A EPA J GREEN 1 POWER PARTNERSHIP 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 1 School 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) [ ------- s>EPA GREEN POWER PARTNERSHIP University 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 ------- [ i s>EPA GREEN POWER PARTNERSHIP 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 & - - Man ------- 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 - - [ 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 26 24 ^ 5-EPA 4 GREEN 1 POWER PARTNERSHIP 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 20 5 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 ------- 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 Institute of 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 [ 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 A EPA gGREEN 1 POWER PARTNERSHIP 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 St. Man 's ------- Southern Connecticut State Stonehill University of Massachusetts - Lowell [ i A EPA GREEN POWER PARTNERSHIP 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 ------- 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) Green Power M s>EPA j GREEN 1 POWER PARTNERSHIP 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 ------- 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 [ Emerson 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 i s>EPA GREEN POWER PARTNERSHIP Chatham Bethany Geneva Grove City Saint Vincent Thiel Thomas More Washington & Jefferson Waynesburg Westminster 12,000,000 100 '¦'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 ------- |