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2012-2013 College and University Green Power Challenge


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Throughout the 2012-13 academic year, EPA’s Green Power Partnership tracked the collegiate athletic conferences with the highest combined green power usage in the nation. The Green Power Challenge is open to all U.S. colleges, universities, and conferences. To join the Partnership, visit the Join Us page of this website.

On April 17, 2013, EPA concluded the Green Power Challenge and recognized a Champion Green Power Conference as well as the largest single green power users within each participating conference as 2012-13 EPA Green Power Challenge conference champions. The Champion Green Power Conference and individual conference champions are listed below. To be listed, a conference must have at least one Green Power Partner and an aggregate green power purchase of at least 10,000,000 kWh across the conference.

This list is current as of March 18, 2013. This is the final update to the 2012-13 College & University Green Power Challenge. Thank you and congratulations to all participating schools!

Individual Conference Champions

The following colleges and universities were recognized for having the largest individual green power purchase among all the 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)
The Ohio State University 141,000,000 Big 10 Conference (316,635,114)
University of Oklahoma 153,878,040 Big 12 Conference (281,842,340)
University of Pennsylvania 200,194,600 Ivy League (200,194,600)
Georgetown University 113,751,000 Big East Conference (143,451,000)
University of Utah 93,374,904 Pac-12 Conference (118,338,438)
Carnegie Mellon University 116,015,000 University Athletic Association (116,015,000)
Drexel University 84,268,000 Colonial Athletic Association (101,336,000)
University at Buffalo 77,365,000 Mid-American Conference (82,462,705)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville 80,020,000 Southeastern Conference (SEC) (80,020,000)
Dickinson College 18,000,000 Centennial Conference (74,365,590)
Bentley University 25,000,000 Northeast-10 Conference (64,790,780)
Union College 20,008,798 Liberty League (60,853,201)
The Catholic University of America 43,000,000 Landmark Conference (59,972,000)
American University 55,033,500 Patriot League (59,040,250)
University of St. Thomas 32,871,000 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (49,957,000)
Western Washington University 40,000,000 Great Northwest Athletic Conference (40,000,000)
Quinnipiac University 37,744,000 Northeast Conference (39,691,890)
Santa Clara University 30,072,708 West Coast Conference (35,112,708)
The Evergreen State College 14,047,000 Cascade Collegiate Conference (27,423,909)
Colby College 14,135,523 New England Small College Athletic Conference (26,366,107)
University of Central Oklahoma 26,000,000 Mid-American Intercollegiate Athletics Association (26,000,000)
Lewis & Clark College 12,978,559 Northwest Conference (25,380,040)
Allegheny College 15,000,000 North Coast Athletic Conference (23,139,378)
St. Mary's College of Maryland 22,004,727 Capital Athletic Conference (22,004,727)
Duquesne University 18,030,000 Atlantic 10 (21,881,232)
University of Denver 15,100,000 Western Athletic Conference (18,600,000)
Southwestern University 17,900,000 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (17,900,000)
Mercyhurst University 14,300,000 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (14,300,000)
University of Maryland 13,980,823 Atlantic Coast Conference (14,127,821)
Emerson College 12,000,000 Presidents Athletic Conference (12,000,000)
Chatham University 12,000,000 Presidents' Athletic Conference (12,000,000)
Regis University 11,000,000 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (11,000,000)

 

Collective Conference Champions

At more than 310 million kilowatt-hours, the Big 10 conference topped the list with the largest total purchase among all conferences, and earned EPA recognition as the 2012-2013 Collective Conference Champion. The contributing schools for this honor included:

Big 10 Conference
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
The Ohio State University 141,000,000 24
Northwestern University 96,019,800 37
University of Wisconsin 69,772,834 15
University of Iowa / Main Campus Buildings 9,842,480 4

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Competing Conferences

1. Big Ten Conference
(316,635,114 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Ohio State 141,000,000 24
Northwestern 96,019,800 37
Wisconsin 69,772,834 15
Iowa/Main Campus Buildings 9,842,480 4
Illinois - -
Indiana - -
Michigan - -
Michigan State - -
Minnesota - -
Nebraska - -
Penn State - -
Purdue - -
 
2. Big 12 Conference
(281,842,340 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Oklahoma 153,878,040 85
Oklahoma State 110,000,000 67
Iowa State 17,964,300 9
Baylor - -
Kansas - -
Kansas State - -
Texas - -
Texas Christian University - -
Texas Tech - -
West Virginia University - -
 
3. Ivy League
(200,194,600 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Pennsylvania 200,194,600 48
Brown - -
Columbia - -
Cornell - -
Dartmouth - -
Harvard - -
Princeton - -
Yale - -
         
4. Big East Conference
(143,451,000 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Georgetown 113,751,000 109*
Syracuse 22,900,000 21
DePaul 6,800,000 12
Connecticut - -
Cincinnati - -
Louisville - -
Marquette - -
Notre Dame - -
Pittsburgh - -
Providence - -
Rutgers - -
St. John's - -
Seton Hall - -
USF - -
Villanova - -
 
5. Pac-12 Conference
(118,338,438 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Utah 93,374,904 31
Washington 14,956,000 5
Oregon State 10,007,534 10
Arizona - -
Arizona State - -
California - -
Oregon - -
Stanford - -
UCLA - -
USC - -
Washington State - -
 
6. University Athletic Association
(116,015,000 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Carnegie Mellon 116,015,000 100
Brandeis - -
Case Western Reserve - -
Emory - -
New York University - -
University of Chicago - -
Washington University - -
         
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7. Colonial Athletic Association
(101,336,000 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Drexel 84,268,000 100
George Mason 11,068,000 10
Hofstra 6,000,000 11
Delaware - -
Georgia State - -
James Madison - -
UNC Wilmington - -
Northeastern - -
Old Dominion - -
Towson - -
VCU - -
William & Mary - -
 
8. Mid-American Conference
(82,462,705 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Buffalo 77,365,000 35
Central Michigan 5,097,705 8
Akron - -
Ball State - -
Bowling Green - -
Eastern Michigan - -
Kent State - -
Miami - -
Northern Illinois - -
Ohio - -
Toledo - -
Western Michigan - -
 
9. Southeastern Conference (SEC)
(80,020,000 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
University of Tennessee 80,020,000 32
Alabama - -
Arkansas - -
Auburn - -
Florida - -
Georgia - -
Kentucky - -
Louisiana State - -
Mississippi - -
Mississippi State - -
Missouri - -
South Carolina - -
Texas A&M - -
Vanderbilt - -
         
10. Centennial Conference
(74,365,590 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Dickinson 18,000,000 98
Franklin & Marshall 15,771,500 81
Haverford 14,000,000 100
Swarthmore 13,904,090 103*
Gettysburg 12,690,000 63
Bryn Mawr - -
Johns Hopkins - -
McDaniel - -
Muhlenberg - -
Ursinus - -
Washington College - -
 
11. Northeast-10 Conference
(64,790,780 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Bentley 25,000,000 100
Adelphi University 21,055,780 100
Southern New Hampshire 17,500,000 146*
Saint Rose 1,235,000 12
American International - -
Assumption - -
Bentley - -
Franklin Pierce - -
Le Moyne - -
Merrimack - -
Pace - -
Saint Anselm - -
Saint Michael's - -
Southern Connecticut State - -
Stonehill - -
University of Massachusetts – Lowell - -
 
12. Liberty League
(60,853,201 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Union College 20,008,798 101*
Hobart and William Smith Colleges 12,001,400 108*
Rochester Institute of Technology 11,894,250 15
University of Rochester / Residential Life Buildings 5,000,000 100
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 4,035,453 5
St. Lawrence University 2,391,000 15
Skidmore 3,522,300 15
Bard 2,000,000 11
Clarkson - -
Vassar - -
         
13. Landmark Conference
(59,972,000 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Catholic University 43,000,000 100
Goucher College 11,202,000 100
Juniata College 5,770,000 66
Drew University - -
Moravian College - -
Susquehanna University - -
University of Scranton - -
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy - -
 
14. Patriot League
(59,040,250 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
American 55,033,500 100
Bucknell 4,006,750 10
Army - -
Colgate - -
Holy Cross - -
Lafayette - -
Lehigh - -
Navy - -
 
15. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
(49,957,000 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
St. Thomas 32,871,000 82
Augsburg 12,824,000 100
Carleton 4,262,000 27
Bethel - -
Concordia - -
Gustavus Adolphus - -
Hamline - -
Macalester - -
Saint Benefict - -
St. Catherine - -
St. John's - -
St. Mary's - -
St. Olaf - -
         
16. Great Northwest Athletic Conference
(40,000,000 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Western Washington 40,000,000 113*
Alaska Anchorage - -
Alaska Fairbanks - -
Central Washington - -
Montana State - Billings - -
NW Nazarene - -
Saint Martins - -
Seattle Pacific - -
Simon Fraser - -
Western Oregon - -
 
17. Northeast Conference
(39,691,890 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Quinnipiac 37,744,000 100
Monmouth 1,947,890 10
Bryant - -
Central Connecticut - -
Fairleigh Dickinson - -
Long Island - -
Mount St. Mary's - -
Robert Morris - -
Sacred Heart - -
Saint Francis (NY) - -
Saint Francis (PA) - -
Wagner - -
 
18. West Coast Conference
(35,112,708 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Santa Clara University 30,072,708 105*
Gonzaga 5,040,000 18
Loyola Marymount University 4,615,400 16
Brigham Young - -
Pepperdine - -
Portland - -
Saint Mary's - -
San Diego - -
San Francisco - -
         
19. Cascade Collegiate Conference
(27,423,909 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Evergreen 14,047,000 100
Southern Oregon 13,376,909 120
College of Idaho - -
Concordia - -
Corban - -
Eastern Oregon - -
Northwest - -
Northwest Christian - -
Oregon Tech - -
Warner Pacific - -
 
20. New England Small College Athletic Conference
(26,366,107 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Colby College 14,135,523 103*
Hamilton College 6,212,655 25
Middlebury College 2,667,929 10
Connecticut College 2,250,000 15
Bowdoin College 1,100,000 6
Amherst College - -
Bates College - -
Trinity College - -
Tufts University - -
Wesleyan University - -
Williams College - -
 
21. Mid-America
Athletics Association
(26,000,000 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Central Oklahoma 26,000,000 100
Central Missouri - -
Emporia State - -
Fort Hays State - -
Lincoln - -
Lindenwood - -
Missouri Southern - -
Missouri Western - -
Nebraska Kearney - -
Northeastern State - -
Northwest Missouri - -
Pittsburg State - -
Southwest Baptist - -
Truman - -
Washburn - -
         
22. Northwest Conference
(25,984,887 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Lewis & Clark 12,978,559 101*
Pacific Lutheran 7,764,660 49
Whitman 5,241,668 36
George Fox - -
Linfield - -
Pacific - -
Puget Sound - -
Whitworth - -
Willamette - -
 
23. North Coast Athletic Conference
(23,139,378 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Allegheny 15,000,000 100
Oberlin 8,139,378 31
Denison - -
DePauw - -
Hiram - -
Kenyon - -
Ohio Wesleyan - -
Wabash - -
Whittenberg - -
Wooster - -
 
24. Southern Collegiate
Athletic Conference
(22,040,000 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Southwestern University 17,900,000 100
Austin College - -
Centenary College of Louisiana
Colorado College - -
Trinity University - -
University of Dallas - -
         
25. Capital Athletic Conference (22,004,727 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
St. Mary's (Md.) 22,004,727 116*
Frostburg - -
Marymount - -
Mary Washington - -
Salisbury - -
Wesley - -
York - -
 
26. Atlantic 10
(21,881,232 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Duquesne University 18,030,000 49
Richmond 3,851,232 10
Charlotte - -
Dayton - -
Fordham - -
George Washington - -
La Salle - -
Massachusetts - -
Rhode Island - -
Saint Joseph's - -
Saint Louis - -
St. Bonaventure - -
VCU - -
Xavier - -
 
27. Western Athletic Conference
(21,881,232 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
University of Denver 15,100,000 36
University of Texas at Arlington 3,500,000 3
University of Idaho - -
Louisiana Tech University - -
New Mexico State University - -
San Jose State University - -
Seattle University - -
University of Texas at San Antonio - -
Texas State University-San Marcos - -
Utah State University - -
         
28. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
(14,300,000 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Mercyhurst 14,300,000 100
Bloomsburg - -
California - -
Cheyney - -
Clarion - -
East Stroudsburg - -
Edinboro - -
Gannon - -
IUP - -
Kutztown - -
Lock Haven - -
Mansfield - -
Millersville - -
Shippensburg - -
Slippery Rock - -
West Chester - -
 
29. Atlantic Coast Conference
(14,127,821 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Maryland 13,980,823 5
Clemson / Ravenel District 146,998 30
Boston College - -
Duke - -
Florida State - -
Georgia Tech - -
Miami - -
North Carolina - -
NC State - -
Virginia - -
Virginia Tech - -
Wake Forest - -
 
30 (tie). Great Northeast
Athletic Conference
(12,000,000 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Emerson 12,000,000 100
Anna Maria - -
Albertus Magnus - -
Emmanuel - -
Johnson & Wales - -
Lasell - -
Mount Ida - -
Norwich - -
Rivier - -
Saint Joseph's (ME) - -
Saint Joseph (CT) - -
Simmons - -
Suffolk - -
         
30 (tie). Presidents' Athletic Conference
(12,000,000 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Chatham 12,000,000 100
Bethany - -
Geneva - -
Grove City - -
Saint Vincent - -
Thiel - -
Thomas More - -
Washington & Jefferson - -
Waynesburg - -
Westminster - -
 
32. Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
(11,000,000 kWh)
School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power
Regis 10,000,000 101
Adams State University - -
Black Hills State University - -
Chadron State College - -
Colorado Christian University - -
Colorado Mesa University - -
Colorado School of Mines - -
Colorado State University- Pueblo - -
Fort Lewis College - -
Metropolitan State University of Denver - -
New Mexico Highlands University - -
UC-Colorado Springs - -
Western New Mexico University - -
Western State Colorado University - -
 

*Reflects the amount of green power as a percentage of total electricity use. Partners choosing to purchase green power in an amount exceeding 100 percent of their U.S. organization-wide electricity use are listed as such.

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