Partner Profile

Santa Clara University
Location	Santa Clara, CA
Organization Type	Education (Higher)
Percentage Green Power	37%
Organization-wide Purchase	Yes
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Partner Profile Santa Clara University, a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university located in California's Silicon Valley, is California's oldest operating higher-education institution. Santa Clara University is committed to developing a culture of sustainability with its students, faculty, and staff. The University has signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment and is also partnering with Sustainable Silicon Valley to reduce its emissions to 20 percent below 1997 levels by the end of 2010. Santa Clara University has a 50 kW onsite solar array and is also purchasing wind power from its local utility to cover nearly 40 percent of it power needs.