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:
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.
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) |
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:
The following are the athletic conferences that participated in the 2008-2009 College & University Green Power Challenge.
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
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Michigan State |
- |
- |
Minnesota |
- |
- |
Ohio State |
- |
- |
Purdue |
- |
- |
Wisconsin |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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) |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
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William Patterson |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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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 |
- |
- |
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