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Follow on Google News | Adelphi University Earns a National Leadership Award as a Green Power User by the EPA—University Placed on Top 30 List for the Green Power Partnership Program for the Second Year in a Row—
Currently, Adelphi uses more than 21 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, enough green power to meet 100 percent of its electricity use. The green power resources that the University uses include biogas, biomass, solar and wind. The University buys renewable energy certificates (RECs) from Renewable Choice Energy as well as generates green power from an on-site solar energy system. According to the EPA, Adelphi University’s green power purchase of more than 21 million kWh is equivalent to avoiding the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of more than 3,000 passenger vehicles per year, or the CO2 emissions from the electricity use of more than 2,000 average American homes annually. The Green Power Partnership (epa.gov/greenpower) is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with electricity use. The Partnership currently has more than 1,300 partner organizations voluntarily purchasing billions of kilowatt-hours of green power annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as Fortune 500® companies; small and medium sized businesses; local, state, and federal governments; For more details about Adelphi University’s history of commitment to sustainability, visit adelphi.edu/ About Adelphi University: Adelphi is a world-class, modern university with excellent and highly relevant programs where students prepare for lives of active citizenship and professional careers. Through its schools and programs—College of Arts and Sciences (http://arts- End
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