Oct 28, 2009

EPA Names the Top 20 Green-Powered Schools

EERE -  For the first time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has named the 20 primary and secondary schools nationwide using the most power from renewable energy sources... offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions that would be produced from the electricity used by 11,000 U.S. homes for one year. Green power is generated from renewable energy resources such as low-impact hydropower; biogas; and solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass power.

Overall, EPA Green Power Partners are buying more than 17 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually, equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity used by nearly 1.7 million U.S. homes annually. See the EPA press release, the list of top 20 K-12 schools, and the EPA's Green Power Partnership Web site.