2013-2014 College and University Green Power Challenge

Throughout the 2013-14 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. Interested in joining the Challenge? Check out our Join Us page for more information.

On April 21, 2014, 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 2013-14 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 25, 2014. This is the final update to the 2013-14 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 Partner Conference Conference kWh kWh Ohio State 133,631,369 Big 10 309,967,483 153,878,040 Big 12 269,572,884 200,183,000 200,183,000 University of Tennessee 80,020,000 133,103,000 Georgetown 113,751,000 Big East 121,560,074 Utah 93,374,904 Pac-12 118,338,438 Carnegie Mellon 115,637,466 University Athletic Association 115,637,466 Drexel 96,678,000 Colonial Athletic Association 102,488,967 Dickinson 18,000,000 84,336,000 Buffalo 78,392,000 Mid-American 78,392,000 Catholic University 43,000,000 61,412,000 Bentley 25,000,000 Northeast-10 Conference 60,990,968 American 56,315,885 60,322,635 20,015,406 51,029,476 St. Thomas 32,871,000 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic 49,957,000 Conference Quinnipiac 39,496,000 Metro Atlantic 47,850,368 Western 40,000,000 Great Northwest Athletic Conference 40,000,000 Syracuse 22,900,000 Atlantic Coast Conference 37,027,821 University-Purdue University 21,577,000 The 36,577,000 Santa Clara University 29,732,551 34,772,551 St. Mary's (Md.) 22,004,727 Capital Athletic Conference 33,512,727 Duquesne University 18,030,000 Atlantic 10 32,628,880 Lewis & Clark 13,037,528 26,813,796 Central Oklahoma 26,000,000 Mid-America Athletics Association 26,000,000 Allegheny 15,000,000 North Coast Athletic Conference 24,774,394 Colby College 14,135,523 New England Small College Athletic Conf 23,930,887 Emerson College 15,000,000 NEWMAC 17,454,090 Southwestern University 16,995,774 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference 16,995,774 Cortland 16,214,000 State University of Athletic 16,214,000 Conference Mercyhurst University 14,300,000 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 14,300,000 Evergreen 14,049,640 Cascade Collegiate Conference 14,049,640 Regis 10,000,000 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 13,951,116 Chatham 12,000,000 Presidents' Athletic Conference 12,000,000

Collective Conference Champions

At nearly 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 2013-2014 Collective Conference Champion. The contributing schools for this honor included:

Big Ten Conference School Green Power (kWh) % Green Power

Ohio State 133,631,369 24

Northwestern University 96,720,800 38

University of Wisconsin 69,772,834 15

Iowa/Main Campus Buildings 9,842,480 4

The following athletic conferences participated in the 2013-2014 College & University Green Power Challenge:

1. 2. 3. Ivy League (309,967,483) (269,572,884 kWh) (200,183,000 kWh) School Green % School Green % School Green % Power Green Power Green Power Green (kWh) Power (kWh) Power (kWh) Power

Ohio State 133,631,369 24 Oklahoma 153,878,040 85 Pennsylvania 200,183,000 51 Northwestern 96,720,800 38 Oklahoma 100,360,039 71 Brown - -

University State Columbia - -

University of 69,772,834 15 Iowa State 15,334,805 9 Cornell - -

Wisconsin Baylor - - Dartmouth - - Iowa/Main 9,842,480 4 Kansas - - Harvard - - Campus Kansas - - Princeton - -

Buildings State Yale - - - - Texas - - Indiana - - Texas - - Michigan - - Christian Michigan - - University State Texas Tech - - Minnesota - - West - - Virginia Nebraska - - University

Penn State - - Purdue - - Rutgers - -

4. Southeastern Conference 5. 6. Pac- 12 Conference (SEC) (121,560,074 kWh) (118,338,438 kWh) (133,103,000 kWh) School Green % School Green % School Green % Power Green Power Green Power Green (kWh) Power (kWh) Power (kWh) Power Georgetown 113,751,000 109* Utah 93,374,904 31

University 80,020,000 32 DePaul 7,809,074 14 Washington 14,956,000 5 of Butler 10,007,534 10

Tennessee Creighton - - State University 53,083,000 21 Marquette - - Arizona - - of Missouri Providence - - Arizona - - Alabama - - Seton Hall - - State Arkansas - - St Johns - - UC Berkeley - - Auburn - - Villanova - - Oregon - - Florida - - Xavier - - Stanford - - Georgia - - UCLA - - Kentucky - - - - Louisiana - - USC - - State Washington - - Mississippi - - State Mississippi - - State South - - Carolina Texas A&M - - Vanderbilt - -

7. University Athletic 8. Colonial Athletic Association 9. Centennial Conference Association (102,488,967 kWh) (84,336,000 kWh) (115,637,466 kWh) School Green % School Green % School Green % Power Green Power Green Power Green (kWh) Power (kWh) Power (kWh) Power Drexel 96,678,000 100 Dickinson 18,000,000 98

Carnegie 115,637,466 98 Hofstra 5,810,967 11 Franklin & 15,771,500 82

Mellon College of - - Marshall

Brandeis - - Charlestown Swarthmore 15,550,000 114*

Case - - Delaware - - Haverford 14,000,000 100 Western James - - Gettysburg 12,690,000 63 Reserve Madison Bryn Mawr 8,324,500 100 Emory - - Northeastern - - Johns - - New York - - Townson - - Hopkins University UNC - - McDaniel - - University - - Wilmington Muhlenberg - - of William & - - Ursinus - - University - - Mary Washington - - of College Rochester Washington - - University

10. Mid- American Conference 11. Landmark Conference 12. Northeast- 10 Conference (78,392,000 kWh) (61,412,000 kWh) (60,990,968 kWh) School Green % School Green % School Green % Power Green Power Green Power Green (kWh) Power (kWh) Power (kWh) Power

Buffalo 78,392,000 36 Catholic 43,000,000 100 Bentley 25,000,000 100

Akron - - University Adelphi 21,055,780 100

Ball State - - Goucher 11,202,000 100 University

Bowling Green - - College Southern 13,710,188 120 Central - - Juniata 7,210,000 84 New

Michigan College Hampshire

Eastern - - Drew - - Saint Rose 1,225,000 11 Michigan University American - - Kent State - - Moravian - - International Miami - - College Assumption - - Northern - - Susquehanna - - Franklin - - Illinois University Pierce U.S. - - Ohio - - Le Moyne - - Merchant Toledo - - Merrimack - - Marine Pace - - - - Academy Saint Anselm - - Western - - University of - - Michigan Saint - - Scranton Michael's Southern - - Connecticut State Stonehill - - University of - - New Haven

13. Patriot League 14. Liberty League 15. Minnesota Intercollegiate (60,322,635 kWh) (51,029,476 kWh) Athletic Conference School Green % School Green % (49,957,000 kWh) Power Green Power Green School Green % (kWh) Power (kWh) Power Power Green (kWh) Power American 56,315,885 113* Union 20,015,406 93

Bucknell 4,006,750 10 College St. 32,871,000 82

Army - - Hobart and 12,001,400 108* Thomas

Boston - - William Augsburg 12,824,000 100

Smith University Carleton 4,262,000 27 Colgate - - Rochester 11,099,370 15 Bethel - - Holy Cross - - Institute of Concordia - -

Technology Lafayette - - Gustavus - -

Skidmore 3,522,300 15 Lehigh - - Adolphus

St. Lawrence 2,391,000 15 Loyola - - Hamline - - University Bard 2,000,000 11 Macalester - - Clarkson - - Saint - - Navy - - Rensselaer - - Benedict

Polytechnic St. - - Institute Catherine University of - - St. John's - - Rochester St. Mary's - - Vassar - - St. Olaf - -

16. Metro Atlantic Athletic 17. Great Northwest Athletic 18. Atlantic Coast Conference Conference Conference (37,027,821 kWh) (47,850,368 kWh) (40,000,000 kWh) School Green % School Green % School Green % Power Green Power Green Power Green (kWh) Power (kWh) Power (kWh) Power Syracuse 22,900,000 25

Quinnipiac 39,496,000 100 Western 40,000,000 113* Maryland 13,980,823 5

Rider 6,400,000 31 Washington Clemson / 146,998 29 Monmouth 1,954,368 10 Alaska - - Ravenel

Canisius - - Anchorage District College Alaska - - - - Fairfield - - Fairbanks College University Central - - Duke - - Iona College - - Washington Florida - - Manhattan - - Montana - - State College State - Georgia - - Marist - - Billings Tech College NW - - Miami - - Niagara - - Nazarene NC State - - University Saint Martins - - North - - Saint Peter's - - - - Carolina University Pacific Norte Dame - - Siena - - Simon Fraser - - Pittsburgh - - College Western - - Virginia - - Oregon Virginia - - Tech Wake - - Forest

19. The Summit League 20. West Coast Conference 21. Capital Athletic Conference (36,577,000 kWh) (34,772,551 kWh) (33,512,727 kWh) School Green % School Green % School Green % Power Green Power Green Power Green (kWh) Power (kWh) Power (kWh) Power Indiana 21,577,000 10 Santa Clara 29,732,551 101 St. Mary's 22,004,727 116*

University- University (Md.)

Purdue Gonzaga 5,040,000 18 Salisbury 11,508,000 38 University Brigham - - Christopher - -

Indianapolis Young Newport University of 15,000,000 35 Loyola - - University

Denver Marymount Frostburg - - Fort Wayne - - Pepperdine - - Mary - - North - - Portland - - Washington Dakota State Saint Mary's - - Marymount - - Omaha - - - - Penn-State- - - South - - San - - Harrisburg Dakota Francisco Southern - - South - - University of - - Virginia Dakota State the Western - - Wesley - - Illinois York - -

22. Atlantic 10 23. Northwest Conference 24. Mid- America (32,628,880 kWh) (26,813,796 kWh) Athletics Association School Green % School Green % (26,000,000 kWh) Power Green Power Green School Green % (kWh) Power (kWh) Power Power Green Duquesne 18,030,000 49 Lewis & 13,037,528 101* (kWh) Power

University Clark Central 26,000,000 100

George Mason 11,068,000 10 Pacific 8,534,600 47 Oklahoma

Richmond 3,530,880 10 Lutheran Central - -

Dayton - - Whitman 5,241,668 36 Missouri Fordham - - George Fox - - Emporia - - George - - Linfield - - State Washington Pacific - - Fort Hays - - La Salle - - Puget Sound - - State Massachusetts - - Whitworth - - Lincoln - - Rhode Island - - Willamette - - Lindenwood - -

Saint Joseph's - - Missouri - - Saint Louis - - Southern St. - - Missouri - - Bonaventure Western VCU - - Nebraska - - Kearney Northeastern - - State Northwest - - Missouri Pittsburg - - State Southwest - - Baptist Washburn - -

25. North Coast Athletic 26. New England Small College 27. NEWMAC Conference Athletic Conference (17,454,090 kWh) (24,774,394 kWh) (23,930,887 kWh) School Green % School Green % School Green % Power Green Power Green Power Green (kWh) Power (kWh) Power (kWh) Power Emerson 15,000,000 100

Allegheny 15,000,000 100 Colby 14,135,523 103* College

Oberlin 9,774,394 37 College Wellesley 1,387,866 5

Denison - - Hamilton 6,210,576 25 College

DePauw - - College Babson 1,066,224 5 Hiram - - Middlebury 2,484,788 10 College

College Kenyon - - Clark - - Bowdoin 1,100,000 6 University Ohio - -

College Wesleyan Coast Guard - - Academy Wabash - - Amherst - - Bates - - MIT - - Whittenberg - - Connecticut - - Mount - - Wooster - - College Holyoke Trinity - - Smith - - Tufts - - Springfield - - Wesleyan - - Wheaton - - WPI - - Williams - -

28. Southern Collegiate 29. State University of New 30. Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference York Athletic Conference Athletic Conference (16,995,774 kWh) (16,214,000 kWh) (14,300,000 kWh) School Green % School Green % School Green % Power Green Power Green Power Green (kWh) Power (kWh) Power (kWh) Power

Southwestern 16,995,774 100 Cortland 16,214,000 64 Mercyhurst 14,300,000 100

University Brockport - - University Austin - - Buffalo Bloomsburg - - College State California - - Centenary Fredonia - - Cheyney - - College of Geneseo - - Clarion - - Louisiana New Paltz - - East - - Colorado - - Oneonta - - Stroudsburg College Oswego - - Edinboro - - Schreiner - - Plattsburgh - - Gannon - - University Potsdam - - IUP - - Texas - - Lutheran Kutztown - - University Lock Haven - - Trinity - - Mansfield - - University Millersville - - University of - - Pitt- - - Dallas Johnstown Seton Hill - - Shippensburg - - Slippery Rock - - West Chester - -

31. Cascade Collegiate 32. Rocky Mountain Athletic 33. Presidents' Athletic Conference Conference Conference (14,049,640 kWh) (12,951,116 kWh) (12,000,000 kWh) School Green % School Green % School Green % Power Green Power Green Power Green (kWh) Power (kWh) Power (kWh) Power

Evergreen 14,049,640 100 Regis 10,000,000 101 Chatham 12,000,000 100 College of - - University of 2,951,116 14 Bethany - - Idaho Colorado Geneva - - Concordia - - Colorado Grove City - -

Springs Corban - - Saint Vincent - - Eastern - - Adams State - - Thiel - - Black Hills - - Oregon Thomas More - - State Northwest - - Washington - - Chadron - - Northwest - - & Jefferson State Christian Waynesburg - - Colorado - - Oregon Tech - - Westminster - - Christian Southern - - Oregon Colorado - - Mesa Warner - - Pacific Colorado - - School of Mines Colorado - - State University- Pueblo Fort Lewis - - Metropolitan - - State University of New Mexico - - Highlands Western New - - Mexico Western - - State Colorado

*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.