Green Power Community Challenge Rankings
Dates to Remember
Challenge Launch
September 27, 2011
GPC Challenge Rankings
Update Schedule
December 8, 2011
March 26, 2012
June 20, 2012
Final GP Usage Determined
September 1, 2012
Challenge Ends
September 2012
As of March 26, 2012
Over the span of a year, EPA GPCs will track and report their collective green power use and green power percentage of total electricity use. GPCs will be ranked according to the two award categories on EPA’s website on a quarterly schedule. At the conclusion of the Challenge, the community that has the highest green power percentage and the community that uses the most kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power will receive national recognition and special attention from EPA. View the rankings below.
GPC Rankings Based on Green Power Usage
| Community |
Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) |
| 1. Washington, DC Community |
772,324,379 |
| 2. Hillsboro, OR Community |
709,336,690 |
| 3. Portland, OR Community |
708,666,565 |
| 4. Santa Clara, CA Community |
233,138,672 |
| 5. Oak Park, IL Community |
191,000,000 |
| 6. Corvallis, OR Community |
126,735,822 |
| 7. Gresham, OR Community |
125,843,124 |
| 8. Bellingham, WA Community |
94,533,140 |
| 9. Beaverton, OR Community |
76,276,884 |
| 10. Palo Alto, CA Community |
73,209,780 |
| 11. Rockville, MD Community |
67,188,768 |
| 12. Salem, OR Community |
61,619,623 |
| 13. Bend, OR Community |
59,357,165 |
| 14. Lake Oswego, OR Community |
33,554,768 |
| 15. Aurora, IL Community |
26,890,148 |
| 16. Park City, UT Community |
26,290,019 |
| 17. Lacey, WA Community |
21,116,566 |
| 18. Durango, CO Community |
19,843,200 |
| 19. River Falls, WI Community |
17,379,279 |
| 20. Swarthmore, PA Community |
14,578,448 |
| 21. Clayton, MO Community |
13,572,000 |
| 22. Hood River, OR Community |
7,817,046 |
| 23. Hyattsville, MD Community |
4,577,728 |
| 24. Stoughton, WI Community |
4,122,000 |
| 25. Alamo Heights, TX Community |
3,653,000 |
| 26. Moab Area, UT Community |
3,635,328 |
| 27. Cannon Beach, OR Community |
1,692,126 |
| 28. Cordova, AK Community |
1,335,500 |
| 29. Springdale, UT Community |
709,324 |
| 30. Cornwall, CT Community |
688,509 |
| 31. Edmonston, MD Community |
518,000 |
| 32. Brookeville, MD Community |
328,291 |
GPC Rankings Based on Percentage Green Power
| Community |
Green Power % of Total Electricity Use |
| 1. Oak Park, IL Community |
82.9% |
| 2. Brookeville, MD Community |
45.7% |
| 3. Hillsboro, OR Community |
35.7% |
| 4. Swarthmore, PA Community |
27.9% |
| 5. Corvallis, OR Community |
21.2% |
| 6. River Falls, WI Community |
14.9% |
| 7. Bellingham, WA Community |
14.4% |
| 8. Gresham, OR Community |
11.5% |
| 9. Durango, CO Community |
11.1% |
| 10. Lake Oswego, OR Community |
9.4% |
| 11. Portland, OR Community |
9.3% |
| 12. Washington, DC Community |
8.5% |
| 13. Santa Clara, CA Community |
8.4% |
| 14. Bend, OR Community |
7.7% |
| 14. (tie) Palo Alto, CA Community |
7.7% |
| 16. Park City, UT Community |
7.5% |
| 17. Cannon Beach, OR Community |
6.1% |
| 18. Hood River, OR Community |
6.0% |
| 19. Lacey, WA Community |
5.9% |
| 20. Cordova, AK Community |
5.6% |
| 21. Hyattsville, MD Community |
5.2% |
| 22. Cornwall, CT Community |
5.1% |
| 22. (tie) Edmonston, MD Community |
5.1% |
| 24. Springdale, UT Community |
5.0% |
| 25. Beaverton, OR Community |
4.5% |
| 26. Salem, OR Community |
3.5% |
| 27. Alamo Heights, TX Community |
3.3% |
| 28. Clayton, MO Community |
3.2% |
| 29. Rockville, MD Community |
3.1% |
| 29. (tie) Moab Area, UT Community |
3.1% |
| 31. Stoughton, WI Community |
3.0% |
| 32. Aurora, IL Community |
2.1% |
Current and past Green Power Community Challenge Rankings are available here for you to view and print:
March 2012 list (PDF) (2 pp., 120K, About PDF)
December 2011 list (PDF) (2 pp., 120K)
September 2011 list (PDF) (3 pp., 125K)
June 2011 list (PDF) (3 pp., 125K)
March 2011 list (PDF) (2 pp., 70K)
December 2010 list (PDF) (2 pp., 63K)
September 2010 list (PDF) (2 pp., 32K)
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