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2011 -2012 College & University Green Power Challenge

Throughout the 201 1-12 academic year, EPA's Green Power Partnership tracked the collegiate
athletic conferences with the highest combined green power usage in the nation. The Green
Power Challenge is open to all U.S. colleges, universities, and conferences. To join the
Partnership, visit the oin Us page of this website.

On April 1 8, 201 2, EPA concluded the Green Power Challenge and recognized a Champion
Green Power Conference as well as the largest single green power users within each
participating conference as 201 1-12 EPA Green Power Challenge conference champions. The
Champion Green Power Conference and individual conference champions are all listed below.
To be listed, a conference must have at least one Green Power Partner and an aggregate green
power use of at ieast 10 million kWh between conference members.

This list is current as of April 5, 2012. This is the final update for the 2011-12 College &
University Green Power Challenge. Stay tuned for information on the 2012-13 Green Power
Challenge!

Individual Conference Champions

The following colleges and universities were recognized for having the largest individual green
power purchase among all the schools in their conference. EPA applauds these schools for

| Individual Conference Champions j

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Green Power (kWh)

Conference (kWh total) 11

University of Utah

98,255,850

Pac-12 Conference (228,529,651)

Northwestern University

74,311,195

Big 10 Conference (213,707,149)

University of

200,194,600

Ivy League (200,194,600)

Pennsylvania





Carneaie Mellon

119,515,000

University Athletic Association (119,515,000)

University of Oklahoma

97,201,680

Big 12 Conference (113,001,780)

Drexel University

84,268,000

Colonial Athletic Association (93,371,000)

Dickinson

18,000,000

Centennial Conference (70,349,590)

University of Maryland

66,000,000

Atlantic Coast Conference (66,122,500)

Georgetown University

36,511,500

Big East Conference (63,211,500)

The Catholic University

43,000,00

Landmark Conference (59,012,000)

of America





American University

54,033,500

Patriot League (58,040,250)

University at Buffalo

44,120,000

Mid-American Conference (47,891,009)

Hobart and William

12,001,400

Liberty League (42,279,740)

Smith Colleges





Western Washington

40,000,000

Great Northwest Athletic Conference (40,00,000)

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Ouinnipiac University

37,744,000

Northeast Conference (39,488,682)

Adelphi University

20,263,800

Northeast-10 Conference (38,284,300)

Santa Clara University

30,024,959

West Coast Conference (34,640,359)

University of St. Thomas

14,302,400

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
(31,325,711)

Allegheny College

14,939,000

North Coast Athletic Conference (27,779,125)

University of Central

26,000,000

Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics

Oklahoma



Association (26,000,000)

Evergreen

14,141,400

Cascade Collegiate Conference (25,397,040)

Lewis & Clark College

12,375,821

Northwest Conference (25,380,040)

University of Denver

15,100,000

Sun Belt Conference (23,725,000)

Southwestern University

17,900,000

Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
(22,040,000)

St. Mary's College of

22,004,727

Capital Athletic Conference (22,004,727)

Maryland





Colbv College

7,578,077

New England Small College Athletic Conference
(18,356,758)

Mercvhurst College

15,856,900

Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
(15,856,900)

Duauesne University

12,500,000

Atlantic 10 Conference (12,500,000)

Chatham

12,000,000

Great Northeast Athletic Conference
(12,000,000)

Emerson College

12,000,000

Presidents' Athletic Conference (12,000,000)

Collective Conference Champions

At more than 228 million kilowatt-hours, the Pac-12 conference topped the list with the largest
total purchase among all conferences, and earned EPA recognition as the 201 1 -201 2 Collective
Conference Champion. The contributing schools for this honor included:

Pac-12 (228,529,654 kWh)

School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power

Utah	98.255.850	36

Oregon State	95,005,040	100

Colorado	20,312,764	16

Washington	14,956,000	6


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Competing Conferences

The following athletic conferences participated in the 201 1 -201 2 College & University Green

X. Pac-12 Conference (228,529,654 kWh)

School

Green Power

% Green



(kWh)

Power

Utah

98,255,850

36

Oregon State

95,005,040

100

Colorado

20,312,764

16

Washington

14,956,000

5

Arizona

-

-

Arizona State

California

Oregon

Stanford

UCLA

-

-

use

-

-

Washington
State

-

-

2. Big Ten Conference
(213,707,149 kWh)

Northwestern

Wisconsin

Ohio State

Iowa/Main

Campus

Buildings

Illinois

Indiana

Michigan

Michigan State

Minnesota

Nebraska

Penn State
Purdue

Green Power
(kWh)

74,311,195
69,891,200
60,810,000
8.694.754

30
16
10

3



3. Ivy League





(200,194,600 kWh)



School

Green Power

%



(kWh)

Green





Power

Pennsylvania

Brown

Columbia

Cornell

Dartmouth

Harvard

Princeton

Yale

200.194.600 48

4. University Athletic Association



(119,515,000 kWh)

School

Green Power % Green



(kWh) Power

Carnegie

119,515,000 103*

5. Big 12 Conference
(113,001,780 kWh)

Green Power
(kWh)

% Green
Power

Oklahoma

97,201,680 56

6. Colonial Athletic Association
(93,371,000 kWh)

Green Power
(kWh)

Drexel

% Green
Power

84,268,000 100

Mellon

15,800,100 8

George Mason

5,623,000

5

Brandeis

Baylor

Hofstra

3,480,000

6

Case Western

Kansas

Delaware

-

-

Reserve

Kansas State

Georgia State

-

-

Emory

Missouri

James

-

-

New York

Oklahoma

Madison





University

State

UNC

-

-

University of -

Texas

Wilmington





Chicago

Texas A&M

Northeastern

-

-

Washington

Texas Tech

Old Dominion

_

_

University

Towson

-

-





vcu

-

-





William &

-

-





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7. Centennial Conference
(70,349,590 kWh)

School

Green Power





(kWh)

Power

Dickinson

18,000,000

100

Franklin &

15,771,500

81

Marshall





Flaverford

14,000,000

100

Swarthmore

12,578,090

91

Gettysburg

10,000,000

50

Brvn Mawr

Johns Hopkins

McDaniel

Muhlenberg

-

-

Ursinus

-

-

Washington
College

-

-

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8. Atlantic Coast Conference
(66,122,672 kWh)

Green Power

(kWh)	Pc

66,000,000
122,672

Ravenel

District

Boston

College

Duke

Florida State

Georgia

Tech

Miami

North

Carolina

NC State

Virginia

Virginia

Tech

Wake Forest

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9. Big East Conference (63,211,500 kWh)

School	Green Power % Green

(kWh)	Power

Georgetown 36,511,500
22,900,000
2,700,000

Connecticut

Cincinnati

Louisville

Marquette

Notre Dame

Pittsburgh

Providence

Rutgers

St. John's

Seton Hall

USF

Villanova
West Virginia

25
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10. Landmark Conference
(59,012,000 kWh)

School	Green Power °/«Green

(kWh)	Power

43,000,000 100

University

11,202,000 100

College

4,810,000 55

College

Drew

University

Moravian

College

Susquehanna

University

University of	-

Scranton

U.S. Merchant

Marine

Academy

11. Patriot League
(58,040,250 kWh)

School

Green Power

% Green



(kWh)

Power

American

54,033,000

100

Bucknell

4,006,750

10

Army

Colgate

Holy Cross

Lafayette

Lehigh

-

-

Navy

-

-

12. Mid American Conference
(47,891009 kWh)

School	Green Power % Green

(kWh)	Power

Buffalo

Central

Michigan

Akron

Ball State

Bowling

Green

Eastern

Michigan

Kent State

Miami

Northern

Illinois

Ohio

Toledo

Western

Michigan

44,120,000 20
3,771,009 6


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13. Liberty League



(42,279,740 kWh)



School

Green Power





(kWh)

Green





Power

Hobart and

12,001,400

108*

William Smith





Colleaes





Rochester

11,539,000

15

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Technoloav





University of

5,000,000

100

Rochester /





Residential Life



Buildinss





Rensselaer

4,035,453

5

Polytechnic





Institute





Union Col lege

3,023,375

15

Skidmore

2,347,512

10

St. Lawrence

2,333,000

15

University





Bard

2,000,000

11

Clarkson

-

-

Vassar

-



16. Northeast-10 Conference (38,284,300



kWh)



School

Green Power

%



(kWh)

Green





Power

Adelphi

20,263,800

101*

University





Southern New

17,500,000

146*

Flampshire





Saint Rose

520,500

10

American
International
Assumption
Bentley
Franklin Pierce
Le Moyne
Merrimack
New Haven
Pace

Saint Anselm
Saint Michael's

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14. Great Northwest Athletic Conference

(40,000,000 kWh)



School

Green Power

% Green



(kWh)

Power

Western

40,000,000

102*

Washington





Alaska
Anchorage
Alaska
Fairbanks
Central
Washington
Montana State
- Billings
NW Nazarene
Saint Martins
Seattle Pacific
Simon Fraser
Western
Oregon

17. West Coast Conference (34,640,359



kWh)



School

Green Power

%



(kWh)

Green
Power

Santa Clara

30,024,959

100

University





Loyola

4,615,400

16

Marymount





University





Brigham

-

-

Young





Gonzaga

Pepperdine
Portland
Saint Mary's
San Diego
San Francisco

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15. Northeast Conference (39,488,682



kWh)



School

Green Power

% Green



(kWh)

Power

Ouinmpiac

37,744,000

100

Monmouth

1,744,682

9

Bryant

Central

-

-

Connecticut





Fairleigh
Dickinson

-

-

Long Island

Mount St.

-

-

Man's





Robert Morris
Sacred Heart
Saint Francis
(NY)

Saint Francis

(PA)

Wagner

18. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic



Conference





(31,325,711 kWh)



School

Green Power

% Green



(kWh)

Power

St

14,302,400

43

Thomas





Auasbura

12,823,311

100

Bethel

Carleton

Concordia

Gustavus

Adolphus

Hamline

Macalester

Saint

Benefict

St.

Catherine
St. John's
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Southern

Connecticut

State

Stonehill

University of
Massachusetts -
Lowell

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St. Olaf

Allegheny
Oberlin
Denison
DePauw
Hiram
Kenyon
Ohio

Wesley an
Wabash
Whittenberg
Wooster

14,939,000 100
12.840.125 54

Central

Oklahoma

Central

Missouri

Emporia State

Fort Hays

State

Lincoln

Lindenwood

Missouri

Southern

Missouri

Western

Nebraska

Kearney

Northeastern

State

Northwest

Missouri

Pittsburg State

Southwest

Baptist

Taxman

Washburn

26,000,000 100

Evergreen
Southern
Oregon
College of
Idaho
Concordia
Corban
Eastern
Oregon
Northwest
Northwest
Christian
Oregon Tech
Warner
Pacific

14,141,400 100
11.255.640 104*

Whitman

12,375,821 100
7,764,660 45
5.239.753 36

Arkansas
State

Southwestern 17,900,000 100

University
Centre College 4,140,000 32


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George Fox

Linfield

Pacific

Puget Sound

Whitworth

Willamette

Arkansas

Little Rock

Florida

Atlantic

Florida

International

Louisiana

Lafayette

Louisiana

Monroe

North Texas

South

Alabama

Troy

Western

Kentucky

25. Capital Athletic Conference
(22,004,727 kWh)

School	Green Power % Green

(kWh)	Power

26. New England Small College Athletic
Conference
(18,356,758 kWh)

School	Green Power

(kWh)	Power

St. Man's 22,004,727 116*

(Md.)

Frostburg

Flood

Marymount
Mary

Washington

Salisbury

Stevenson

Wesley

York

Colby College 7,578,077 62
6,728,681 27

College

Connecticut

2,250,000 15

College



Middleburv

1,800,000 8

Amherst

-

College



Bates College

Bowdoin
College

Trinity College
Tufts

University

Wesleyan

University

Williams

College



28. Atlantic 10



(12,500,000 kWh)

School

Green Power °/» Green



(kWh) Power

29 (tie). Great Northeast
Athletic Conference
(12,000,000 kWh)

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Austin College

Birmingham

Southern

College

Colorado

College

Hendrix College

Millsaps

College

Oglethorpe

College

Rhodes College
Sewanee
University of
the South
Trinity
University

27. Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference
(15,856,900 kWh)

School	Green Power

(kWh)	Power

15,856,900 100

Bloomsburg

California

Cheyney

Clarion

East

Stroudsburg
Edinboro
Gannon
IUP

Kutztown
Lock Haven
Mansfield
Millersville
Shippensburg
Slippery Rock
West Chester

29 (tie). Presidents' Athletic
Conference
(12,000,000 kWh)

School	Green Power % Green


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Duquesne

University

Charlotte

Dayton

Fordham

George

Washington

La Salle

Massachusetts

Rhode Island

Richmond

Saint Joseph's

Saint Louis

St.

Bonaventure

Temple

Xavier

12.500.000 28

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Anna Maria
Albertus
Magnus
Emmanuel
Johnson &
Wales
Lasell
Mount Ida
Norwich
Pine Manor
Rivier

Saint Joseph's
(ME)

Saint Joseph
(CT)
Simmons
Suffolk

12,000,000 100

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Chatham
Bethany
Geneva
Grove City
Saint Vincent
Thiel

Thomas More
Washington &
Jefferson
Waynesburg
Westminster

12,000,000 100

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