[ i c,EPA POWER PARTNERSHIP Top 20 K-12 Schools (as of January 5, 2010) mmm The Top 20 K-12 Schools list represents the largest purchasers among K-12 school partners within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power purchases of these organizations amounts to more than 117 million kilowatt- hours of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power nearly 11,000 average American homes each year. Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) GP % of Total Electricity Use* Green Power Resources Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) State 1. Austin (TX; i Independent School District 65,640,000 39% Biogas, Wind Austin Energy TX 2. Round Rock (TX) Independent School District 16,996,468 25% Biogas, Wind Austin Energy TX 3. Rochester City School District 9,900,000 18% Wind Rochester Gas & Elec (Community Energy)0 NY 4. Bullis School 3,400,000 100% Wind Clean Currents0 MD 5. The Dalton School 2,530,000 100% Wind Good Energy" NY 6. Greenwich Academy 2,336,589 87% Biomass, Solar Carbon Solutions Group0, On-site Generation CT 7. Lake Travis Independent School District 1,956,000 15% Biogas, Wind Austin Energy TX 8. Sidwell Friends School 1,623,810 50% Wind Washington Gas Energy Services DC 9. Norwood School 1,608,300 100% Wind Clean Currents0 MD 10. Hotchkiss School 426,239,848 22% Wind Community Energy0 CT 11. Spirit Lake Community Schools 1,500,855 51% Wind On-site Generation IA 12. Maret School 1,500,000 100% Wind Clean Currents0 DC 13. Kent Place School 1,100,000 69% Wind Community Energy0 NJ ------- Top 20 K-12 Schools List (as of January 5, 2010) Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) GP % of Total Electricity Use* Green Power Resources Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) State 14. The Nightingale-Bamford School 1,079,196 100% Various Good Energy0 NY 15. Pflugerville Independent School District 996,000 3% Biogas, Wind Austin Energy TX 16. Grace Church School 877,212 100% Various Green Mountain Energy0 NY 17. Sheridan School 850,000 100% Wind Clean Currents0 DC 18. The Hewitt School 750,000 100% Various Good Energy0 NY 19. Green Acres School 731,040 100% Wind Clean Currents0 MD 20. Kentfield School District 579,000 95% Solar On-site Generation CA *Reflects the amount of green power as a percentage of total purchased 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/buygp/certified.htm. ------- |