Central Texas Schools Ranked Top-10 in Green Energy

Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that for the first time, the Lake Travis Independent School District is one of the largest purchasers of green energy in the country for K-12 schools. Lake Travis ISD purchases almost two million kilowatt-hours of green power each year, accounting for 15 percent of the district's electricity usage. This green power purchase is equivalent to offsetting the amount of electricity needed to power around 200 average homes.

Lake Travis ISD ranks 7th on the EPA's Top-20 K-12 list of schools using green power.

Austin ISD ranks 1st on the list, with green power purchases of 65,640,000 kilowatt-hours annually, accounting for 39 percent of the district's electricity usage.

Round Rock ISD ranks 2nd on the list, with green power purchases of 16,996,468 kilowatt-hours annually, accounting for 25 percent of the district's electricity usage.

Pflugerville ISD ranks 15th on the list, with green power purchases of 996,000 kilowatt-hours annually, accounting for 3 percent of the district's electricity usage.

Fore more information on schools that purchase green energy, visit the EPA.