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Top 10 College & University: as of July 8, 2008
The Top 10 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 758 million kilowatt-hours of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 78,000 average American homes annually.
The Green Power Partnership works with a wide variety of leading organizations — from Fortune 500 companies to local, state and federal governments, and a growing number of colleges and universities. The following Top Partner Rankings highlight the annual green power purchases of leading organizations within the United States and across individual industry sectors.
These green power purchases help reduce the environmental impacts of electricity use and support the development of new renewable generation capacity nationwide. Purchase amounts reflect U.S. operations only and are sourced from U.S.-based green power resources. Organizations can meet EPA purchase requirements using any combination of three different product options (1) Renewable Energy Certificates, (2) On-site generation, and (3) Utility green power products.
Purchase figures are based on annualized Partner contract amounts (kilowatt-hours), not calendar year totals. These rankings are updated on a quarterly schedule. Find out how your organization can partner with EPA today! To view a top partner list, select from the chart below:
Top 10 Federal Government Top 10 Local Government Top 10 College & University
| Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) | GP % of Total Electricity Use* | Green Power Resources | Providers | Athletic Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. University of Pennsylvania | ||||
| 192,727,000 | 46% | Wind | Community Energy | Ivy League |
| 2. New York University | ||||
| 132,000,000 | 100% | Wind | FPL Energy | University Athletic Association (UAA) |
| 3. Pennsylvania State University | ||||
| 83,600,000 | 20% | Biomass, Small-hydro, Wind | 3Degrees, Community Energy, Sterling Planet | Big 10 |
| 4. Oregon State University | ||||
| 66,680,400 | 74% | Biogas, Biomass, Wind | Bonneville Environmental Foundation | Pacific 10 |
| 5. California State University System | ||||
| 66,189,000 | 9% | Biomass, Geothermal, Solar, Wind | APS Energy Services, On-site Generation | Numerous |
| 6. University of California, Santa Cruz | ||||
| 57,000,000 | 100% | Small-hydro, Wind | Sterling Planet | Association of Division III Independents |
| 7. Texas A&M University System | ||||
| 43,350,000 | 15% | Wind | TXU Energy | Numerous |
| 8. (tie) Northwestern University | ||||
| 40,000,000 | 20% | Wind | 3Degrees | Big 10 |
| 8. (tie) Western Washington University | ||||
| 40,000,000 | 100% | Wind | Puget Sound Energy | Great Northwest Athletic Conference GNAC |
| 10. University of Utah | ||||
| 36,666,000 | 15% | Wind | Sterling Planet | Mountain West |
*Reflects the amount of green power as a percentage of total purchased electricity use.
Current and past Top 10 College & University Partners lists are available here for you to view and print:
July 2008 list (PDF) (1 p, 91K, About PDF)April 2008 list (PDF) (1 p, 91K, About PDF)
January 2008 list (PDF) (1 p, 91K, About PDF)
2007 lists (PDF) (7 pp, 201K, About PDF)
2006 lists (PDF) (6 pp, 365K, About PDF)
For additional information on how your organization can join these Top Partners as Green Power Partners, please visit the Join Us page of this Web site.