672 50 Ball State University - - Bowling Green State University - - Central Michigan University - - Eastern Michigan University - - Kent State University - - Miami University - - Northern Illinois University - - University of Akron - - University of Toledo - - ------- 3. IV!Id-American Conference 279,906,930 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Western Michigan University - - 4. Pac-12 Conference 250,931,724 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Stanford University 157,734,220 56 Arizona State University 73,900,000 22 University of Washington 15,041,286 5 Oregon State University 4,256,218 4 The University of Arizona - - University of California, Berkeley - - University of California, Los Angeles - - University of Colorado at Boulder - - University of Oregon - - University of Southern California - - University of Utah - - Washington State University - - ------- 5. Big 12 Conference 242,902,229 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power University of Oklahoma 124,573,400 67 Oklahoma State University 97,484,877 72 Iowa State University 20,843,952 11 Baylor University - - Kansas State University - - Texas Christian University - - Texas Tech University - - The University of Kansas - - University of Texas - - West Virginia University - - 6. Ivy League 222,725,258 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power University of Pennsylvania 200,000,000 60 Cornell University 15,425,258 7 Dartmouth College 7,300,000 11 ------- 6. Ivy League 222,725,258 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Brown University - - Columbia University - - Harvard University - - Princeton University - - Yale University - - 7. Big East Conference 171,541,074 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Georgetown University 159,499,000 133 DePaul University 12,042,074 21 Butler University - - Creighton University - - Marquette University - - Providence College - - Seton Hall University - - St. John's University - - ------- 7. Big East Conference 171,541,074 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Villanova University - - Xavier University - - 8. American Athletic Conference 134,207,000 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power University of South Florida 78,654,500 40 Temple University 55,102,500 25 The University of Tulsa / Case Tennis Center 450,000 51 East Carolina University - - Southern Methodist University - - The University of Houston - - Tulane University - - University of Central Florida - - University of Cincinnati - - University of Connecticut - - University of Memphis - - ------- 9. America East 134,022,000 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power University of New Hampshire 70,739,000 100 University of Vermont 59,533,000 99 University at Albany 3,750,000 5 Binghamton University - - Stony Brook University - - University of Hartford - - University of Maine - - University of Maryland, Baltimore County - - 10. University Athletic Association 126,370,130 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Carnegie Mellon University 126,281,076 100 Washington University in St. Louis / Tyson Research Center Campus 89,054 36 Brandeis University - - Case Western Reserve University - - Emory University - - ------- 10. University Athletic Association 126,370430 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power New York University - - University of Chicago - - University of Rochester - - 11. Conference USA 112,875,000 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power University of North Texas 107,250,000 100 Middle Tennessee State University 5,625,000 7 Marshall University - - Old Dominion University - - Rice University - - The University of Alabama at Birmingham - - The University of Southern Mississippi - - University of North Carolina at Charlotte - - ------- 12. Atlantic 10 108,886,817 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power George Washington University 79,501,035 65 Duquesne University 25,251,152 69 University of Richmond 4,134,630 10 Davidson College - - Fordham University - - George Mason University - - La Salle University - - Saint Joseph's University - - Saint Louis University - - St. Bonaventure University - - University of Dayton - - University of Massachusetts, Amherst - - University of Rhode Island - - Virginia Commonwealth University - - ------- 13. Colonial Athletic Association 93,766,000 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Drexel University 87,766,000 104 Hofstra University 6,000,000 11 College of Charleston - - Elon University - - James Madison University - - Northeastern University - - The College of William and Mary - - Towson University - - University of Delaware - - University of North Carolina Wilmington - - 14. Centennial Conference 85,216,600 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Gettysburg College 20,000,000 100 Dickinson College 19,000,000 99 Bryn Mawr College 16,666,600 100 ------- 14. Centennial Conference 85,216,600 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Swarthmore College 15,550,000 108 Haverford College 14,000,000 100 Franklin & Marshall College - - McDaniel College - - Muhlenberg College - - The Johns Hopkins University - - Ursinus College - - Washington College - - 15. Patriot League 65,650,196 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power American University 56,554,441 103 Loyola University Maryland 4,950,000 15 Bucknell University 4,145,755 11 Boston University - - Colgate University - - ------- 15. Patriot League 65,650,196 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power College of the Holy Cross - - Lafayette College - - Lehigh University - - United States Military Academy (Army West Point) - - United States Naval Academy (Navy) - - 16. Northeast-10 Conference 61,289,637 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Bentley University 25,000,000 109 Adelphi University 23,053,700 100 The College of Saint Rose 10,507,937 100 Southern New Hampshire University 2,728,000 21 American International College - - Assumption College - - Franklin Pierce University - - Le Moyne College - - ------- 16. Northeast-10 Conference 61,289,637 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Merrimack College - - Pace University - - Saint Anselm College - - Saint Michael's College - - Southern Connecticut State University - - Stonehill College - - University of New Haven - - 17. Liberty League 59,735,185 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Union College 21,045,061 102 Rochester Institute of Technology 12,438,148 16 Hobart and William Smith Colleges 11,001,400 100 Skidmore College 5,149,747 22 St. Lawrence University 4,600,829 28 Ithaca College 3,500,000 11 ------- 17. Liberty League 59,735,185 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Bard College 2,000,000 10 Clarkson University - - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - - Vassar College - - 18. Landmark Conference 50,090,882 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power The Catholic University of America 39,090,882 100 Goucher College 11,000,000 100 Drew University - - Elizabethtown College - - Juniata College - - Moravian College - - Susquehanna University - - The University of Scranton - - United States Merchant Marine Academy - - ------- 19. West Coast Conference 47,049,139 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Santa Clara University 20,170,551 65 Saint Mary's College of California 11,510,848 100 Gonzaga University 9,396,000 34 Loyola Marymount University 5,971,740 14 Brigham Young University - - Pepperdine University - - University of Portland - - University of San Diego - - University of San Francisco - - University of the Pacific - - 20. Atlantic Coast Conference 41,144,148 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Syracuse University 41,000,000 35 Clemson University / Ravenel District 144,148 33 Boston College - - ------- 20. Atlantic Coast Conference 41,144,148 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Duke University - - Florida State University - - Georgia Institute of Technology - - North Carolina State University - - University of Louisville - - University of Miami - - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - - University of Notre Dame - - University of Pittsburgh - - University of Virginia - - Virginia Tech - - Wake Forest University - - 21. New England Small College Athletic Conference 37,195,465 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Colby College 14,336,320 100 ------- 21. New England Small College Athletic Conference 37,195,465 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Bates College 11,657,800 100 Hamilton College 6,211,933 25 Middlebury College 4,989,412 22 Amherst College - - Bowdoin College - - Connecticut College - - Trinity College - - Tufts University - - Wesleyan University - - Williams College - - 22. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 36,801,685 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power University of Colorado Colorado Springs 19,228,032 79 Regis University 11,000,000 91 Fort Lewis College 5,598,153 52 ------- 22. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 36,801,685 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Westminster College 975,500 8 Adams State College - - Black Hills State University - - Chadron State College - - Colorado Christian University - - Colorado Mesa University - - Colorado School of Mines - - Colorado State University-Pueblo - - Metropolitan State University of Denver - - New Mexico Highlands University - - South Dakota School of Mines and - - Western New Mexico University - - Western State Colorado University - - ------- 23. The Summit League 35473,843 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 20,173,843 10 University of Denver 15,000,000 35 Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne - - North Dakota State University - - Oral Roberts University - - South Dakota State University - - University of Nebraska, Omaha - - University of South Dakota - - Western Illinois University - - 24. Capital Athletic Conference 33,003,088 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power St. Mary's College of Maryland 22,003,088 117 Salisbury University 11,000,000 36 Christopher Newport University - - ------- 24. Capital Athletic Conference 33,003,088 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Frostburg State University - - Marymount University - - Penn State Harrisburg - - Southern Virginia University - - University of Mary Washington - - Wesley College - - York College of Pennsylvania - - 25. Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference 31,602,015 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Southwestern University 18,048,158 100 Austin College 12,560,000 82 Colorado College 993,857 7 Centenary College of Louisiana - - Schreiner University - - Texas Lutheran University - - ------- 25. Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference 31,602,015 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Trinity University - - University of Dallas - - 26. North Coast Athletic Conference 29,352,504 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Oberlin College 15,612,106 57 Allegheny College 13,740,398 100 Denison University - - DePauw University - - Hiram College - - Kenyon College - - Ohio Wesleyan University - - The College of Wooster - - Wabash College - - Wittenberg University - - ------- 27. Northwest Conference 29,302,909 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Whitman College 17,424,200 129 Lewis & Clark College 11,878,709 91 George Fox University - - Linfield College - - Pacific Lutheran University - - Pacific University - - University of Puget Sound - - Whitworth University - - Willamette University - - 28. Horizon League 28,365,243 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Cleveland State University 18,252,814 30 University of Illinois at Chicago 10,112,429 5 Northern Kentucky University - - Oakland University - - ------- 28. Horizon League 28,365,243 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power University of Detroit Mercy - - University of Wisconsin - Green Bay - - University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - - Valparaiso University - - Wright State University - - Youngstown State University - - 29. New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference 27,305,181 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Emerson College 25,000,000 118 Wellesley College 1,260,783 5 Babson College 1,044,398 5 Clark University - - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - - Mount Holyoke College - - Smith College - - ------- 29. New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference 27,305,181 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Springfield College - - U.S. Coast Guard Academy - - Wheaton College (MA) - - Worcester Polytechnic Institute - - 30. Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 27,299,090 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point 25,749,090 100 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 1,550,000 5 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire - - University of Wisconsin - La Crosse - - University of Wisconsin - Platteville - - University of Wisconsin - River Falls - - University of Wisconsin - Stout - - University of Wisconsin - Superior - - University of Wisconsin - Whitewater - - ------- 31. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 23,002,538 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Mercyhurst University 13,000,000 88 Slippery Rock University 10,002,538 35 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania - - California University of Pennsylvania - - Cheyney University of Pennsylvania - - Clarion University of Pennsylvania - - East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania - - Edinboro University of Pennsylvania - - Gannon University - - Indiana University of Pennsylvania - - Kutztown University of Pennsylvania - - Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania - - Mansfield University of Pennsylvania - - Millersville University - - Seton Hill University - - ------- 31. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 23,002,538 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Shippensburg University - - University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown - - West Chester University - - 32. Sun Belt Conference 19,296,116 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power University of Texas Arlington 18,275,716 16 Coastal Carolina University/The College of Science 1,020,400 23 Appalachian State University - - Arkansas State University - - Georgia Southern University - - Georgia State University - - Texas State University - - Troy University - - University of Louisiana at Lafayette - - University of Louisiana at Monroe - - ------- 32. Sun Belt Conference 19,236,116 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power University of South Alabama - - 33. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 18,160,000 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power St. Olaf College 14,100,000 83 Carleton College 4,060,000 23 Augsburg College - - Bethel University - - Gustavus Adolphus College - - Macalester College - - University of St. Thomas - - 34. Middle Atlantic Conference 17,026,000 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Lebanon Valley College 10,360,000 100 Eastern University 6,666,000 101 Albright College - - ------- 34. Middle Atlantic Conference 17,026,000 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Alvernia College - - Arcadia University - - Delaware Valley University - - DeSales University - - Fairleigh Dickinson University - - Hood College - - King's College - - Lycoming College - - Manhattanville College - - Messiah College - - Misericordia University - - Stevenson University - - Widener University - - Wilkes University - - ------- 35. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 16,485,458 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Rider University 13,500,000 67 Monmouth University 2,985,458 15 Fairfield University - - lona College - - Marist College - - Quinnipiac University - - Saint Peter's College - - Siena College - - 36. Big Sky Conference 15,053,439 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Northern Arizona University 9,542,858 14 Weber State University 4,818,013 18 California State University, Sacramento/ Library and The WELL 692,568 27 Eastern Washington University - - Idaho State University - - ------- 36. Big Sky Conference 15,053,439 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Montana State University - - Portland State University - - Southern Utah University - - The University of North Dakota - - University of Idaho - - University of Montana - - University of Northern Colorado - - 37. Old Dominion Athletic Conference 11,941,466 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Emory & Henry College 7,784,466 93 Randolph College 4,157,000 48 Bridgewater College - - Eastern Mennonite University - - Guilford College - - Hampden-Sydney College - - ------- 37. Old Dominion Athletic Conference 11,941,466 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Hollins University - - Lynchburg College - - Randolph-Macon College - - Roanoke College - - Shenandoah University - - Sweet Briar College - - Virginia Wesleyan College - - Washington and Lee University - - 38. North Eastern Athletic Conference 10,097,340 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Gallaudet University 5,710,500 17 Wells College 4,386,840 100 Bryn Athyn College - - Cazenovia College - - College of Saint Elizabeth - - ------- 38. North Eastern Athletic Conference 10,097,340 (kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Keuka College - - Lancaster Bible College - - Morrisville State College - - Penn State-Abington - - Penn State-Berks - - Pennsylvania College of Technology - - State University of New York Polytechnic - - SUNY Cobleskill - - Wilson College - - ------- |