SEPA I GREEN " POWER PARTNERSHIP Top 20 College & University Partner List (as of October 5,2011) The Top 20 College & University list represents the largest purchasers among higher education institutions within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power purchases of these organizations amounts to more than 1.4 billion kilowatt- hours of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 121,000 average American homes annually. [ Annual Green GP % of Total Power Usage Electricity (kWh) Use* Green Power Resources Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) Athletic Conference 1. University of Pennsylvania 200,194,600 48% Solar, Wind Community Energy0, On- site Generation Ivy League 2. Carneaie Mellon University 119,515,000 103% Solar, Wind Nexant0, On-site Generation University Athletic Association 3. University of Utah 98,255,850 36% Solar, Wind 3Degrees°, Rocky Mountain Power0, On-site Pac-12 Generation 4. Oreaon State University 95,005,040 100% Biogas, Biomass, Solar, Wind Bonneville Environmental Foundation0, On-site Generation Pac-12 5. Drexel University 84,268,000 100% Wind Community Energy0 Colonial Athletic Association 6. Pennsylvania State University 83,600,000 20% Biomass, Small- hydro, Wind 3Degrees°, Sterling Planet, Community Energy0 Big 10 7. Northwestern University 74,296,395 30% Wind 3Degrees° Big 10 ------- [< A EPA POWER PARTNERSHIP Annual Green GP % of Total _ r, .. . . .. Green Power rtlH5?9* Ele*n?ty Resources (kWh) Use* 8. ApoIIo Group, Inc. / University of Phoenix 68,931,000 46% Wind 9. University of Oklahoma 67,974,676 38% Wind 10. University of Maryland 66,000,000 26% Wind 11. The Citv University of New York 64,000,000 15% 12. American University 54,000,000 100% Biomass, Wind Wind 13. The Ohio State University 51,429,000 9% Various 14. Texas A&M University System 43,350,000 15% Wind 15. The Catholic University of America 43,000,000 100% Biomass, Geothermal, Small-hydro, Solar, Wind 16. Auraria Higher Education Center 40,652,886 100% Wind Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) NextEra Energy Resources0 Athletic Conference Numerous Oklahoma Gas & Electric Big 12 Washington Gas Energy Atlantic Coast Services0 Conference New York Power Authority Renewable Choice Energy0 Sterling Planet0 TXU Energy Numerous Patriot League Big 10 Numerous , .. Landmark Hess Energy Marketing _ , 3 Conference Renewable Choice Energy0 Numerous 17. Western Washington University Great Northwest 40,000,000 102% Wind NextEra Energy Athletic ' ' Resources0 „ , ------- [< A EPA POWER PARTNERSHIP . j. -j- . - Providers (listed in Annual Green GP % of Total _ _ . .. . . .... . „ ,, _. . . .. Green Power descending order by Athletic m n*' ^ Resources kWh supplied to Conference (kWh) Use* partner) 18. University of Wisconsin 38,900,400 9% Wind Madison Gas & Electric, We Energies, WPPI Big 10 19. OuinniDiac Universitv 37,744,000 100% Wind Renewable Choice Energy0 Northeast Conference 20. Georaetown Universitv 36,511,500 25% LJ. J 'L' ' Hess Energy Marketing0 Big East ^Reflects the amount of green power as a percentage of total 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 .aov/areenpower/buvap/certified. htm. ------- |