November 9, 2007—The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently updated its quarterly list of the Top 10 college and university green power purchasers within its Green Power Partnership. The combined green power purchases of these organizations amount to 650 million kilowatt-hours of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 50,000 average American households annually, notes EPA.
The Top 10 College & University Green Power Partners as of October 1, 2007 (listed in descending order by annual green power usage [kWh], with percentage of total electricity use) are:
- New York University: 118,616,000; 100%
- University of Pennsylvania: 112,000,000; 29%
- Pennsylvania State University: 83,600,000; 20%
- California State University System: 78,333,573; 11%
- Duke University: 54,075,000; 31%
- University of California, Santa Cruz: 50,000,000; 100%
- Texas A&M University System: 43,350,000; 15%
- The City University of New York: 41,400,000; 10%
- Northwestern University: 40,000,000 20%
- Western Washington University: 38,008,000; 100%
Purchases are sourced from US-based green power resources. Purchase figures are based on annualized partner contract amounts (kilowatt-hours), not calendar year totals. Organizations can meet EPA purchase requirements using any combination of: 1) Renewable Energy Certificates, 2) On-site generation, or 3) Utility green power products.
EPA’s 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.
For more information about the Top 10 College & University partners or the Green Power Partnership, visit the EPA Web site.
