April 30, 2008

Penn Scores Highest in National Green-Power Contest

By Richard Monastersky

Although it usually can't conquer the powerhouse conferences on the athletic field, the Ivy League crushed its rivals in a green-energy contest sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that concluded this week.

The Ivy League purchased a total of 222 million kilowatt-hours of green electricity, with the University of Pennsylvania alone accounting for 193 million kilowatt-hours, making it the largest academic buyer of green power in the country. The University

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