2008-2009 College & University Green Power Challenge Champions

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2008-2009 College & University Green Power Challenge Champions

Throughout the 2008-09 academic year, EPA’s Green Power Partnership tracked green power purchasing of colleges and universities across collegiate athletic conferences. To participate in the Challenge and be listed, a college or university must be in a conference with an aggregate green power purchase of at least 10 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) between its member institutions. All purchasers must be Green Power Partners in good standing. These conferences and their representative schools are displaying environmental leadership by buying green power to reduce the environmental impacts associated with their conventional electricity use.

EPA has recognized the leaders listed below as Green Power Challenge Champions for 2008-2009. There are two separate award categories for EPA’s 2008-2009 College & University Green Power Challenge:

Individual Conference Champions – Recognizes the largest individual institutional green power purchaser within an eligible athletic conference
Champion Green Power Conference – Recognizes the largest collective green power purchase among eligible athletic conferences

How can my institution get involved?

Schools interested in taking part in the 2009-2010 College & University Green Power Challenge can start by purchasing green power and partnering with EPA. For more information please visit the Join Us Web page, or contact Blaine Collison (collison.blaine@epa.gov) at 202-343-9139.

This list is current as of April 7, 2009.

Individual Conference Champions

The following colleges and universities were recognized for their individual green power purchase among all respective 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	Green Power (kWh)	Conference (kWh total)
University of Pennsylvania	192,727,000	Ivy League (225,471,600)
New York University	132,000,000	University Athletic Association (162,567,500)
Pennsylvania State University	83,600,000	Big Ten Conference (133,600,000)
Oregon State University	66,680,400	Pacific-10 Conference (81,646,400)
University of California, Santa Cruz	57,000,000	Association of Division III Independents (57,000,000)
Colby College	15,975,000	New England Small College Athletic Conference (50,445,000)
University of Utah	38,333,000	Mountain West Conference (42,070,466)
Western Washington University	40,000,000	Great Northwest Athletic Conference (40,000,000)
The Evergreen State College	16,206,000	Cascade Collegiate Conference (31,706,000)
University of Central Oklahoma	26,000,000	Lone Star Conference (26,000,000)
Syracuse University	22,800,000	Big East Conference (22,800,000)
St. Mary’s College of Maryland	17,004,727	Capital Athletic Conference (17,004,727)
Southern New Hampshire University	12,000,000	Northeast-10 Conference (16,520,500)
Pacific Lutheran University	7,764,660	Northwest Conference (16,472,660)
University at Buffalo	16,350,000	Mid-American Conference (16,350,000)
The Catholic University of America	13,220,000	Landmark Conference (16,100,000)
American University	11,000,000	Patriot League (15,000,000)
University of Denver	15,000,000	Sun Belt Conference (15,000,000)
Rowan University	14,705,000	New Jersey Athletic Conference (14,705,000)
Santa Clara University	11,345,000	West Coast Conference (12,941,000)
Duquesne University	12,500,000	Atlantic 10 Conference (12,500,000)
Oberlin College	9,981,240	North Coast Athletic Conference (11,931,240)

Collective Conference Champions

At more than 225 million kilowatt-hours, the Ivy League conference topped the list with the largest total purchase among all conferences, and earned EPA recognition as the 2008-2009 Collective Conference Champion. The contributing schools for this honor included:

Ivy League (225,471,600)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
University of Pennsylvania	192,727,000	46
Harvard University	31,544,600	10
Yale University / School of Forestry & Environmental Studies	1,200,000	47

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Competing Conferences

The following are the athletic conferences that participated in the 2008-2009 College & University Green Power Challenge.

1. Ivy League (225,471,600 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Pennsylvania	192,727,000	46
Harvard	31,544,600	8
Yale University / School of Forestry & Environmental Studies	1,200,000	47
Brown	-	-
Columbia	-	-
Cornell	-	-
Dartmouth	-	-
Princeton	-	-

2. University Athletic Association (162,567,500 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
New York University	132,000,000	100
Carnegie Mellon	24,898,000	23
University of Rochester	5,669,500	2
Brandeis	-	-
Case Western Reserve	-	-
Emory	-	-
University of Chicago	-	-
Washington University	-	-

3. Big Ten Conference (133,600,000 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Penn State	83,600,000	20
Northwestern	40,000,000	20
Iowa	10,000,000	3
Illinois	-	-
Indiana	-	-
Michigan
Michigan State	-	-
Minnesota	-	-
Ohio State	-	-
Purdue	-	-
Wisconsin	-	-

4. Pacific-10 Conference (81,646,400 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Oregon State	66,680,400	74
Washington	14,956,000	6
Stanford / Synergy House	10,000	11
Arizona	-	-
Arizona State	-	-
California	-	-
UCLA	-	-
USC	-	-
Washington State	-	-

5. Association of Division III Independents (57,000,000 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
University of California, Santa Cruz	57,000,000	100
California State University, East Bay	-	-
Chapman University	-	-
University of Dallas	-	-
Finlandia University	-	-
Lancaster Bible College	-	-
La Sierra University	-	-
University of Maine, Presque Isle	-	-
Menlo College	-	-
Mills College	-	-
Mount Mary College	-	-
Nebraska Wesleyan University	-	-
College of New Rochelle	-	-
College of St. Elizabeth	-	-
St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn)	-	-
Salem College	-	-
Trinity Washington (DC)	-	-

6. New England Small College Athletic Conference (50,445,000 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Colby College	15,975,000	103
Connecticut College	15,000,000	100
Bowdoin College	12,570,000	66
Hamilton College	4,700,000	18
Middlebury College	2,200,000	10
Amherst College	-	-
Bates College	-	-
Trinity College	-	-
Tufts University	-	-
Wesleyan University	-	-
Williams College	-	-

7. Mountain West Conference (42,070,466 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Utah	38,333,000	14
Colorado State	3,737,466	2
Air Force	-	-
BYU	-	-
New Mexico	-	-
San Diego State	-	-
TCU	-	-
UNLV	-	-
Wyoming	-	-

8. Great Northwest Athletic Conference (40,000,000 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Western Washington	40,000,000	100
Alaska Anchorage	-	-
Alaska Fairbanks	-	-
Central Washington	-	-
Montana State - Billings	-	-
NW Nazarene	-	-
Saint Martins	-	-
Seattle Pacific	-	-
Western Oregon	-	-

9. Cascade Collegiate Conference (31,706,000 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Evergreen	16,206,000	100
Southern Oregon	15,500,000	134
Albertson	-	-
Cascade	-	-
Concordia	-	-
Corban	-	-
Eastern Oregon	-	-
Idaho	-	-
Northwest	-	-
Northwest Christian	-	-
Oregon Tech	-	-
Warner Pacific	-	-

10. Lone Star Conference (26,000,000 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Central Oklahoma	26,000,000	100
Abilene Christian	-	-
Angelo State	-	-
Cameron	-	-
East Central	-	-
Eastern New Mexico	-	-
Midwestern State	-	-
Northeastern State	-	-
Southeastern Oklahoma State	-	-
Southwestern Oklahoma State	-	-
Tarleton State	-	-
Texas A&M-Commerce	-	-
Texas A&M-Kingsville	-	-
Texas Woman's	-	-
West Texas A&M	-	-

11. Big East Conference (22,800,000 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Syracuse	22,800,000	20
Cincinnati	-	-
Connecticut	-	-
DePaul	-	-
Georgetown	-	-
Louisville	-	-
Marquette	-	-
Notre Dame	-	-
Pittsburgh	-	-
Providence	-	-
Rutgers	-	-
St. John's	-	-
Seton Hall	-	-
USF	-	-
Villanova	-	-
West Virginia	-	-

12. Capital Athletic Conference (17,004,727 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
St. Mary's (Md.)	17,004,727	98
Gallaudet	-	-
Hood	-	-
Marymount	-	-
Mary Washington	-	-
Salisbury	-	-
Stevenson	-	-
Wesley	-	-
York	-	-

13. Northeast-10 Conference (16,520,500 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Southern New Hampshire	12,000,000	100
University of Massachusetts – Lowell	4,000,000	13
Saint Rose	520,500	10
American International	-	-
Assumption	-	-
Bentley	-	-
Bryant	-	-
Franklin Pierce	-	-
Le Moyne	-	-
Merrimack	-	-
New Haven	-	-
Pace	-	-
Saint Anselm	-	-
Saint Michael's	-	-
Southern Connecticut State	-	-
Stonehill	-	-

14. Northwest Conference (16,472,660 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Pacific Lutheran	7,764,660	45
Lewis & Clark	4,532,000	30
Whitman	4,176,000	30
George Fox	-	-
Menlo	-	-
Linfield	-	-
Pacific	-	-
Puget Sound	-	-
Whitworth	-	-
Willamette	-	-

15. Mid-American Conference (16,350,000 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Buffalo	16,350,000	8
Akron	-	-
Ball State	-	-
Bowling Green	-	-
Central Michigan	-	-
Eastern Michigan	-	-
Kent State	-	-
Miami	-	-
Northern Illinois	-	-
Ohio	-	-
Toledo	-	-
Western Michigan	-	-

16. Landmark Conference (16,100,000 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Catholic University	13,220,000	30
Juniata College	2,880,000	30
Drew University	-	-
Goucher College	-	-
Moravian College	-	-
Susquehanna University	-	-
University of Scranton	-	-
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy	-	-

17. Patriot League (15,000,000 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
American	11,000,000	25
Bucknell	4,000,000	9
Army	-	-
Colgate	-	-
Holy Cross	-	-
Lafayette	-	-
Lehigh	-	-
Navy	-	-

18. Sun Belt Conference (15,000,000 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Denver	15,000,000	31
Arkansas State	-	-
Arkansas Litle Rock	-	-
Florida Atlantic	-	-
Florida International	-	-
Louisiana Lafayette	-	-
Louisiana Monroe	-	-
Middle Tennessee	-	-
New Orleans	-	-
North Texas	-	-
South Alabama	-	-
Troy	-	-
Western Kentucky	-	-

19. New Jersey Athletic Conference (14,705,000 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Rowan	14,705,000	35
Kean	-	-
Mont Clair State	-	-
New Jersey City	-	-
Ramapo College	-	-
Richard Stockton	-	-
Rutgers- Camden	-	-
Rutgers- Newark	-	-
The College of New Jersey
William Patterson	-	-

20. West Coast Conference (12,941,000 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Santa Clara University	11,345,000	37
Loyola Marymount University	1,596,000	5
Gonzaga	-	-
Pepperdine	-	-
Portland	-	-
Saint Mary's	-	-
San Diego	-	-
San Francisco	-	-

21. Atlantic 10 (12,500,000 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Duquesne University	12,500,000	28
Charlotte	-	-
Dayton	-	-
Fordham	-	-
George Washington	-	-
La Salle	-	-
Massachusetts	-	-
Rhode Island	-	-
Richmond	-	-
Saint Joseph's	-	-
Saint Louis	-	-
St. Bonaventure	-	-
Temple	-	-
Xavier	-	-

22. North Coast Athletic Conference (11,931,240 kWh)
School	Green Power (kWh)	% Green Power
Oberlin	9,981,240	41
Allegheny	1,950,000	15
Denison	-	-
Earlham	-	-
Hiram	-	-
Kenyon	-	-
Ohio Wesleyan	-	-
Wabash	-	-
Whittenberg	-	-
Wooster	-	-

Printable versions of previous College & University Green Power Challenge rankings

Final 2008-2009 Rankings (PDF) (6 p, 126K, About PDF)
Final 2007-2008 Rankings (PDF) (5 p, 213K, About PDF)
Final 2006-2007 Rankings (PDF) (2 pp, 87K, About PDF)

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