&EPA GREEN POWER PARTNERSHIP 2014-2015 College and University Green Power Challenge Throughout the 2014-15 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. Interested in joining the Challenge? Check out our Join Us page for more information. On April 27, 2015, 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 2014-15 EPA Green Power Challenge conference champions. The Champion Green Power Conference and individual conference champions are listed below. To be listed, a conference must have at least one Green Power Partner and an aggregate green power purchase of at least 10,000,000 kWh across the conference. This list is current as of April 6, 2015. This is the final update to the 2014-15 College & University Green Power Challenge. Thank you and congratulations to all participating schools! 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 taking a leadership role in their conference and in supporting a better environmental future: Individual Conference Champions School Partner kWh Conference Conference kWh Ohio State 130,241,123 Big 10 375,236,348 Oklahoma 134,898,600 Big 12 248,607,468 Pennsylvania 200,183,000 Ivy League 207,483,000 Georgetown 152,370,500 Big East 160,012,574 University of Tennessee 91,372,000 Southeastern Conference (SEC) 148,335,935 Carnegie Mellon 119,013,466 University Athletic Association 119,104,839 Drexel 96,678,000 Colonial Athletic Association 102,488,967 Utah 85,926,100 Pac-12 100,882,100 Buffalo 75,491,932 Mid-American 75,491,932 Dickinson 18,000,000 Centennial Conference 71,102,500 Bentley 25,000,000 Northeast-10 Conference 65,063,406 American 55,000,000 Patriot League 59,006,655 Union College 20,145,673 Liberty League 46,247,728 Catholic University 40,242,201 Landmark Conference 40,242,201 Western Washington 40,000,000 Great Northwest Athletic Conference 40,000,000 St. Thomas 34,134,560 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 38,489,934 Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 21,072,253 The Summit League 36,072,253 Duquesne University 18,030,000 Atlantic 10 31,318,920 Santa Clara University 22,706,551 West Coast Conference 28,466,551 ------- Lewis & Clark 13,037,528 Northwest Conference 26,810,639 Central Oklahoma 26,000,000 Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association 26,000,000 Allegheny 15,446,583 North Coast Athletic Conference 25,220,977 Syracuse 23,900,000 Atlantic Coast Conference 24,031,990 Colby College 14,317,550 New England Small College Athletic Conf 23,016,114 Philadelphia University 14,514,804 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference 21,137,804 St. Mary's (Md.) 17,003,088 Capital Athletic Conference 20,559,088 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point 14,231,173 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. 20,430,256 Southwestern University 16,007,563 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference 18,462,963 Lewis and Clark Community College 12,930,000 NJCAA / Region 24 18,064,954 Emerson College 15,000,000 NEWMAC 17,288,142 Lebanon Valley College 10,100,000 Middle Atlantic Conference 16,766,000 University of California, San Diego 13,111,920 California Collegiate Athletic Assoc. 16,469,928 Cortland 16,214,000 State University of New York Athletic Conference 16,214,000 Evergreen 13,977,310 Cascade Collegiate Conference 13,977,310 Regis 11,000,000 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 13,951,116 Northern Arizona 8,163,534 Big Sky 13,784,946 Mercyhurst 13,000,000 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 13,000,000 University of Illinois at Chicago 11,618,447 Horizon League 11,618,447 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Principia College 10,209,079 Conference 10,209,079 Collective Conference Champions At more than 375 million kilowatt-hours, the Big 10 Conference topped the list with the largest total purchase among all conferences, and earned EPA recognition as the 2014-2015 Collective Conference Champion. The contributing schools for this honor included: The Ohio State University 130,241,123 22 Northwestern University 122,014,800 50 University of Wisconsin 68,673,740 15 University of Maryland 25,231,503 9 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaian 20,039,332 6 University of Iowa 9,035,850 4 The following athletic conferences participated in the 2014-2015 College & University Green Power Challenge: 1. Big Ten Conference (375,236,348 kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power 130,241,123 22 Northwestern 122,014,800 50 University 2. Big 12 Conference (248,607,468 kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Oklahoma 134,898,600 76 Oklahoma 100,360,039 71 State 3. Ivy League (207,483,000 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Pennsylvania 200,183,000 51 Dartmouth 7,300,000 10 Brown ------- University of 68,673,740 Wisconsin University of 25,231,503 Maryland University of 20,039,332 Illinois at Urbana- Champaian University of Iowa Indiana Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Penn State Purdue 15 Iowa State 13,348,829 Baylor Kansas Kansas State Texas Texas Christian University Texas Tech West Virginia University Columbia Cornell Harvard Princeton Yale Rutgers 4. Big East Conference (160,012,574 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Georaetown 152,370,500 130* DePaul 7,642,074 14 Butler Creighton Marquette Providence Seton Hall St Johns Villanova Xavier 5. Southeastern Conference (SEC) (148,335,935 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power University 91,372,000 35 of Tennessee University 56,963,935 22 of Missouri Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky 6. University Athletic Association (119,104,839 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Carneaie 119,013,466 101* Mellon 91,373 33 University / Tvson Research Center Brandeis Case Western Reserve Emory New York University ------- Louisiana State University of Chicago Mississippi - - University of Mississippi - - Rochester State South Carolina Texas A&M Vanderbilt 7. Colonial Athletic Association (102,488,967 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Drexel 96,678,000 100 Hofstra 5,810,967 10 College of Charlestown Delaware James Madison Northeastern Towson UNC Wilmington William & Mary 8. Pac-12 Conference (100,882,100 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power 85,926,100 28 Washington 14,956,000 5 Arizona Arizona State Colorado Oregon Oregon State Stanford UC Berkeley UCLA use Washington State 9. Mid-American Conference (75,491,932 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Buffalo 75,491,932 35 Akron Ball State Bowling Green Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami Northern Illinois Ohio Toledo Western Michigan 10. Centennial Conference (71,102,500 kWh) 11. Northeast-10 Conference (65,063,406 kWh) 12. Patriot League (59,006,655 kWh) ------- School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power 18,000,000 90 Swarthmore 15,550,000 114* Gettysburg 15,228,000 76 14,000,000 100 Brvn Mawr 8,324,500 50 Franklin & - - Marshall Johns Hopkins McDaniel Muhlenberg Ursinus Washington College School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Bentlev 25,000,000 100 21,055,780 100 University Southern 13,710,188 120* New Hampshire Assumption 4,179,000 46 Saint Rose 1,118,438 10 American - - International Franklin - - Pierce Le Moyne Merrimack Pace Saint Anselm Saint - - Michael's Southern Connecticut State Stonehill University of New Haven School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power 55,000,000 104* 4,006,655 11 Army Boston University Colgate Holy Cross Lafayette Lehigh Loyola University Maryland Navy 13. Liberty League (47,362,128 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Union 20,145,673 94 College Hobart and 12,001,400 94 William Smith 14. Landmark Conference (40,242,201 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power 40,242,201 100 University Drew University Elizabethtown College 15. Great Northwest Athletic Conference (40,000,000 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power 40,000,000 107* Washington Alaska Anchorage Alaska Fairbanks ------- Rochester Institute of Technoloav 10,828,717 14 St. Lawrence 2,393,000 15 Skidmore 1,993,338 9 Bard Clarkson Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Rochester Vassar 16. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (38,489,934 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power 34,134,560 87 Thomas 4,355,374 35 Augsburg Bethel Concordia Gustavus Adolphus Hamline Macalester Saint Benedict St. Catherine St. John's St. Mary's Goucher College Juniata College Moravian College Susquehanna University U.S. Merchant Marine Academy University of Scranton 17. The Summit League (36,072,253 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Indiana 21,072,253 10 University- Purdue University Indianapolis University of 15,000,000 35 Denver Fort Wayne North Dakota State Omaha South Dakota South Dakota State Western Illinois Central Washington Montana State - Billings NW Nazarene Saint Martins Seattle Pacific Simon Fraser Western Oregon 18. Atlantic 10 (31,318,920 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power 18,030,000 36 University George Mason 9,735,000 10 3,553,920 10 Dayton Fordham George Washington La Salle Massachusetts Rhode Island Saint Joseph's Saint Louis St. Bonaventure VCU St. Olaf ------- 19. West Coast Conference (28,466,551 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Santa Clara 22,706,551 73 University Gonzaaa 5,760,000 20 Brigham Young Loyola Marymount Pepperdine Portland Saint Mary's San Diego San Francisco University of the Pacific 20. Northwest Conference (26,810,639 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Lewis & 13,037,528 101* Clark Pacific 8,534,600 47 Lutheran Whitman 5,238,511 50 George Fox Linfield Pacific Puget Sound Whitworth Willamette 21. Mid-America Athletics Association (26,000,000 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Central 26,000,000 100 Oklahoma Central Missouri Emporia State Fort Hays State Lincoln Lindenwood Missouri Southern Missouri Western Nebraska Kearney Northeastern State Northwest Missouri Pittsburg State Southwest Baptist Washburn 22. North Coast Athletic Conference (25,220,977 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power 15,446,583 100 23. Atlantic Coast Conference (24,031,990 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Svracuse 23,900,000 20 24. New England Small College Athletic Conference (23,016,114 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Colbv 14,317,550 103* Colleae ------- 9,774,394 37 Denison DePauw Hiram Kenyon Ohio Wesleyan Wabash Whittenberg Wooster 25. Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (21,137,804 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Philadelphia 14,514,804 100 University 6,623,000 126* Court Bloomfield Caldwell Chestnut Hill Concordia Dominican 131,990 31 Ravenel District Boston College Duke Florida State Georgia Tech Miami NC State North Carolina Norte Dame Pittsburgh Virginia Virginia Tech Wake Forest 26. Capital Athletic Conference (20,559,088 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power St. Marv's 17,003,088 85 (Md.) Salisburv 3,556,000 12 Christopher - - Newport University Frostburg Mary - - Washington Marymount 6,213,776 25 College Middleburv 2,484,788 10 College Amherst Bates Bowdoin Connecticut College Trinity Tufts Wesleyan Williams 27. Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (20,430,256 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power 14,231,173 50 Point 6,199,083 19 Eau Claire La Crosse Platteville River Falls Stout Superior ------- Penn-State- - - Whitewater Harrisburg Southern Virginia University Wesley Post - - York University Felician Goldey- Beacom Holy Family Nyack University of the Sciences Wilmington 28. Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (19,451,174 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Southwestern 16,007,563 100 Universitv Colorado 2,455,400 16 Colleae Austin College Centenary College of Louisiana Schreiner University Texas Lutheran University Trinity University University of Dallas 29. NJCAA / Region 24 (18,064,954 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Lewis and 12,930,000 92 Clark Communitv Colleae Heartland 5,134,954 61 Community College Danville Area Illinois Central John Wood Lincoln Lincoln Land Parkland Spoon River 30. NEWMAC (17,288,142 kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power Emerson Colleae 15,000,000 100 Welleslev Colleae 1,372,950 5 Babson Colleae 915,192 5 Clark University Coast Guard Academy MIT Mount Holyoke Smith Springfield Wheaton WPI 31. Middle Atlantic Conference (16,766,000 kWh) 32. California Collegiate Athletic Conference (16,469,928 kWh) 33. State University of New York Athletic Conference (16,214,000 kWh) ------- School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Lebanon 10,100,000 100 Valley 6,666,000 101* Albright Alvernia Hood 34. Cascade Collegiate Conference (13,977,310 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Evergreen 13,977,310 100 School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power UC San Diego 13,111,920 5 CSU Monte rev Bay 1,862,081 17 CSU Bernardino 1,495,927 5 CSPU Pomona CSU Chico csu Dominguez Hills CSU East Bay CSU Los Angeles CSU Stanislaus Humboldt State San Francisco State Sonoma State 35. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (13,951,116 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power 11,000,000 89 University of 2,951,116 14 School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power 16,214,000 64 Brockport Buffalo State Fredonia Geneseo Plattsburgh 36. Big Sky Conference (13,784,946 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power 8,163,534 13 Arizona Weber State 4,818,013 18 College of Idaho Concordia Corban Lycoming Messiah Stevenson Widener New Paltz Oneonta Oswego Potsdam California 803,399 24 Colorado State Springs University. Sacramento / Adams State - - Library and The WELL ------- Eastern Oregon Northwest Northwest Christian Oregon Tech Southern Oregon Warner Pacific Black Hills State Chadron State Colorado Christian Colorado Mesa Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University- Pueblo Fort Lewis Metropolitan State University of Denver New Mexico Highlands Western New Mexico Eastern Washington Idaho Idaho State Montana Montana State North Dakota Northern Colorado Portland State Southern Utah Western State Colorado 37. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (13,000,000 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Mercvhurst 13,000,000 105* University Bloomsburg California Cheyney 38. Horizon League (11,618,447 kWh) School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power University of 11,618,447 Illinois at Chicago Cleveland State Detroit Mercy 39. St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (10,209,079 kWh) School Green % Power Green (kWh) Power Principia Blackburn Eureka Fontbonne 10,209,079 100 Clarion Wisconsin - Green Bay Greenville ------- East Stroudsburg Wisconsin - Milkwaukee Iowa Wesleyan Edinboro - - Oakland - - MacMurray Gannon - - Valparaiso - - Spalding IUP - - Wright State - - Webster Kutztown - - Youngstown - - Westminster State Lock Haven Mansfield Millersville Pitt- Johnstown Seton Hill Shippensburg Slippery Rock West Chester ^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. ------- |