WWU ranked 8th among 'green power' schools

KIRA MILLAGE - THE BELLINGHAM HERALD

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BELLINGHAM - Western Washington University has been named one of the top "green power" universities in the country by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Western, which buys 100 percent of its electrical energy from green sources, was ranked eighth out of 20 colleges and universities.

All the schools on the list are part of the EPA's Green Power Partnership, a voluntary program that can be joined by a variety of organizations and companies. Western is the only university in the state on the list.

Schools were ranked based on the amount of green energy purchased, with the University of Pennsylvania leading the list with 192,727,000 kilowatt hours purchased, or about 46 percent of what the school uses.

Western buys about 40,000 kilowatt hours. The school has been buying green power since a student-approved fee took effect in 2005.