Green Power Partnership
Top 20 K-12 Schools
The Top 20 K-12 Schools list represents the largest green power users among K-12 school partners within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power use of these organizations amounts to more than 222 million kilowatt-hours of green power annually, which is the equivalent amount of electricity needed to power more than 19,000 average American homes each year.
As of April 5, 2012
The 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. The following Top Partner Rankings highlight the annual green power use of leading organizations within the United States and across individual industry sectors.
Using green power helps reduce the environmental impacts of electricity use and supports the development of new renewable generation capacity nationwide. Usage amounts reflect U.S. operations only and are sourced from U.S.-based green power resources. Organizations can meet EPA Partnership requirements using any combination of three different product options: (1) Renewable Energy Certificates, (2) On-site generation, and (3) Utility green power products.
Usage figures are based on annualized Partner contract amounts (kilowatt-hours), not calendar year totals. These rankings are updated on a quarterly schedule. Find out how your organization can partner with EPA today! To view a top partner list, select from the chart below:
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Top 20 On-site Generation Top 20 K-12 Schools
| Annual Green Power Usage (kWh) | GP % of Total Electricity Use* | Green Power Resources | Providers (listed in descending order by kWh supplied to Partner) | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Chicago Public Schools | ||||
| 107,709,620 | 20% | Solar | Element Markets°, On-site Generation | IL |
| 2. Austin (TX) Independent School District | ||||
| 65,640,000 | 42% | Biogas, Wind | Austin Energy° | TX |
| 3. Round Rock (TX) Independent School District | ||||
| 15,805,370 | 23% | Biogas, Wind | Austin Energy° | TX |
| 4. The Chapin School | ||||
| 2,888,000 | 100% | Wind | Renewable Choice Energy° | NY |
| 5. Norwood School | ||||
| 2,826,480 | 100% | Wind | Clean Currents° | MD |
| 6. Bullis School | ||||
| 2,600,000 | 100% | Wind | Washington Gas Energy Services | MD |
| 7. Hotchkiss School | ||||
| 2,400,000 | 34% | Wind | Community Energy° | CT |
| 8. Greenwich Academy | ||||
| 2,336,589 | 87% | Biomass, Solar | Carbon Solutions Group°, On-site Generation | CT |
| 9. The Dalton School | ||||
| 2,184,000 | 100% | Wind | Good Energy° | NY |
| 10. Lake Travis Independent School District | ||||
| 1,956,000 | 14% | Biogas, Wind | Austin Energy° | TX |
| 11. Lycee Francais of New York | ||||
| 1,918,273 | 100% | Solar | Green Mountain Energy°, On-site Generation | NY |
| 12. Spence School | ||||
| 1,890,000 | 100% | Wind | Good Energy° | NY |
| 13. Sidwell Friends School | ||||
| 1,642,861 | 37% | Solar, Wind | Washington Gas Energy Services°, On-site Generation | DC |
| 14. Spirit Lake Community Schools | ||||
| 1,569,585 | 46% | Wind | On-site Generation | IA |
| 15. Maret School | ||||
| 1,500,000 | 100% | Wind | Clean Currents° | DC |
| 16. The Brearley School | ||||
| 1,392,660 | 100% | Wind | Good Energy° | NY |
| 17. Grace Church School | ||||
| 1,169,607 | 100% | Various | Green Mountain Energy° | NY |
| 18. Kentfield School District | ||||
| 1,158,000 | 98% | Solar | On-site Generation | CA |
| 19. Kent Place School | ||||
| 1,100,000 | 69% | Wind | Community Energy° | NJ |
| 20. The Nightingale-Bamford School | ||||
| 1,045,000 | 100% | Various | Good Energy° | NY |
*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.
°Indicates Provider is selling Partner a third-party certified green power product. For more information on third-party certification, visit http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/buygp/certified.htm.
Current list of Top 20 K-12 Schools is available here for you to view and print:
April 2012 list (PDF) (2 pp., 217K, About PDF)
January 2012 list (PDF) (2 pp., 54K)
2011 lists (PDF) (9 pp., 106K)
2010 lists (PDF) (2 pg., 798K)
October 2009 list (PDF) (2 pg., 798K)
For additional information on how your organization can join these Top Partners as Green Power Partners, please visit the Join Us page of this Web site.