Credit: Elena Zhukova/University of California
A solar-powered charging station soaks up rays on the UC San Diego campus. Nearly half of the university's electricity was sourced from green power in 2020, vaulting it to the top of the new Environmental Protection Agency Top 30 colleges and universities ranking.
The University of California ranks No. 1 among colleges and universities when it comes to green electricity use, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
UC came out on top in the EPA’s Top 30 colleges and universities ranking, issued Monday, July 26. The EPA ranked its green power partners based on the amount of renewable electricity they used over the course of 2020.