Partner Profile

Carnegie Mellon University
Location	Pittsburgh, PA
Organization Type	Education (Higher)
Percentage Green Power	15%
Organization-wide Purchase	Yes
Awards/Recognition	Founding Green Power Partner, Green Power Leadership Award 2001
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Partner Profile Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a founding Green Power Partner and a recipient of a 2001 Green Power Leadership Award. The University is purchasing 15 percent of its total electricity from a mixed portfolio of renewable resources that includes Pennsylvania wind, national wind, low impact hydro, and landfill gas. The University is equal to 15,000 megawatt-hours per year and under its current contract automatically increases to 20,000 MWh in 2007. "Developing new technologies, policies, and practices to protect and enhance our global environment is one of our strategic priorities," said Carnegie Mellon President Jared L. Cohon. "Our university is committed to using our research and education programs-as well as our own campus practices-to improve environmental quality, to provide leadership in environmentally sustainable practices, and to support the development of wind power generation on Western Pennsylvania. We hope this effort will become a practical model for other universities and organizations."